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Calling All Allies: We Need You to Act
Friday was a hard day for our Texas trans family and so we at the Borderland Rainbow Center and the Diversity and Resiliency Institute of...
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Apr 18, 20234 min read
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YOUR BODY YOUR CHOICE! REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE QUEER RIGHTS!
Official Statement of the Borderland Rainbow Center Written by Ashley Heidebrecht, LMSW, DRIEP Director Synthesized from Borderland...
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Jun 24, 20221 min read
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Eugenics and the Authority of White Institutions
By Diana Martinez The use of authority is a cornerstone to how white supremacy was able to declare other people they did not identify...
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Sep 28, 20215 min read
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Where is the Truth of My Heritage?
by Diana Martinez, DRIEP Education and Content Manager It is already difficult enough navigating two cultures being from a Mexican...
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Jun 11, 20216 min read
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You Need Deaf Cultural Competency Training. Here is Just One Reason Why.
written by Denise Nunez, Deaf Cultural Competency Coordinator The Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso, a program of the...
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May 12, 20213 min read
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Chronically Growing with Diabetes: Control in Managing a Chronic Disease
by Katie Little, MS, CNP, Institute Fellow Having a sense of control about how one manages their diabetes is a theme I have come across...
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Dec 13, 20203 min read
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Chronically Growing with Diabetes: Mental Health and Well-Being with Diabetes
by Katie Little, MS CNP, Institute Fellow Living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, or any chronic condition for that matter, comes along...
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Dec 6, 20202 min read
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Chronically Growing with Diabetes: Type 1 Onset and Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
by Katie Little, MS CNP- Institute Fellow As we end November-National Diabetes Awareness Month, we will talk about the onset of Type 1...
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Nov 29, 20204 min read
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Chronically Growing with Diabetes: Blood Sugar Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments
by Katie Little, Institute Fellow Last week's blog talked about the high costs of insulin and provided some resources for gaining access...
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Nov 21, 20203 min read
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Chronically Growing with Diabetes: Chronic Costs of Insulin
by Katie Little, Institute Fellow Living with a chronic condition, such as Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, comes along with chronic costs. The...
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Nov 15, 20203 min read
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Chronically Growing with Diabetes- Diabetes Medication and Insulin Therapies
by Katie Risch Little, MS, CNP, Institute Fellow Once diagnosed and living with diabetes (Type 1 or Type 2), a change in lifestyle is...
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Nov 8, 20203 min read
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Chronically Growing with Diabetes- November: National Diabetes Awareness Month
by Katie Little, Institute Fellow November is National Diabetes Awareness Month which seemed like the perfect opportunity to kick off a...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
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Parenting in Pandemic Mode: Mindfulness for Parents and Kids
By Alison Westermann, Program Director at Borderland Rainbow Center, Institute Fellow Creator: Yulia Melnyk | Credit: Getty...
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Aug 26, 20204 min read
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Parenting in Pandemic Mode: Bedtime
Bedtime used to be an enormous fight in my house. As soon as dinner was finished, I began dreading
the eventual arguments that came with ask
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Aug 4, 20202 min read
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Difficult Times
by Vic Doster, MSW, Institute Fellow Difficult times, what does that mean? It means something different for everyone at certain points in...
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May 6, 20203 min read
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Student loans, poverty...all the things.
by Ashley Heidebrecht, MSW, Education and Content Manager, Institute Fellow I didn't really believe that student loans were going to be...
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Apr 9, 20204 min read
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HELP! I Need Help Helping!
by Institute Fellow Jennifer Dahlgren-Richardson I have spent much of the last couple of weeks advocating for access across media...
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Apr 2, 20203 min read
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Networking in Rural Communities
By Lauren M. Connolly, Ph.D. Rural communities offer unique challenges when it comes to outreach and support. While digital technology...
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Feb 27, 20203 min read
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From Peer to Supervisor: Navigating the Transition
Written by: Ashley Heidebrecht, MSW When I started working at a mental health non-profit in Kansas, it was 2007 and I was entering the...
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Feb 5, 20206 min read
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