Sentences with phrase «helping vulnerable populations»

Helping vulnerable populations: A comprehensive review of the treatment outcome literature on substance use disorder and PTSD.

Helping vulnerable populations access aid centers in the case of extreme heat events, dissuading construction on coastlines, conserving water resources, and developing drought - resistant crops are adaptation measures we should pursue regardless of the exact magnitude of the changes in store for us.

Given that money to help vulnerable populations adapt has been ad hoc and insufficient, there is little optimism for funds being made available for compensation.

Whether it's a law school legal clinic that's striving to protect survivors of domestic violence or a legal aid office that's working with low - income clients involved in landlord - tenant disputes, legal aid organizations exist to help vulnerable populations.

To help that vulnerable population, the whole campus worked together to help their furry friends by bringing in donations for the Livingston County Humane Society throughout the entire month of December.

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They help thousands of homeless and youth victims of trafficking make the challenging transition to self - sufficiency, protecting and advocating for one of the most vulnerable populations.

The authors note, however, that reducing education fees, increasing funding support for people with disabilities, and increasing public support for long term care are needed to help protect the most vulnerable populations during times of economic recovery.

On December 7, 2017, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy's Midwest Early Recovery Fund hosted the webinar, «Wildfires & Vulnerable Populations,» to address the devastating 2017 wildfire season and what funders can do to help Midwest communities recover.

Such intense mass agitations in India have helped magnify the growing contradictions of economic globalization: how by fostering rapid growth in some sectors of the economy it raises expectations everywhere, but by distributing its benefits narrowly, it expands the population of the disenchanted and the frustrated, often making them vulnerable to populist politicians.

Peer counseling programs can help to increase breastfeeding in this vulnerable population.

We advocate for early diagnosis and screening of population groups of children that might be vulnerable to developing selective mutism and encourage parents and professionals to advocate for appropriate school accommodations and other resources that may be needed to help our children.

But instead of attacking the government on this, some have argued that in order to be electable we need to help them deflect the blame onto a sector of the British population which includes some of the most marginalised and vulnerable members of society.

«I am pleased to support Mayor De Blasio's effort to help the city's vulnerable populations stay in their homes.

Mr. de Blasio has made supportive housing — which is affordable housing for vulnerable populations with services like healthcare, substance abuse, and mental health help on site for residents — a central component of his plan to tackle the city's ongoing homeless crisis, which has seen both the shelter and the street population on the rise.

This planned task force was announced as part of McCoy's annual address, which was coupled with the unveiling of other initiatives to help the most vulnerable populations.

I don't know why the governor's not using that same logic in a mental health capacity to help our most vulnerable population,» Kearns said.

However, the authors said that donor countries should ensure that vulnerable populations in middle - income countries, such as ethnic minorities who suffer discrimination, refugees and people who inject drugs, continue to get support, since it may be difficult for many countries to withstand the political pressures against helping stigmatized groups.

Loyola nurses gathered a multidisciplinary team of specialists to review literature and identify skin risk - assessment tools, skin - care products and pressure - reducing aids to help prevent pressure ulcers in this vulnerable population.

«Community health centers have the unique ability to help fulfill the promise of health reform by providing much - needed primary care to our nation's most vulnerable populations,» said Feygele Jacobs, president and CEO of the RCHN Community Health Foundation.

Those bereaved by suicide are also significantly at risk of dying by suicide and an important focus of government strategy to help reduce the suicide rate amongst this vulnerable population.

«Clinicians should use as many data points as available to identify and document the presence of malnutrition... A standardized diagnostic approach will also inform the prediction of the human and financial responsibilities and costs associated with the prevention and treatment of undernutrition in this vulnerable population, and help to further ensure the provision of high - quality, cost - effective nutrition care,» the statement reads.

«The interventions have already begun to demonstrate financial savings by helping us better care for this vulnerable population,» says Dr. Weil.

She also helped package meals for vulnerable populations as part of the Kids Care International Outreach training program and attend the World Food Prize award ceremony.

We're on the ground to help address the immediate needs of the area's most vulnerable populations.

We identify strengths and weaknesses of the different entitlements (rights, responsibilities and obligations) in order to develop an action strategy which will help bring about a change in the standard of living of the most vulnerable populations.

Developed a system to address special education class sizes to help one of our most vulnerable populations and laid the groundwork for even stronger solutions in the future

I felt drawn to the specialty because it offered help to one of the most vulnerable animal populations; it combined my interests of working towards the greater good in the community and public health; and it was profession where I felt like I could make a difference improving the lives of un-homed animals every day.

ALBERTA — Alberta Helping Animals Society In vulnerable populations such as transient or homeless people, seniors, and individuals and families living at or near the poverty line, veterinary care and spay / neuter procedures for pets can sometimes be cost - prohibitive.

Whether you view them as a nuisance or a vulnerable population in need of help, community cats are a community responsibility... we all must do what we can to help the situation.

Banfield Charitable Trust Pet Advocacy Grants provides help for vulnerable populations (including domestic violence victims) to keep their pets.

Keeping family pets indoors, adopting from shelters and ensuring that cats are spayed or neutered can help lower stray populations and keep more vulnerable animals off of the streets.

In Issues, a pioneer in geoengineering has laid out the framework for a comprehensive US research plan, saying it should be part of a coherent climate policy agenda that includes vigorous support for climate science, increases efforts to cut emissions, helps the most vulnerable populations to adapt, develops negative emission technologies, and renews a commitment to growing international governance on climate matters.

Setback distances for schools, healthcare facilities, and public lands — and restrictions in zones of critical concern and zones of peripheral concern above drinking water intakes — would help protect vulnerable populations and recreational opportunities as fracking development continues.

The U.S. Congress begins a summer of important debates on the future of American energy policy — debates that the Group of Eight industrialized nations can help shape at their summit in Germany this week by focusing on the devastating impact high energy costs and climate change have on the world's most vulnerable populations.

Information on the uneven or inequitable exposure of vulnerable populations at risk may also help policymakers prioritize responses.

Climate adaptation and resilience measures along coastlines and elsewhere can help better protect the most vulnerable populations, especially in developing nations, from extreme weather events.

«It gives the students an opportunity to help... a vulnerable population [while] at the same time receiving hands - on experience,» she says.

By providing legal advice and assistance on these issues, CLSMF helps Central Florida's families, veterans, seniors and other vulnerable members of population stay in their homes and avoid homelessness.

If you are a law firm, talk to us about having one of your young associates work for CLSMF for a designated time period where he or she will get valuable legal experience and you will be helping CLSMF better serve our community's most vulnerable populations.

For the last three years, she has been living in Georgia and helping start the Immigration Services Program at Lutheran Services of Georgia a non-profit that serves refugees and other vulnerable, immigrant populations.

It would also help ensure that this vulnerable population will not be subject to the shared responsibility payment during this transition, and thereby avoid an increase in out - of - pocket costs.

Background screening would help protect the «vulnerable populations» that CERT volunteers assist and reduce legal issues resulting from any of their volunteer's actions.

Mindfulness - based interventions, including mindfulness - based stress reduction (MBSR), are deemed to promote a better awareness and acceptance of emotions as they occur and therefore could help develop emotional competencies in professional caregivers.18 However, despite the importance of empathy in healthcare and the suggested capacity of mindfulness practice to increase empathy and its related emotional competencies, these have seldom been selected as primary or secondary outcomes in previous studies.19 20 We conducted two inter-related studies to test for the effect of mindfulness on these outcomes in a population of professionals vulnerable to burnout.

Several researchers have postulated that SIB is a mechanism used to compensate for inadequate affect regulation in situations perceived as stressful.7, 8 Although primarily derived from clinical populations, the affect - regulation theory helps to explain SIB in community populations as well, since many report it as a method of coping with unwanted negative emotion.9, 10 If so, individuals vulnerable to SIB may also be at heightened risk of suicidality when trauma or psychological distress overwhelms their capacity to cope effectively.

In particular, Planned Parenthood helps the Komen Foundation reach vulnerable populations — low - income women, African - American women, and Latinas — especially in rural areas and underserved communities where Planned Parenthood health centers are their only source of health care.

A new study published in the Australian Health Review has found that telephone coaching can help people with chronic diseases to self - manage their conditions and may be particularly useful in targeting vulnerable and disadvantaged populations.

Race Matters Toolkit Annie E. Casey Foundation Designed to help advocates mobilize resources for vulnerable populations of color in order to reduce racial disparities / disproportionality and promote racial equity.

The purpose of this article is to suggest sound practices about parental alienation (PA) and parental alienation syndrome (PAS) and to identify some key prevention and intervention issues so that mental health professionals who counsel children and families experiencing loyalty conflicts or parental alienation tactics will be better prepared to help this highly vulnerable population.

«Instead, Congress should reinvest the savings from the MID reform into affordable housing solutions, like the national Housing Trust Fund, rental assistance, or a renter's credit, that would help the lowest income people in America — including seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and other vulnerable populations — who too often struggle to pay the rent and make ends meet.