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Mesa school district rolls out new counselor program for kids' mental health

Briana Whitney

August 20, 2019 |

KPHO-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Arizona

The Mesa, Arizona, school district is expanding its mental health care programming in response to a high teen suicide rate in the region. By increasing the number of counselors available, using data to tailor its approach to each individual campus, and connecting students with outside therapy professionals when appropriate, Mesa is hoping to reach more students.

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School suicide screening program in Ohio leading to fewer deaths

Erin Cargile Chris Nelson

August 18, 2019 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Ohio

As part of a suicide prevention program in North Central Ohio, middle and high school students take a screening test to assess their mental state and determine if intervention by the school is necessary. Coupled with a hotline and classroom visits, the HelpLine is working to teach community members that it is okay to ask for help.

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Watershed moment: How Chesapeake Bay turned its H2O around

David Karas

August 15, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Annapolis, Maryland

After decades of conservation and cleanup, the 42% of the entire Chesapeake Bay meets water quality standards. The Chesapeake Bay Program organized a regional collaboration between nonprofits, the government, and educational institutions, worked together to protect and clean the Bay, which is home to fishing, tourism, and agriculture. While much progress has been made, the group recognizes the amount of work left if they are to ever see a majority clean watershed.

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Scientists Discover New Cure for the Deadliest Strain of Tuberculosis

Donald G. McNeil Jr.

August 14, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Africa, Sizwe, Gauteng

Drug-resistant cases of tuberculosis have been known to be impossible to cure, but a new drug trial in South Africa has changed the outcome for many suffering from this diagnosis. Although the trial that implements a three-drug regimen over the course of several months is still fairly new to the market, it has already gained approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

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Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents' Health, Not Just Their Economic Security

Benjamin Ryan

August 12, 2019 |

The Nation (New York) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

The United States is the only developed nation to not have a national paid family leave policy, so several states are enacting their own form of the policy in order to better serve families and child development. The handful of states that have implemented a policy that allows for time off work with at least partial pay, have reported a myriad of successful outcomes including a decrease in infant and maternal mortality rates and overall better health of the child.

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A tiny garden in Boulder is showing signs of stress from smog. The scientist behind it is thrilled.

Amanda K. Clark

August 12, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

A garden at Boulder, Colorado’s Museum of Natural History is being used to track the effects of smog and educate visitors as well. Called an “ozone garden,” this plot – and other like it around the world – shows researchers and visitors how plants are damaged by ground-level ozone levels. Beyond education, the researchers behind the ozone garden are using it to show how crops and food availability will diminish as climate change continues.

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The desert gets a biocrust skin graft

Krista Langlois

August 09, 2019 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Scientists in southeast America are trying to rebuild the natural biocrusts that existed centuries ago. The biocrusts, which are concentrations of cyanobacteria, moss, and lichens, are a crucial part of ecosystems in its ability to prevent erosion and soil degradation. Researchers across the region have been growing them in labs, but the implementation into the environment has posed challenges.

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How Colorado's rural education network went from teaching home economics to fighting the opioid epidemic

Monte Whaley

August 07, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

Rural parts of America are often lacking in resources such as addiction treatment centers, but a project known as Strengthening Families is working to connect families in these areas with people that can help. In Colorado, extension agents – people who are well-respected and well-known within the areas – meet with community members on a regular basis to provide information about healthy lifestyles.

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'You bring your gun, we ask no questions': The history of gun buybacks in Kansas City and Missouri

Cat Reid

August 05, 2019 |

KSHB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

As Kansas City tries to decrease violent crime in the area, it looks to a decades-old initiative that may have worked in the past: gun buybacks. Such a response was first tried in 1994, and saw a decline in homicides the following year. While the new mayor looks to try this in the city, they face state legislation prohibiting gun buybacks and pushback from critics who say such responses don’t actually work.

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When Arizona catches fire, prisoners step up

Maya L. Kapoor

August 05, 2019 |

High Country News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

As the cost of fighting wildfires rises and the number of firefighters declines, Arizona found a solution: paying incarcerated men and women to do the same job for just five percent of the standard rate for firefighting. Arizona’s Inmate Wildfire Program, while fundamentally exploitative, is seemingly more complex. Those that go through the program find a sense of meaning and are given the opportunity to learn leadership and teamwork skills – things they can translate in life upon release.

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