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Forging a Life-Changing Bond

David Bornstein

October 11, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Child-mentoring programs around the United States have helped at-risk youth during crucial years of development. However, New York City's Friends of the Children has improved the model by placing at-risk youth with adult mentors for 12 years. The forged relationships between mentor and developing child have greatly reduced the probability of teenage pregnancy, incarceration, and school drop-outs, and is cost saving.

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For Children at Risk, Mentors Who Stay

David Bornstein

October 06, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A group in New York called Friends of the Children identifies high risk kids in the city and mentors them for 12 years helping them become emotionally stable and capable adults.

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The Health Payoffs of Time Banks

Tina Rosenberg

September 20, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Vancouver, Washington

Two columns on Time Banks, where people swap services – teach calligraphy to one neighbor, and get computer repair from another neighbor. Time Banks create community and make people healthier – which is why hospitals and clinics are now starting them.

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On Gay Rights, Moving Real-Life Friends to Action

Tina Rosenberg

July 07, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

The ability of social media and online civic participation to impact law and politics is still developing, but one social media tool - Friendfactor - was used successfully in New York to help bring about the passage of Gay Marriage Equality. It may be an indicator for how powerful platforms like this one will continue to play a role in societal growth and change.

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Surviving and thriving: What works to make teens stronger, more resilient

Beatrice Motamedi

May 31, 2011 |

San Jose Mercury News |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In East Oakland, teens experience random violence, a lack of healthy food, and other sources of chronic stress. The consequences can be grave. At one school, the dropout rate is one in two. Learning to be resilient helps teens survive and even thrive. Multiple efforts are helping East Oakland teens to build this skill, including by connecting them with role models and mentors.

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Speaking Up for Patient Safety, and Survival

Tina Rosenberg

April 28, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Michigan

Patients in U.S. hospitals suffer high rates of infection due to poor practices such as lack of proper hand-washing and lack of sanitization when inserting central line catheters. The Michigan Health and Hospital Association set out to reduce the rate of infection in their Intensive Care Units by developing a 5-step protocol for nurses and doctors to follow when inserting central lines. What they found was astonishing-- following these simple steps reduced the rate of infection to zero within three months of implementation.

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Hard Times for Recess

David Bornstein

April 04, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Despite strong evidence that school-based physical activity improves children’s cognitive skills, concentration, and behavior, schools under pressure to produce quantitative results and decrease bullying have drastically cut back on recess in recent years. An Oakland-based nonprofit organization called Playworks is working to make healthy play accessible for more children and show schools how productive recess can be to the whole academic world.

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Some Antiviolence Efforts Are Working

Kristen A. Graham Susan Snyder John Sullivan Dylan Purcell

April 01, 2011 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Often social programs at schools fail because they are not implemented fully or over a long enough period. One school in Philadelphia attributes their success in decreasing violence to having a long-term principal, a stable teaching force, and formal training in anti-violence programs.

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A Fla. District Leads in Violence Prevention

Kristen A. Graham

April 01, 2011 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Boynton Beach, Florida

Palm Beach County, Florida has many of the same social problems that Philadelphia has, including “gangs, drugs, and poverty.” However, their school system has managed to keep students safe by employing “safe-school case managers” who build relationships with students, and they offer a youth court that is a system run by students who peer-review cases of unrest. The initiatives in this county has prevented school violence from happening without metal detectors and just two police officers.

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Egyptians Show Pride as Cairo Cleans Up

Jesse Hardman

March 25, 2011 |

Time Magazine |

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Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

Citizens in Cairo have been working to make the streets cleaner in an effort to create more pride for the country and get the government's attention. From picking up trash and painting lampposts to collecting donations from passersby, the community is working together to make a new Egypt.

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