American Art Therapy Association
American Art Therapy Association
Art Therapy Benefits Combat Veterans with PTSD in a Randomized Trial
Ted Bosworth from Family Practice News covered a recent collaboration between the Hampton VA Medical Center and the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Art Therapy Program that represents the first of its kind: a randomized trial that examines art therapy treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within the VA.
Health & Healthcare
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
Global Pro Bono Converts Insight to Innovation
Over the last ten years, leading companies have begun investing their greatest asset—their human capital—in “giving back” by improving lives around the world through global pro bono programs. Such programs place employees in short-term volunteer assignments within local social-sector organizations for a period of three weeks to three months in emerging or growth markets, from India to Brazil. While the pursuit of philanthropic community impact will likely continue to underpin such initiatives, some corporations are realizing that deploying employees as pro bono consultants can have two other significant and desirable effects as well.
Philanthropy
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
Can Better Toilets and Latrines Solve the World’s Sanitation Problem?
Far too often, development professionals sanitize the discussion of toilets and excrement, using industry jargon—like “sanitation”—to euphemize a messy topic.
AI & Technology
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
Could Cervical Cancer Be the Next Polio?
According to the World Health Organization, cancer of the cervix is the second-most common cancer among women worldwide. Nearly 500,000 women are diagnosed and over 250,000 die from the disease every year because they lack access to timely screening and prevention services. In Peru, cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths among women.
Health & Healthcare
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
Dow Discovers the Value of a Swamp
What if that swamp could naturally convert waste water from a nearby manufacturing site at a cost far cheaper than building and maintaining a water treatment plant? Suddenly, the interests of the accountant, the environmentalist, the politician, and the corporate engineer coalesce around the same goal: protecting the wetland.
Environment
National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM)
National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM)
New NAEM Research Identifies Five EHS Career Stages
The National Association for Environmental Management will be releasing a research report in November that examines the core competencies, attributes, and responsibilities of EHS professionals at different stages of their career.
Education & Workforce Development
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
#Education + #Innovation = #Changemakers
What does it really take to change education in the US and around the world? It’s part innovation & part replication. In just 3 weeks, you’ll hear from Intel and EY at #SDGforum how they are shaking up education to create the next generation workforce. Here are 5 tweets for you, as a VHC member, to spread the word!
Education & Workforce Development
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
Empower Women, Change the World
On Friday, September 25, 193 world leaders joined in endorsing the Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs), also known as the #GlobalGoals. Including goal number five: achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Events
PYXERA Global
PYXERA Global
Take Away Light and You Take Away Opportunity
The occasional power outage in a developed country can feel like a spontaneous vacation day; an opportunity to disconnect from the constant deluge of digital life. Only in rare circumstances will a power outage last longer than a few hours, and in most cases communities are equipped to respond immediately to the underlying issue.
Energy & Infrastructure

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