Lynn Jolicoeur
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Massachusetts, United States
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This Massachusetts doctor's trips to Mississippi to perform abortions will end if Roe v. Wade is overturned
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. It has had to pay out-of-state doctors like Dr. Cheryl Hamlin from Cambridge to perform abortions, which carries some stigma in the Mississippi medical community. Hamlin talks to WBUR's All Things Considered about her monthly stints at the clinic. → Read More
Mass. advocates work to get most out of ARPA funding to house people who are homeless
The state has targeted $150 million in federal pandemic relief funds to permanent supportive housing. A coalition of advocates and social service providers says the funding could go a long way in the fight against homelessness — if there's a vision and plan behind it. → Read More
Ukrainian teen who fled to Mass. wants to return home as a post-war leader
Svitlana Pokliatska, her mother and brother fled Ukraine shortly after the war started. They're staying at her uncle's home in Sharon, Mass. Pokliatska says she wants to return to Ukraine after the war and help make it stronger than it was before. → Read More
Study identifies way to predict homelessness among veterans before they leave the service
Researchers at MGH and partner institutions pinpointed the top three predictors of homelessness among soldiers. They're now developing a screening tool, with the goal of working toward homelessness prevention. → Read More
WPI confronts crisis following 4 recent student deaths
A student was found dead in his dorm this week. WPI has publicly confirmed that two of the three other student deaths since July were suicides. → Read More
Depression increased through the pandemic's first year, BU researchers say
Researchers found low income and COVID-related stressors helped drive up the rate of depression during that time. → Read More
How To Build Resilience In Kids As They Emerge From Trauma
Undeniably, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on children’s mental health. Clinicians are seeing spikes in anxiety, depression, and in some cases, suicidal thoughts and attempts. To collect perspectives and tips on how to build greater resilience in children, WBUR spoke with two local experts. → Read More
'I Can At Least Flip Out In Here': People Pound Their Pandemic Frustrations In Worcester Smash Room
Walk inside, and you'll see scrawls in neon magic marker all over the walls -- rants against cancer, against Donald Trump, against COVID. The sounds of pent-up pandemic frustration being let out greet the ear. → Read More
'I Can At Least Flip Out In Here': People Pound Their Pandemic Frustrations In Worcester Smash Room
Walk inside, and you'll see scrawls in neon magic marker all over the walls -- rants against cancer, against Donald Trump, against COVID. The sounds of pent-up pandemic frustration being let out greet the ear. → Read More
Boston Houses More Than 100 Young People In First Year Of Anti-Homelessness Initiative
The initiative seeks to create at least 285 "housing opportunities" for people between the ages of 18 and 24. It's created 280 in the first year. → Read More
988 Suicide Prevention Hotline Bill Heads To President Trump
Crisis call centers in Massachusetts, which answer calls from both local and national hotlines, saw an increase in need after the pandemic started. The organizations that run them have said they'll welcome the change to 988. → Read More
MGH Study: Kids Have Higher Levels Of Coronavirus In Airways Than Adults
The study did not look at how much the youth transmitted the virus, but lead author of the study Dr. Lael Yonker says the viral load generally corresponds with how infectious someone is. → Read More
Crisis Hotlines In Mass. See Rise In Calls, Texts During Pandemic
In the last month-plus, some callers have discussed anxiety or the exacerbation of other mental health problems in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis and overall concerns about racism and police brutality. → Read More
'Already Living On The Edge': Women Served By Rosie's Place Deal With Even Shakier Reality In Pandemic
Rosie's Place, the women's shelter, food pantry and community center in Boston's South End, has altered its routines during the pandemic and is handing out more than 200 bags of groceries each day. → Read More
Housing Authorities Play Integral Role In Keeping People Stable, Fed During Pandemic
Boston Housing Authority says it has an urgency to help people out of homelessness during the coronavirus crisis. It's one of many partners that have worked together to distribute more than 1.1 million meals to youth in the city since mid-March. → Read More
'Boston Hope Gave Me That — Hope': Coronavirus Care And More For Homeless Population At Field Hospital
About 300 people have stayed at the homeless respite shelter in the field hospital known as Boston Hope. Staffers from Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, who are running the respite, have tried to make it feel less like a hospital and -- cavernous as it is -- more like a home. → Read More
To Fight Chronic Homelessness, Worcester Is Building Connections — And Modular Housing
The city of Worcester is taking some innovative steps to get people who are homeless into their own places -- with the support they need in order to remain there. → Read More
Boston Schools Cut Ties With Volunteer-Led Youth Orchestra Program
Boston Public Schools has ended an after-school youth orchestra program called The Roxbury Youth Orchestra. It was led by professional violinist David France. → Read More
Is Your Town At Critical Or High Risk For EEE? Here's How The State Determines Risk Level
When looking at the state's maps for EEE risk, it appears that the human cases are the driving factor in not only the community in question, but in surrounding communities being elevated to critical or high risk. But there are other factors, too. → Read More
Violinist Aims To Change Lives Of Boston Teens Through Classical Music
Five afternoons a week, David France coaches and cajoles a group of students in the cafeteria at the John D. O'Bryant School in Roxbury. → Read More