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  • The Common Sense Move That Reduced California's Teen Pregnancy Rate by 60 Percent

    Chris Peak

    April 14, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A “comprehensive, medically accurate and age- and culturally-appropriate" sexual education model, rather than the popular abstinence-only one, has been the key element in California's huge reduction in rates of teen pregnancy.

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  • Out of Debtors' Prison, With Law as the Key

    Tina Rosenberg

    March 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Norwalk, Ohio

    Rampant misconduct by judicial systems across the country brought to light a crippling practice of debtors' prisons—where disadvantaged individuals unable to pay fines and fees were continually and wrongfully imprisoned, creating a vicious cycle. The American Civil Liberties Union stepped in to work with governments and private companies to increase transparency, eliminate abuse, and reeducate law enforcement officials. The state of Ohio has emerged as a leader in reforming debtors' prisons, though there is still work to do.

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  • Health Care Systems Try to Cut Costs by Aiding the Poor and Troubled

    Sabrina Tavernise

    March 22, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    Some medical conditions are costly no matter what, but many super utilizers rack up costs for avoidable reasons related to poverty, homelessness, mental illness, etc. and visit the ER to be safe for a night. A pilot program, in Minnesota, is reducing avoidable hospital use by fixing patients’ problems before they become expensive medical issues.

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  • 180 Days

    Sam Chaltain

    March 17, 2015 |

    PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hartsville, South Carolina

    Harsville, South Carolina is trying to better its educational program. But first it must change the standard of living in the town to provide greater examples of success for the children to follow.

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  • Visiting Nurses, Helping Mothers on the Margins

    Sabrina Tavernise

    March 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Infant mortality rates in the US are higher than in Europe, especially for children living in poverty where they are more likely to suffer from abuse or neglect. The ACA funded Nurse-Family Partnership helps poor, first-time mothers learn to be parents and reduce avoidable infant deaths.

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  • Battling America's other PTSD crisis

    Tina Rosenberg

    March 06, 2015 |

    Yahoo! News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A program in Philadelphia is pioneering new ways to treat the urban wounded. By seeing it as PTSD, and not pointing fingers, the city is using mental health tools to decrease violence and heal communities.

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  • Inside the Revival of One of the Nation's Most Notorious Housing Projects

    Chris Peak

    March 06, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    SHIELDS for Families works in one of the country's most notoriously dilapidated housing projects to revitalize the neighborhood by providing education, treatment and counseling services.

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  • A Town Where a School Bus Is More Than a Bus

    Sam Chaltain

    February 27, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Hartsville, South Carolina

    There are many other adults beyond teachers who regularly interact with children — and who are often overlooked as potential contributors to the educational mission. Hartsville, South Carolina, uses school bus drivers as a resource and extra set of eyes to observe how students are doing.

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  • Rebuilding the Rust Belt

    Keith Epstein

    February 19, 2015 |

    Politico |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    For years, one of Cleveland's poorest neighborhoods seemed unalterable no matter how many government programs and well-meaning philanthropies got involved; a place where abject poverty, joblessness and crime reinforce the racism in a city long divided, and where infants still die at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in the country. But a former CIA executive and a new breed of lettuce are transforming the poorest parts of the Rust Belt city.

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  • Couples lined up for Newark's Valentine's Day vacant lot sale

    Cassie Owens

    February 16, 2015 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    As a blight-reduction and urban-development effort, the city of Newark sold bare lots in a distressed area to families willing to build a house and live in it for five years.

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