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  • Day care and mud guards: How health officials are building a firewall against deadly burns

    Joanne Silberner

    November 30, 2017 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    After studying where and how severe burns were happening to people in developing countries like Bangladesh and Nepal, it became clear what was needed for effective prevention. Inexpensive day care got children out of the home during the day when supervision could be lax, and mud walls around ground cooking fires provided additional household safety.

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  • Participatory Defense

    Thomas Fox Parry

    November 29, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    While there are many factors that have contributed to the sky high incarceration rates in the United States which have left prisons bursting at the seams, one of the causes remains the simple fact that the resources of a private prosecutor vastly outweigh those of publicly-funded defense attorneys.

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  • Trauma group offers a community in pain a place to heal

    Matt Rocheleau

    November 28, 2017 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In order to provide a means for people who have experienced trauma to find support and begin to heal, Reverend Liz Walker founded a counseling group for her Roxbury neighbors. Rev. Walker’s post-traumatic healing group differs from others in that the group is run by the participants’ peers, the group is located in Roxbury, and participation is free.

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  • Redina's story: A mother's troubled journey home from prison

    Katie Colaneri

    November 27, 2017 |

    WHYY |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    For Redina, and others suffering from addiction, it is hard to break the cycle. 'Women Working for a Change' is a program that tries to change addicts' thinking in order to prevent a relapse.

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  • What Happens When a School Stops Arresting Kids for Throwing Skittles

    Aviva Shen

    November 27, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

    After a school in Jefferson Parish gained national notoriety for having an 8th grader sent to juvenile jail for six days for tossing Skittles on a school bus, the area's schools reformed school discipline by adopting a system of mediation and community conflict resolution based on restorative justice principles. In the first year, one middle school's suspensions have dropped by more than half. Racial disparities in school suspensions or arrests have led many other schools to follow a similar path. Success seems to depend on making restorative justice central to the mission, not just a disciplinary add-on.

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  • What turns some children into criminals? A look into the effects of emotional trauma

    Beth Amato

    November 27, 2017 |

    News24 |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

    In South Africa, several programs help young people who come from backgrounds of violence and trauma find new ways to engage in the world through sports, or teaching empathy and positive communication. Others focus on parents of young children to teach healthy ways to cope with discipline issues. These are part of a wider policy push in the country to focus on restorative justice and early child development to short-circuit youth crime.

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  • The Dutch Learn to Welcome Refugee Students

    Gordon Darroch

    November 22, 2017 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, The Hague

    In order to lower the dropout rate of Syrian refugees in Dutch schools, the Foundation for Refugee students launched a program called refugees@campus. The project pairs native Dutch students with refugees because they argue, connections are crucial to success. “Around 60 percent of refugees who complete a foundation program designed to prepare them for more strenuous study go on to enroll in a university. But 25 percent of those who enroll abandon their studies in the first year.” So far, 300 students have been paired.

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  • Rohingya Volunteers Help Rape Survivors Find Solace in Women-Only Hubs

    Katie Arnold

    November 17, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar

    A large ethnic cleansing campaign in Myanmar leading to rape and unsafe conditions of women has resulted in an increase in female refugees to Bangladesh. A center run by the United Nations Population Fund is a place for women and girls to come and talk to other females about their trauma and to have fun with the other attendees.

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  • Can “Laptop Humanitarians” Solve History's Largest Refugee Crisis?

    Elizabeth Stuart

    November 16, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: England, London

    There are many refugees who could use the help that willing volunteers offer - access to services, resources, and someone who will listen to their struggles. With Facebook and other social media, those connections have become easier to make. While some try to formalize these volunteer structures, others worry that they may have unintended impacts.

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  • Hope through heartbreak - Farm and Dairy

    Katy Mumaw

    November 16, 2017 |

    Farm and Dairy |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Carroll County, Maryland

    Opioid overdose is a rising problem that is taking more and more lives, including Holly's. Holly's mother started 'Holly's Song of Hope' to help educate the public about drugs and addiction, to provide a support group where people can ask questions and support one another online, and to help make legislative changes.

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