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Low-key cops and a white shaggy dog: How Marathon County transformed its response to residents in crisis

Peter Cameron

September 28, 2020 |

Wausau Pilot and Review |

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Response Location: United States, Wausau, Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, plain-clothes law enforcement officers are teaming up with mental health experts to handle calls related to crisis intervention. The goal of the Marathon County Crisis Assessment Response Team is to reduce unnecessary detentions of people experiencing mental health crises, while also increasing trust with the community. In the two years since the program launched, the "rate of hospitalizing or jailing people in crisis" has dropped in both consecutive years, which has consequently saved the county a great deal of expenses.

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The happy hug of a clinic clown

Priti Salian

September 25, 2020 |

MintPress News |

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Response Location: India, Auroville

Clinic clowns aren't just bringing joy to elderly dementia patients, they are also fostering a sense of wellbeing and positivity while helping them recall memories from their past through the use of art, music, and improvisation. Because many are volunteers and don't have medical training, a clown academy is now offering a specific training course where clinic clowns can learn about "patient psychology, dealing with care facilities and working in tandem with a medical team."

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How South Korea Successfully Managed Coronavirus

Dasl Yoon Timothy W. Martin

September 25, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

Despite never mandating a lockdown, South Korea has been able to better control the spread of COVID-19 as compared to other countries of similar economic and development status. Focusing on information management and testing, as well as the use of technology to aid both of these tactics, the country has kept the case count to fewer than 80 cases per day. According to the chairman of the World Health Organization’s global outbreak alert and response network, “No country has adapted to living with, and containing, the virus like South Korea."

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Watery Bangladesh Works to Prevent Child Drowning Deaths

Amy Yee

September 24, 2020 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

After experiencing a high rate of drownings among children due to the number of rivers and ponds in the country, a non-profit organization in Bangladesh has been offering swim lessons to children in rural areas that are more susceptible to encountering dangerous waters. Since the program started, the rate has decreased nearly 50 percent while the confidence of the participants has increased.

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The Rise of Dual Credit

Kelly Field

September 22, 2020 |

Education Next |

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Response Location: United States

Dual credit classes were a response to the increasing costs of attending college and university and to make postsecondary education more accessible to low-income students. Although low-income and minority students are still having trouble accessing dual credit courses, research shows they have some level of success. “Research shows that students who take dual credit courses are more likely to enroll in and complete college than students who don’t—and to finish faster, too.”

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How trucking eels is reviving a river

Clare Fieseler

September 17, 2020 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Conowingo, Maryland

Biologists are trapping baby eels in the Susquehanna River and are physically relocating them via trucks upstream past hydroelectric dams. These dams have interrupted the natural migration route the eels have traditionally taken, which has had unintended consequences for other ecosystems on the East Coast. While this technique, known as assisted migration, may be one way to save some species from climate change, some question whether the cost and conservation consequences are worth it. So far, biologists have have moved over 1 million eels since 2008.

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COVID-19 Has Crushed Everybody's Economy—Except for South Korea's

Morten Soendergaard Larsen

September 16, 2020 |

Foreign Policy |

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Response Location: South Korea, Gyeonggi

South Korea's economic growth is one of the few that have not stagnated or declined during the coronavirus pandemic. Although much of this is due to how effectively the country handled containment protocols from the start, the overall fiscal response – which included encouraging residents to reinvest government payouts in local businesses – also played a significant role. In one province, this included using non-cash payments "that could only be spent in shops inside the region, rather than as cash that could be hoarded."

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Masks effect hard to isolate, but officials say they're important layer of protection

Tom Hallberg

September 16, 2020 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

Data collected from a handful of states where the idea of mask wearing has spread and been adopted, shows that after three weeks' time, the average daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases decreases. Although experts say that mask-wearing is not a solution on its own, the benefits of government mandates to wear a mask do still make an impact and the effectiveness only increases over time.

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‘Tons and tons of fishing equipment': B.C. tour operators clean up ocean debris during coronavirus pandemic

Matt Simmons

September 15, 2020 |

The Narwhal |

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Response Location: Canada, Vancouver Island

Expeditions to clean up debris from the coastline are underway along the B.C. coast after an ecotourism company was forced to stop tours during the pandemic. The project is largely funded by the B.C. government’s Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund, and involves five different companies. In just one expedition, 61 tonnes of garbage was collected and removed via volunteers, a helicopter, and a barge.

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The David And Goliath Story Playing Out In Alaska's Fisheries

Stephen Miller

September 14, 2020 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Alaska

A small, southeast-Alaskan fishing community banded together to protect the source of its livelihood from industrial fishing. Legislation officially protected 70,000 square miles of pristine waters in 1998. The ban on industrial fishing has resulted in much smaller, sustainable fisheries that have kept the ocean habitat flourishing and business booming for local fisheries. A cooperative model prevents overfishing and maintains a healthy ocean habitat.

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