A coalition of organizations in Georgia is joining forces to combat the rising rate of suicide among children and teenagers. According to national data, approximately 8% of children attempt suicide annually, with 17% reporting serious suicidal thoughts. Jessica Andrews-Wilson, executive director of Gwinnett United in Drug Education, a group focused on helping improve the community through training and resources to help youths and prevent substance abuse, emphasized the distressing trend is also evident in their local area, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive mental health support. .
The remote landscape of southeastern Oregon is receiving additional protections. The Bureau of Land Management has finalized its resource management plan for the southeast corner of the state and it includes protections for parts of the Owyhee and Malheur Rivers and canyon lands in the region. Michael O Casey, deputy director of forest policy and Northwest programs for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, said it s an exciting announcement, which will protect sensitive landscape from activities like surface development and road building. .
Pennsylvania is a major source of greenhouse gas pollution in the U.S. A new study has identified a path for its industries to reduce their emissions by 80% by 2050 but additional efforts are needed to achieve the goal in the industrial sector. The "Roadmap to Industrial Decarbonization" outlines specific strategies for each type of industry in the state to lower their carbon footprint. .
More than 6 million Californians stopped out of college before getting a degree and a new report has laid out a plan to bring them back on campus. Researchers from the nonprofit California Competes in Oakland interviewed more than 50 students they call "comebackers" for the report, entitled "From Setback to Success: Meeting Comebacker Students Where They Are." Laura Bernhard, senior researcher for California Competes, noted students said when it comes to outreach, an encouraging personal call from the school is much more effective than a form letter or email. "Some of them just said, If someone had just reached out and assured me that this taking a break is fine, and sort of outline what steps they need to do to be able to come back," Bernhard reported. " .
By Jay Gabler for Arts Midwest.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Minnesota News Connection reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration When it comes to good nutrition, Sharon Day believes in starting early. “Our goal is to begin our babies with an Indigenous diet,” Day explained. Traditionally, “we had corn, beans, and squash. Those were our foods, along with wild rice, and if we ate meat, it was very lean, low cholesterol.” That’s very different from “the foods they began to feed us,” said Day, referencing European colonizers. .