Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
23 June 2020
Bonner, Montana, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
In Montana, a handful of manufacturers have adapted their facilities to make products and materials that help healthcare workers safely work on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. From face shields to liquid tran...
23 June 2020
Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As the novel coronavirus disrupts how farmers get their products to consumers, many of them are looking for mental health resources to manage their stress. While the stigma of mental health issues prevents some farmer...
CNN
Ashley Vaughan
23 June 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Multi-Media
Under 800 Words
University Rebuild brings together theater members in Minneapolis who are not working due to Covid-19 to use their skills in support of the Black Lives Matters movement by helping communities clean up, make repairs, a...
23 June 2020
New York, New York, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Two medical professionals, one in New York and one in the Phillipines, have launched a free online seminar that aims to help Filipino and Filipino American frontline workers who are experiencing mental health concerns...
14 June 2020
Lamitan City, Basilan, Philippines
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
By fostering dialog between the military and rebel soldiers in a region long afflicted with violence, a physician whose clinic exposed her to children’s severe PTSD has helped heal the effects of trauma and the scars ...
2 June 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Montana, a group of professionals were brought together to collaborate on the pandemic recovery effort underway in Bozeman, with the economic development director at the helm. Known as the Bozeman Economic Recovery...
23 May 2020
United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Artist and activist Warren Neidich organized drive-by art exhibits in two cities to help unemployed artists and communities feeling isolated during the Covid-19 related shutdown. Inspired by drive-by birthday, graduat...
22 May 2020
California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Some arts organizations in Orange County, CA have found creative ways to deal with Covid-19 closures by bringing their collections online, creating digital programming, and reaching out to new audiences. For example, ...
21 May 2020
United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
When the pandemic hit, substance abuse centers had to quickly adapt and determine how they would stay in touch with patients who may be more likely than ever to use. Around-the-clock phone lines, telehealth, and take-...
20 May 2020
Sweden
Text
1500-3000 Words
Others can learn from the so-called Swedish model for managing the pandemic, while at the same time should be wary of adopting its undeclared mission to achieve herd immunity. From the start of the crisis, Sweden has ...
17 May 2020
Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
800-1500 Words
In Texas, legislators and advocates are working to address mental health concerns for individuals entering or in the criminal justice system. For those already in jail, telepsychiatry is being offered to help rehabili...
17 May 2020
Travis County, Texas, United States
Video
3-5 Minutes
In Texas’ Travis County, a mental health court is helping divert people out of the criminal justice system and into treatment and outpatient programs. The collaborative process gives individuals the opportunity for re...
17 May 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Community Services Unlimited (CSU) is a local organization in Southern California that is helping to increase access to healthy foods for families all year round, but especially now during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlik...
14 May 2020
District of Columbia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Washington, D.C. is piloting an approach called Thinking for a Change to help break the cycle of recidivism. The approach itself has been around since 1997, and it brings together individuals involved in the justice s...
14 May 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
ChiFresh Kitchen is a worker-owned cooperative that gives formerly incarcerated people an income, and a second chance, under a corporate structure that attacks high unemployment from the ground up. Formed as a caterin...
14 May 2020
Germany
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Germany has seen some of the lowest death rates in the world. Reasons behind that rate have been attributed to the widespread, accessible testing and subsequent quarantining of ind...
13 May 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Multi-Media
800-1500 Words
The Los Angeles Unified school district has shifted how it’s helping to support students’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. By opening up a mental health hotline, they are able to connect students and their ...
13 May 2020
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, attention is starting to shift toward reopening and recovery. Looking to healthcare professionals as models for doing so can help. A five-part strategy, te...
Southerly
Barry Yeoman
12 May 2020
Houma, Louisiana, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The Grand Caillou/Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw has long had a culture of cyclicality which is now coming in handy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Because they assume that hardship will come after periods o...
11 May 2020
Arizona, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O’odham tribal leaders took quick action to support members during the Covid-19 pandemic. They instituted a curfew, required face masks, and ensured that tribal members had sufficient food and ...
7 May 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Los Angeles, a government-sanctioned camp has been developed for individuals experiencing housing insecurity. The camp, with around-the-clock security, offers residents water, meals, health care, and electrical out...
7 May 2020
London, England, United Kingdom
Text
1500-3000 Words
Across England and Wales, over 5,000 individuals experiencing homelessness have found temporary accommodations in hotels. Paid for by the government as part of it’s COVID-19 relief efforts, hotels are working with soc...
6 May 2020
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Text
1500-3000 Words
The number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada is high, so a group of Indigenous women formed an organization called Power Our Women (POW) to teach other Indigenous women across the country self-defense...
6 May 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
What started out as a way to help provide face masks to those who needed them during the Covid-19 pandemic, turned into a job skill training opportunity for some refugees in Chicago. Although the funds earned from par...
5 May 2020
Taiwan
Text
800-1500 Words
Around the world, sporting leagues have had to cancel or postpone their games as a response to COVID-19, but in select countries, they’re showing the world how to – safely – resume games. Taiwan’s basketball and baseb...
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