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Tiny homes, big change: How DC can adapt tiny homes to fight homelessness

Hannah Loder

October 17, 2022 |

Street Sense Media |

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Response Location: United States, Springfield, Missouri

The Eden Village tiny home community helps to provide people without homes a place to live. Tiny homes communities allow municipalities to build more dense and affordable housing for the people who need it most. All the homes in the village are “permanent supportive housing,” meaning residents may live in their homes for the remainder of their lives as long as they follow the rules set forth by the community.

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Santa Barbara County Finding Success with Co-Response Mental Health Teams

Jade Martinez-Pogue

October 02, 2022 |

Noozhawk |

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Response Location: United States, Santa Barbara, California

Since 2018, Santa Barbara County’s co-response teams have paired a Department of Behavioral Wellness clinician with trained law enforcement to respond to 9-1-1 calls related to a mental health crisis. The pair work together to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and arrests for people experiencing a mental health crisis.

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Bail Reform Is Picking Up Across Counties Nationwide

Jamal Andress

September 26, 2022 |

Newsy |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

The Bail Project allows defendants to go free while awaiting trial. Bail reform takes the burden off of the poor and prevents people from losing their jobs while sitting in jail awaiting trial because they can’t afford to pay their bail, specifically for those with misdemeanor charges. In the first six months following the bail reform, there were 1,500 more people released. Following them for three years, there was a 6% decrease in prosecutions and guilty pleas and time served also dropped.

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In the Netherlands, Safe Drug Consumption Sites Are Saving Lives. The U.S. Is Resisting.

Jaisal Noor

September 14, 2022 |

Bolts |

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Response Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam

In the Netherlands, safe consumption sites provide a clean, supervised space for drug users to go without worrying about legal ramifications. The sites not only help prevent overdoses, with zero overdose deaths reported at safe consumption sites, but also connect patrons with harm-reduction information, alternatives such as methadone, supportive housing, mental health treatment, and other social services.

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Gun Buybacks Are Popular. But Are They Effective?

Matt Vasilogambros

August 30, 2022 |

Stateline |

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Response Location: United States, Richmond, Virginia

Gun buyback programs through organizations like the Robby Poblete Foundation help get unwanted firearms out of households and off the streets. Recently, the Foundation’s first gun buyback program received 474 firearms from residents, as more gun buyback programs have been popping up across the country.

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When students don't show up, attendance detectives are on the case

Ann Schimke

August 22, 2022 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

High schools in Colorado are using federal COVID funding to hire Zero Dropouts. The company finds students not attending school and helps get them back on track.

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Supervised drug injection sites could soon pop up in California. How will they work?

Ana B. Ibarra

August 11, 2022 |

CalMatters |

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Response Location: United States, California

A Senate bill in California could authorize supervised drug injection sites that provide drug users with a safe place to use drugs while supervised by trained staff to prevent overdoses.

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How this California program is making it easier for those leaving prison to earn degrees

Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

August 09, 2022 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Response Location: United States, Fresno

Through targeted outreach and support across 15 campuses in the California State University system, Project Rebound has helped formerly incarcerated students earn nearly 500 university degrees since 2016, with a recidivism rate of less than one percent. Though the students still face stigma after release, they say Project Rebound provides a safe space for them to find stability and fellowship and connect over shared experiences.

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After a series of medical issues, Tarrant County Jail hired this nurse to advocate for inmates.

Alexis Allison

August 03, 2022 |

Fort Worth Report |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

Texas’ Tarrant County Jail has a medical liaison that uses her master’s degree in forensics nursing to advocate for people who are incarcerated and in need of medical care.

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Nigerian advocate who launched mobile app to tackle GBV

Blessing Udeobasi

July 31, 2022 |

African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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Response Location: Nigeria

The CampusPal mobile app is a safe, confidential place for students at colleges in Nigeria to report cases of sexual assault and gender-based violence.

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