This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Depression in young people is vastly undertreated. About two-thirds of depressed youth don’t receive any mental health care at all. Of those who do, a significant proportion rely on antidepressant…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, affectionately known as RGGI (pronounced “Reggie”), is becoming the coolest climate club on the East Coast. The program, which went into effect in 2009, places…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, particularly inside prisons and jails. The death rate from COVID-19 in prisons is more than double that of the general U.S. population. As cases and hospitalizations…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have nowhere to go tonight. I am a 73-year-old woman who must now sleep in my car. I never thought I would ever become homeless. What do I do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought up tons of data questions — what information should we be collecting, what can it tell us (and what does it fail to tell us)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Urban and commercial planning, office market, transportation and many other areas in the last decade revolve around the principle of cooperatives. Shared workspaces, shared scooters and bikes, and shared vehicles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Some critics of Black Lives Matter say the movement itself is racist. Their frequent counterargument: All lives matter. Lost in that view, however, is a historical perspective. Look back to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Pandemics and recessions have the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities between men and women. Many social factors can put women at a higher risk of infection during a pandemic.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The governing of public schools in many communities is nearing total collapse. From coast to coast, border to border, local school boards are fighting over matters ranging from painting over…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Supporting mental health and emotional well-being for changemakers boosts resilience, retention, and social impact, experience from The Wellbeing Project – an initiative co-created with Ashoka, Impact Hub, Porticus, the Skoll Foundation, and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly three decades after contracting malaria multiple times in childhood, Dr. Rose Jalang’o is now spearheading Kenya’s rollout of the groundbreaking malaria vaccine. The RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine was approved by the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When disasters strike, the flood of images on TV and social media can have a powerful psychological impact on children – whether those children are physically in the line of…