Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

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  • Furnishing A Future

    Quinn O'Callaghan

    June 12, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Furnishing a Future offers furniture making classes to former inmates. The program was created with the intention of giving former prisoners job skills, who often leave prison with no work experience. “If these guys are trained in how to make a resume, and how to make it outside, but have no skills, they’re just not going to get a job.”

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  • When Your Child Is a Psychopath

    Barbara Bradley Hagerty

    June 01, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Children are typically diagnosed with callous and unemotional traits rather than psychopathy, so they are rarely treated properly for the mental condition even though most of these children grow into adult psychopaths. A juvenile treatment facility in Madison, Wisconsin, called Mendota takes in young men who have committed violent crimes and attempts to rehabilitate them in a non-traditional prison system. They have lower rates of re-offending than regular prisons and some of their inmates are able to function normally in society upon release.

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  • When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

    Eve Troeh Mallory Falk

    May 30, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    Primary and secondary school students in New Orleans are disproportionately affected by trauma compared to their peers in the rest of the country - 40% live below the poverty line and 20% have witnessed homicide firsthand. In recent years, a group of charter schools in the city has shifted from a "no excuses" discipline model to a "trauma-informed" approach to dealing with students' behavioral problems. Administrators reason that incorporating social-emotional learning, meditation, and counseling into the daily curriculum will do more to address children's underlying stress than any detention or suspension.

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  • This Camden Halfway Home is Reducing Recidivism Across the River

    Dominique “Peak” Johnson

    May 11, 2017 |

    Billy Penn |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    Many previously incarcerated people struggle to both rehabilitate and gain the necessary skills for a successful post-prison life. This article looks at Hope Hall, a halfway house using a comprehensive approach meant to address underlying issues of incarceration as well as prepare participants for future employment.

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  • Here are the 3 steps everyone agrees we need to take to tackle recidivism

    Christopher Wink

    May 09, 2017 |

    Generocity |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Activists, and lawmakers have been proposing ideas for prisoner reentry, or supporting former prisoners by finding work, housing, and healthcare, in order to reduce the trend of prisoners being released, committing another crime, and returning to prison. Philadelphia, which has a high recidivism rate, is one of the cities that is already implementing solutions.

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  • The Fix

    Michael O’Brien

    May 07, 2017 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Throughout New York City’s five boroughs, the opioid crisis has had a huge impact across class, race, and neighborhood boundaries. In response, several initiatives have been implemented including needle exchanges, providing rehabilitation treatment in the community rather than out of state, asking about drug use during the primary care visits, and integrating methodone services into primary care provision.

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  • Medication used for treatment, recovery

    Meghan Costa Danielle Nick

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Drug-assisted recovery has proved to be very effective for people seeking sobriety from opiate addiction. Drugs such as Suboxone, Methadone, and Vivitrol help addicts by eliminating the ability to get high on opiates and curbing their craving. These drugs combined with psycho and behavioral therapy can help people achieve long-term recovery.

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  • Prevention Point Philadelphia aims to reduce harm with syringe exchange

    Erin Moran

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Prevention Point Philadelphia provides needle-exchange, HIV and Hepatitis C testing, counseling groups, mailboxes, and Naloxone (an opioid overdose reversal drug) training to 18,000 people. The center also connects addicts to addiction services and other social programs if they want to seek recovery.

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  • Protecting overdose witnesses with Good Samaritan Law

    Zach Bourgeois

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

    During a drug overdose, some people avoid calling for medical assistance because they fear arrest. Laws that protect callers can help, but even where those laws exist, many drug users and potential overdose witnesses don’t realize they are protected.

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  • Philadelphia Treatment Court gives a 'second chance'

    Albert Hong

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, people facing felony drug charges can opt for a yearlong program in a treatment court where their progress is monitored to ensure they avoid substance use, get treatment and stay in contact with their case managers. Judges presiding over the court work with those who miss those goals to help them reflect on how they can graduate, even if there are stumbles along the way. Those who successfully complete the program can work to get the felonies expunged from their records.

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