By Alex Brantl, BACH 2017 Summer Intern from Hamilton College In 2016 the city of Boston became a participating jurisdiction of the Government Alliance on Racial Equity (GARE) network, joining the growing number of local and regional government jurisdictions across the country. This was announced by Mayor Walsh, shortly after the Racial Justice and […]
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Boston’s Action in the Fight Against Maternal Depression
Posted: August 2nd, 2017
By Taylor Foley, BACH 2017 Summer Intern from University of Massachusetts, Amherst Did you know that maternal depression affects approximately 12 million women per year in the United States alone? The National Institute of Mental Health and the US Department of Health and Human services found that out of those 12 million women, the […]
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Posted: August 2nd, 2017
By Jessica Plante, BACH 2017 Summer Intern from Boston University School of Public Health At the beginning of May, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey launched a new initiative that will bring opioid prevention programming to 25 school districts. Called Project Here, the new initiative is funded by GE Foundation and the Attorney Generals’ Office, […]
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