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Minding the Gaps: Neuroethics, AI, and Depression

NonProfit Quarterly

9 In addition, those who are diagnosed often experience more severe and disabling symptoms than those experienced by other races and ethnicities. percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 10 Only 35.1 percent of Latinx Americans with mental illness receive treatment annuallythe US average is 46.2

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Building evidence and innovating programs to reduce disparities in children’s well-being 

Candid

Among the lessons we learned from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is that when we take bold steps to stave off financial catastrophe for families who face it, we can substantially reduce child poverty. Wide disparities rooted in race and geography endure. The Annie E.

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Fighting for Cleaner Air in East Boston

NonProfit Quarterly

Fifty percent of its residents were born outside of the US and identify as Latino/a ; about half of all families in the neighborhood live below the official poverty line. Unsurprisingly, East Boston also has higher rates of children with asthma and adults with pulmonary disease than other parts of Boston.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Health Innovations: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Equity in Nigeria

NonProfit Quarterly

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them. The commercialization of health innovations also raises concerns.

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Sharing the MLK, Jr. Holiday in a Culturally Competent Way

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

My mother, uncles, aunties, and their friends lived in terror as school-aged children. Dr. King shared a broad desire to see people triumph over poverty, racism, war and violence. Race, ethnicity, religion, identity, gender, and language employ additional challenges when we don’t consider those aspects in our communications strategy.

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How to Achieve Belonging without Othering: A Conversation with john a. powell

NonProfit Quarterly

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. jp: First, we wanted to expand the conversation beyond race. Which is a radical statement.

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Development Director

Anedot

To get there, we have made a commitment to redesign our educational ecosystem so that race, ethnicity and poverty no longer determine opportunity or outcome. Cultural Responsiveness : Interacts routinely in conversations based on race and equity, professionally and personally, and should show comfort and experience doing so.