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  • Art therapy helps family caregivers cope with hard times

    Eleanore Catolico

    March 05, 2024 |

    New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Pontiac, Michigan

    The Art Experience provides free art therapy classes for caregivers, offering a space for them to gather for respite and creative self-expression. At the classes, caregivers learn mindfulness, self-care practices and meet one-on-one with certified art therapists to discuss their individual situations and learn ways to cope with stress.

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  • Music cafe provides refuge to dementia patients, caregivers as recollections dim

    Eleanore Catolico

    February 12, 2024 |

    New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, West Falls, New York

    The Musical Memories Cafe is a social gathering space for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia, as well as their caregivers. Participants gather to enjoy music, seek refuge outside of their homes and get access to peer support and health resources. There are more than 1,000 memory cafes operating around the world, both in-person and virtually.

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  • Why Avalon International Breads is rescuing spent grains to fight climate change 

    Eleanore Catolico

    December 08, 2022 |

    Planet Detroit |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    As a part of the Upcycled Grain Project, Avalon International Breads in Detroit makes crackers out of spent grains from breweries. The practice reduces food waste that would otherwise produce greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • As Youth Mental Health Crisis Rages, Michigan Schools Work to Bolster Students' Sense of Connection

    Eleanore Catolico

    June 08, 2022 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Amid a shortage of school counselors and social workers, Michigan school districts are emphasizing social-emotional learning with a new curriculum that draws on cognitive behavioral therapy. Through short lessons about how to disrupt negative thoughts and emotions, small-group sessions with mental health professionals, and expanded teacher training around suicide risk management, schools are creating a "culture of empathy" that students say has improved their sense of self-efficacy.

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