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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 national child poverty rate fell from 9.7% The Annie E.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education.

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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. This work has highlighted the importance of educating East Boston residents about air pollution in order to better mobilize the community.

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Building Youth Power

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Grassroots youth organizing groups—many of which serve immigrant, refugee, Black, and Indigenous communities—can help participants overcome the poverty, racism, institutional injustice, and trauma they often suffer during their childhoods. Use of intersectional frameworks.

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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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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Several studies have shown that in societies that are characterized by high levels of poverty, the well-being of entrepreneurs is related to the savings they have. About 30 percent of the social entrepreneurs from poor communities in our research sample did not study at the higher education level.