Joy as Medicine: Above the Clouds - 1 views
Gary Oberstein, a labor and employment attorney, has recently founded a charity with his wife Martha,based at Norwood airport, called "Above The Clouds". The charity is committed to spreading joy ...
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How to create strong connections - 0 views
Hello everyone, This week's Better Together readings talked a lot about connections and how they were instrumental in the success of how HUCTW came to life and also the success of Experience Corps...
Mental health care is critical, for rich and poor - The Boston Globe - 1 views
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dana_warner on 12 Sep 14In the wake of the death of Robin Williams, The Boston Globe's article "Parity in mental health care a must," encompasses society's strains when trying to access care for mental health and addiction-- a problem that traverses the United States yet continues to be swept under the carpet. Cullen notes that "One of the symptoms of a sick society is the difficulty so many people face trying to access and pay for good mental health care," bringing into perspective the hoops patients are forced to jump through just to get some medical attention. The lack of funding as well as the issue of stigma is raised. In many cases, mental health is not viewed as physically impairing and therefore does not need to be treated as such. Despite the probability of a devastating outcome, this article raises the very real issue of mental health services that low income and possibly even middle income families find themselves up against. Mental illness and addiction are cases of medical disorders very much like diabetes or heart disease. The burden of mental illnesses in the United States can be laid to blame on the politicians who refuse to enforce parity laws. The article mentions the high rates of practitioners who refuse to accept many insurance plans and the low reimbursement rates, which dissuade young people from entering the field. The mental health field continues to be thinly stretched and is only worsening in terms of practitioner availability and reimbursement. Untreated behavioral health is becoming an epidemic-- Stigma associated with behavioral health conditions stands in the way of families and individuals attempting to access sufficient care, leaving people to suffer in silence because of the destructive value system so much of society has adopted.
An Example of someone who is the Epitome of the word Civic Engagement - 1 views
http://www.valeriestephens.com/index.html I recently had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Valerie Stephens afer viewing a play she starred in called "Neighbors". http://www.broadwayworld.com/boston/...
Street level Civic Engagement - 3 views
http://bostonfoundation.org/Content.aspx?ID=9398 Street Safe Boston, an initiative sponsored by The Boston Foundation, aims to help reduce street violence through direct interventions in the citie...
The importance of youth community activism... - 4 views
GREAT article!
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Resource 4 - 1 views
This past week I read an article on NY City Lens about Lara Land, a yoga teacher who opened a studio in Harlem where there are certainly less yoga studios than the rest of the city. She shared:...
The Importance of POWER - 0 views
Throughout this weeks reading, the core issue spoken upon related to power, and the bases of power when working with people, the community, and the human service field. Therefore an example of civi...
"There For the Philippines" - 0 views
In times of a natural disaster occurring, I feel as if collective action is the most prevalent in times like these. Despite that the contributions given to places whom were victims of a natural dis...
Checkout the Freedom House - 1 views
I recently came across this facility that offers civic engagement opportunities as well as takes an initiative to better the lives of aspiring young professionals on their way to college. Here is a...
Moving From Planning to Action - 2 views
Monitoring youth online behavior - 2 views
In my internship site in the Aspire program, there has been an ongoing issue with children using their phones to send sexually explicit material to other students. This raises red flags for the ch...
The web is bringing society together, not tearing it apart - 1 views
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/douglascarswellmp/100249159/the-web-is-bringing-society-together-not-tearing-it-apart/ The Internet will always be a debate topic does it bring people together, ...
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/sites/default/files/content/docs/rcc/rcccommbuildersappro... - 1 views
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A theory of change can be a helpful tool for developing solutions to complex social problems. At its most basic, a theory of change explains how a group of early and intermediate accomplishments sets the stage for producing long-range results. A more complete theory of change articulates the assumptions about the process through which change will occur, and specifies the ways in which all of the required early and intermediate outcomes related to achieving the desired long-term change will be brought about and documented as they occur.
Why Voting Matters...Why Some Feel It Doesnt - 2 views
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/21/opinion/change-the-list-voter-turnout-hawaii/index.html?iref=allsearch This is a story about a woman who had never taken the time to vote or become politically invo...
Example of Civic Engagement - "Muslim Youth Peace Rally" - 0 views
One example of civic engagement which i found interesting was the Muslim Youth Peace Rally, where 20 members of "Muslims for Peace" rallied together at the Boston common in order to try to make a d...
Pathways for our youths to become Civically Engaged.. - 1 views
I have always been a suppporter of the City Year Organization. Im sure this is something that we are all familiar with but if not here is a short bio of the company and a link to the website to rea...
Leader of the Pack - 1 views
The NAACP has been at the forefront protecting, defending, and fighting for our civil rights and human rights for over a century. If you care about fighting the racial disparities that are still to...