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Parents Are in Crisis: A Developmental Framework Can Offer Support

NonProfit Quarterly

That is, we must increase awareness about the various biological and psychological changes parents are undergoing, and extend that understanding into the broader ecological systems in which they are embedded.

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Is There An Inequality Tipping Point for Nonprofits?

Blue Avocado

Even those who remain insulated from the harsh climatological effects will not be immune from the psychological effects of watching this catastrophe unfold. The same point may be made about philanthropy: A warmer climate, harsher weather and unrelenting news coverage will have a psychological impact on us all.

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When the Mouth Speaks, the Whole Person Heals: Bringing Integrative Community Therapy and Solidarity Care from Brazil’s Favelas to the United States

NonProfit Quarterly

2 In the face of extraordinary demands, many people have inadequate social supports, and what psychological resources they possess are overwhelmed. The effects of social isolation stress and discrimination on mental health, Translational Psychology 12, no. The United States is in a societal mental health crisis. 2 (2013): 15562.

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Are Women Donors the Key to Unlocking More Giving?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It has become common wisdom in the social sector that too much philanthropic capital is sitting on the sidelines, even as the world faces extraordinary social, political, and environmental challenges. There are also real psychological barriers to giving as recently uncovered in a report by our colleagues at NCFP and Arabella.

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Tackling Eco-Anxiety Through Experiential Education

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Research shows many young people are experiencing adverse psychological and emotional impacts as a result. Although estimates vary, hundreds of millions of people could be experiencing some type of adverse psychological or negative socioemotional response to the climate emergency. What might educators do to counter this trend?

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The Art Effect: Neuroaesthetics and the Future of Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

And see Program Snapshot, Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), National Institutes of Health, last modified April 12, 2024, commonfund.nih.gov/Diseases; and Autoimmune Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, accessed December 20, 2024, www.niehs.nih.gov/health /topics/conditions/autoimmune. Gabriel Benavidez et al.,

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

In order to do so We Must Build Parameters to Protect Our Most Vulnerable Populations and Precious Resources The relationship between AI and its environmental impact is both intricate and far-reaching. Artificial intelligence based e-waste management for environmental planning, Environmental Impact Assessment Review 87 (March 2021): 106498.