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One City Invests in Child Care That Parents Can Afford: Family and Friends

Mattie Quinn

May 31, 2019 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

As the cost of early childcare education reaches unsustainable levels for many families, advocates are working to support, teach, and validate the informal caregivers, including relatives, friends, and neighbors, who continue to fill in the gaps. Minneapolis, where an estimated 70 percent of preschool-aged children are cared for by family members or friends, is one city leading the charge.

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In 2019, 3 States Will Cover Doulas for Some Low-Income Pregnant Women

Mattie Quinn

December 21, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York

Studies have shown that hiring a doula to be present during pregnancy can have significant benefits that contributes to childbirth success rates. To expand access, New York has become the third state that will allow women to use Medicaid to hire a doula in hopes of decreasing the state's rates of maternal mortality.

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New School Year, New Mental Health Lessons: 2 States Now Require It

Mattie Quinn

September 06, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Virginia

Virginia and New York are taking a public health approach to mental health care education - both states now require schools to incorporate related curricula in the classroom and to provide teachers with the appropriate training to deliver on this mandate. John Richter of New York's Mental Health Association explains, "I don't want teachers to think of it like drawing up a whole new curriculum. You can incorporate wellness in almost every subject."

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How a Rural Region in the South Cut Its Infant Mortality Rate in Half

Mattie Quinn

September 01, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Louisiana

To combat high infant mortality rates, rural Louisiana invested money and resources on providing public health nurses, gave Medicaid-eligible pregnant women nurses to assist them through pregnancy and the first year after birth, also began promoting long-acting reversible contraception. In two years, the region halved its infant mortality rate.

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'It's the New Form of Affordable Housing': More People Are Living in Their Cars

Mattie Quinn

July 24, 2018 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

With vehicular homelessness on the rise along the West Coast, safe parking programs provide much-needed privacy and a sense of community. San Diego and Santa Barbara are models.

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A New Use for Food Trucks: Feeding Hungry Students in the Summer

Mattie Quinn

July 13, 2018 |

Governing |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Governing estimates that one federal free summer meals initiative only reaches 15 percent of eligible children. Recognizing flaws with the city's distribution system, the Minneapolis school district started serving students free meals by bus.

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