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Hannah Scott's family legacy is its tobacco farm. In this communal work, they find history and hope for a future. She captures their work in a loving photo essay.

Worker-owned cooperatives, defined by two advocates of the model as, "values-driven businesses that put worker and community benefit at the core of their purpose . . . [in which] workers participate in the profits, oversight, and, to varying degrees, the management of the organization, using democratic practices," (Hoover & Abell 2016), are growing across the United States. In 2016, it was estimated there were 357 worker-owned cooperatives and democratic workplaces in the country. Worker-owned co-ops have the potential to create viable employment opportunities, employing on average 9.5 employees per enterprise where workers earn an average wage of 15.82 per hour with entry-level wages clustered around $10-13 per hour (Palmer 2018). The federal minimum wage during this same period was 7.25 per hour, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Not only do worker-owners gain employment, the model empowers them to share in the control of their workplace and often, to build business skills (Abell 2014). There is also tentative evidence that communities with high rates of employee-ownership have better health outcomes, educational outcomes, and higher social participation than communities with low or no employee ownership (Erdal 2012). Finally, some studies indicate that employee-owned enterprises are more productive (Abell 2014). The CFAES Center for Cooperatives partnered with the Central Appalachian Working Group, Working World, and the city of Parkersburg, West Virginia to make the founders' dream a reality. It took awareness of partner needs, sharing resources and responsibilities and recognition of shared success. Partners created greater collective impact together than they would have accomplished as independent organizations. In February 2018, founders and partner organizations stood together at Unity Coffee and Teahouses ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening in downtown Parkersburg. This ignite presentation presents the Center's experience working with allied partners to support economic development through the cooperative model. Presenters from the CFAES Center for Cooperatives will share the example of Unity Coffee and Teahouse, Parkersburg West Virginia's first worker-owned cooperative inspiring educators, students, and business and community developers to collaborate for greater impact. Participants will recognize the value of partnerships in engaged service to achieve a shared goal. ; AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Hannah Scott, program manager, CFAES Center for Cooperatives, scott.1220@osu.edu (Corresponding Author); Ivory Harlow, program specialist, CFAES Center for Cooperatives ; Cooperative businesses create a resilient and sustainable future for worker-owners. Co-ops create viable long-term employment and opportunities for career advancement; particularly for individuals in distressed economies and service industries. Additionally, worker-ownership empowers people, improves their quality of life, and enhances the communities in which they live and work. We will present best practices of working together to support economic development. Using Unity Coffee and Teahouse, Parkersburg, West Virginia's first worker-owned cooperative, as a model, we will inspire educators, students, business and community developers to collaborate for greater impact. Participants will recognize the value of diversity in partnerships and learn best practices of engaged service to achieve a shared goal.

Objective: This study examined which individual factors predict mental health court diversion outcome among a sample of persons with mental illness participating in a postcharge diversion program. Method: The study employed secondary analysis of existing program records for 419 persons with mental illness in a court diversion program. Results: Analysis revealed that unemployment was a significant predictor of program completion. Employment and symptom severity were predictive of partial program completion, while participants who did not complete programming were more likely to have a concurrent disorder and were more likely to be residentially unstable than participants who did complete programming. Conclusion: These findings discuss characteristics of persons with mental illness, as they relate to the likelihood of completing diversion programming.

It is well known that the pathways to homelessness for young people are embedded in often ongoing negative childhood experiences. Many of these experiences are rooted in multiple and intersecting problems including, but not limited to: family conflict, abuse, addictions, and mental health issues. The authors draw upon qualitative interviews conducted with 15 homeless male and female youth between the ages of 16 and 24 in a suburban area of Southern Ontario, Canada. We describe these young people's perceptions of family experiences and find support for Elliott Currie's (2004) proposition that a broader ethos of individualism and intolerant parenting underpins many youth experiences in contemporary society.

Many post-secondary institutions are developing policies and programs aimed at improving responses to sexual assault experienced by students. In some areas, such as Ontario, Canada, the government has mandated post-secondary institutions to do so. However significant these initiatives, they are predicated on the assumption that students trust, and want to engage with, the university following sexual violence. This study explores students' perceptions of sexual assault policies and services on one mid-size university campus focusing specifically on how trust factors into reporting sexual victimization and using services. Findings show that students believe that sexual assault policies and programs exist, but this does not meanstudents are willing to use such resources or that they even trust that their university has students' needs and interests at the fore. This paper discusses policy and programmatic considerations for building student trust in their post-secondary institutions to encourage student use of campus support. ; Beaucoup d'établissements postsecondaires conçoivent des politiques et programmes visant l'amélioration de leur réponse aux agressions sexuelles vécues par les étudiants. Dans certains lieux, comme en Ontario, au Canada, le gouvernement a obligé les établissements postsecondaires à le faire. Quelle que soit l'importance des initiatives, elles impliquent que les étudiants ont confiance en l'université et qu'ils veulent s'engager avec elle après avoir subi de la violence sexuelle. Cette étude examine les perceptions, parmi les étudiants du campus d'une université de taille moyenne, quant à la politique et aux services en matière de violence sexuelle. Elle se concentre spécifiquement sur le rôle de la confiance dans le signalement de la violence sexuelle et dans l'utilisation des services. La conclusion est que les étudiants croient que des politiques et des programmes en matière d'agression sexuelle existent, mais que cela ne veut pas dire qu'ils sont prêts à utiliser ces ressources ou même qu'ils ont confiance que leur université met les besoins et les intérêts des étudiants au premier plan. Cette étude aborde la politique et les considérations pragmatiques pour l'amélioration de la confiance des étudiants dans leur établissement postsecondaire afin d'encourager le recours à l'assistance du campus parmi les étudiants.

PURPOSE: The COVID-19 pandemic has many potential impacts on people with mental health conditions and on mental health care, including direct consequences of infection, effects of infection control measures and subsequent societal changes. We aimed to map early impacts of the pandemic on people with pre-existing mental health conditions and services they use, and to identify individual and service-level strategies adopted to manage these. METHODS: We searched for relevant material in the public domain published before 30 April 2020, including papers in scientific and professional journals, published first person accounts, media articles, and publications by governments, charities and professional associations. Search languages were English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. Relevant content was retrieved and summarised via a rapid qualitative framework synthesis approach. RESULTS: We found 872 eligible sources from 28 countries. Most documented observations and experiences rather than reporting research data. We found many reports of deteriorations in symptoms, and of impacts of loneliness and social isolation and of lack of access to services and resources, but sometimes also of resilience, effective self-management and peer support. Immediate service challenges related to controlling infection, especially in inpatient and residential settings, and establishing remote working, especially in the community. We summarise reports of swiftly implemented adaptations and innovations, but also of pressing ethical challenges and concerns for the future. CONCLUSION: Our analysis captures the range of stakeholder perspectives and experiences publicly reported in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in several countries. We identify potential foci for service planning and research. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s00127-020-01924-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.