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Rethinking the zero-tolerance policy for juvenile offenders

Greg Barnes

April 26, 2014 |

Fayetteville Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Jonesboro, Georgia

The deeper kids get into the court system, the more likely they are to get into bigger trouble - instead of being scared straight, they end up on what researchers call the school-to-prison pipeline. Courts in Clayton County, GA, decrease the number of juveniles that are prosecuted by starting help groups to change behavior and strengthen families, and the initiative has since spread across the country.

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HIV: The Power of Positive Thinking

Kate Hilpern

April 15, 2014 |

The Independent |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Lisa is one of hundreds of children living in the UK who has lived with HIV her whole life - part of a singular generation born in the 90's, when mother-to-child transmission couldn’t be prevented, but HIV positive babies could survive. The stigmas and challenges faced by this generation are unique, but organizations like CHIVA (Children's HIV Association) are helping to empower them to feel accepted and in control of their lives through activities such as a summer camp that builds community. Lisa now runs workshops for other HIV+ children.

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From slipping through the cracks to the college track

Claudia Rowe

April 14, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Rainier Scholars program in Seattle places fifth graders, who are all minorities, in special coursework through middle and high school, finally offering rigorous college coaching. In Oakland, CA, the National College Advising Corps directs recent graduates into schools to be role models and guides for at-risk students.

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Interrupting violence in Brooklyn

Elissa Curtis Trymaine Lee

April 08, 2014 |

MSNBC |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood, an organization called Save Our Streets Crown Heights (S.O.S.) is taking steps to disrupt violence. The organization is modeled after Chicago's violence interrupters, which employ people from the neighborhood to connect with those most at-risk and disrupt conflicts and retalitory violence.

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Teaching Children to Calm Themselves

David Bornstein

March 19, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Kansas

Children who experience neglect, severe stress or sudden separation at a young age can be traumatized - without appropriate adult support, trauma can interfere with healthy brain development, inhibiting children’s ability to make good decisions, use memory or use sequential thought processes to work through problems. Head Start Trauma Smart helps support traumatized and neglected children from acting out.

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Can Cell Phones Improve Latinas' Health?

Dani McClain

March 17, 2014 |

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Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

When many Latina immigrant women arrive in the United States, they don't have access to the internet to learn about the resources available to them. Únete Latina, a program run by Latinas, sends mobile phone texts to women with supportive messages in Spanish and with information about relevant news items and public services.

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Reducing Early Elective Deliveries

Tina Rosenberg

March 12, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, South Carolina

Reducing cases of early birth deliveries shouldn’t have been hard — at least, they should have been easier to change than many other harmful practices. But it was - until hospitals started introducing models for change, creating accountability and changing payment systems. This article looks at a range of solutions happening across the country that serve as a model for other healthcare providers.

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Police chief, mayor tour city's rundown neighborhoods

Greg Barnes

February 22, 2014 |

Fayetteville Observer |

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Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, North Carolina

In Fayetteville, the Mayor and Police Chief have taken a personalized approach in seeking a solution for blighted, low-income neighborhoods and are working to increase the number of city staff on-hand to help address issues like decrepit buildings, as well as decrease the disparity in resources allocated to maintaining these neighborhoods. But many challenges remain, and the line between the government's role versus the private homeowner's responsibility remains difficult to define.

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Immigrants Welcome Here

David Bornstein

February 19, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Immigrants are increasingly settling in the United States, but their cultural adjustments present economic and social challenges. Different states have started welcoming initiatives to aid in foreigners in their transition. Welcoming Tennessee has organized community gatherings and public talks, and has publicized how immigrants can contribute to their new neighborhoods.

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Mentors have message for kids: Go to college

Katherine Long

February 08, 2014 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Bellingham, Washington

Fewer than one in four high-school graduates in the Sedro-Woolley and Meridian school districts, for example, go to four-year colleges. Just a little over half of all graduates in surrounding districts go to college at all. Now, the schools have begun to send college students into middle schools and high schools to mentor them and excite them to go to college.

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