Good News Notes: “Over the past year, Women of Michigan Action Network (WOMAN) volunteers have been busy with funding, planting, and maintaining a new perennial garden at Shelterhouse. Alison Baldree, director of fund development at Shelterhouse, has praise for the new garden: “When survivors come in for counseling sessions, bring their children in for therapy,…
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Good news: 10-year-old boy spreads kindness with homemade signs while waiting for school bus in Swansea, Massachusetts
Good News Notes: “Before his school day even starts, one Massachusetts boy is teaching his own lessons – of kindness. For the past several days, 10-year-old Michael Richardson, of Swansea, has been making the most of his morning before the bus comes. While everyone else is waking up or driving to work, Michael heads outside….
France offers state-funded therapy, tackles mental health
Good News Notes: “Treatment for psychological problems will be funded by France‘s government starting next year, the president announced Tuesday, amid growing awareness and concern about mental health. State health care systems in Britain, Germany and some other countries already fund therapy sessions. French health professionals say a national effort to improve access is long overdue, especially as the coronavirus pandemic…
Children who eat more fruit, vegetables have better mental health
Good News Notes: “Parents, take note! Children who eat a better diet, packed with fruit and vegetables, have better mental wellbeing, a new study found. The study was led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) Health and Social Care Partners in collaboration with Norfolk County Council. The findings of the study were published in…