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fromCity Limits
3 days ago

Opinion: A Powerful Tool to Address the Homelessness Crisis, Waiting for its Big Moment

As an assemblymember representing the west side of Manhattan and the CEO of one of the city's largest homeless services organizations, we grapple with this complexity daily-how mental health and substance use disorders often interact to push stable housing further out of reach, creating a vicious cycle that plays out in our streets and subways. Project Renewal has quietly developed and tested occupational therapy programs that address the daily living skills essential for housing stability, from medication management to emotional regulation and job interview preparation.
Public health
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 months ago

Outrage as boy, 8, turned away from treatment at London NHS clinic 'because he attends private school'

If you discriminate against children because of the school they went to, where does it end? My son faces a two-tier system.
NYC parents
Parenting
fromDaily Mom magazine
4 months ago

Signs Your Child May Need Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy supports children in mastering everyday skills and enhances confidence, independence, and emotional development.
fromCreative Bloq
4 months ago

I know typography rocks, but this stone alphabet is something else

Crystal Reed's journey into pebble art began with a simple love for rocks and a desire to create unique letterforms for educational purposes.
Graphic design
from99% Invisible
4 months ago

Single Handed (6 of 6): Hand Lenders Point Out Adaptive Designs & Helpful Ideas - 99% Invisible

"In the wake of a long-haul injury, the importance of outside design perspectives cannot be overstated, as they may highlight overlooked problems and reveal useful solutions."
Wearables
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