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  • A New Place to Calm Mental Distress

    September 07, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Alamosa, Colorado

    ERs are often ill-equipped to handle mentally ill patients and cause them more stress than they do help, furthermore, these recurring patients are costly. Mi Esperanza, a wellness center in CO, reduces unnecessary and counterproductive ER visits while providing those who are suffering a crisis a calm environment with talk therapy, and life coping strategies.

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  • Staying on the Land

    September 06, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Taos, New Mexico

    A tax break for open space may help protect New Mexico’s farm land from development, preserving generations-old tradition and ownership, while maintaining valuable land for a future agricultural resurgence.

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  • Is farming a public service?

    September 05, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    To develop the next generation of producers, the Young Farmers Coalition non-profit is now pushing Congress and individual state legislatures to take a big step: forgiving farmers’ student loans.

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  • Relying on food pantries in New Mexico's rural communities

    September 05, 2016 |

    Small Towns Big Change |

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    Response Location: United States, Ojo Sarco, New Mexico

    Hunger is a hidden crisis in the U.S., and in places like Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - a food desert and poverty-stricken community - a few dedicated food pantries are all that stands between thousands of people and going hungry. A longstanding relationship with Farmers Markets authorized to use SNAP benefits has also allowed farmers to donate overstocked produce to those in need - though the greater battle against the poverty that causes hunger is yet to be won.

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  • Communities Nationwide Explore Solutions for Heroin Epidemic

    August 30, 2016 |

    Akron Beacon Journal |

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    Response Location: United States

    Across the country, various communities are struggling with a heroin usage epidemic. This article highlights communities taking unique approaches to this problem,whether it is innovate treatment recruitment or early prevention.

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  • Seattle's Potential Solution for Heroin Epidemic: Places for Legal Drug Use

    August 25, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, a heroin epidemic is provoking solutions that go beyond the cities needle exchange program. While controversial, a new proposal recommends safe drug-usage zones for those engaging in drug use.

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  • A solution as obvious as it is rare: Making high school graduates ready for college

    August 18, 2016 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Because high schools are assessed on graduation rates in lieu of college-readiness and public universities are funded based on the number of students who enroll instead of those that graduate, there is often a miscommunication about what students need to know to take college courses. Without proper preparation, students are funneled into remedial classes, an expensive and time consuming path. Several states are working to close this gap, shifting the incentive structure towards graduation rates-based funding for colleges and identifying slipping high school juniors to "bring them up to speed" before college.

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  • Española has tried everything to stop drug overdoses

    August 16, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    One small town in New Mexico called Española is ahead of the nation in treating opioid-related drug overdoses. The city trains law enforcement officers and community members in treating overdoses, offers needle exchange programs to prevent the spread of diseases, and it has ensured that anti-addiction drugs are readily available.

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  • Want to Fix U.S. Schools? Look to Native American Communities

    August 10, 2016 |

    Equal Voice News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Native American students are 237% more likely to drop out than their white counterparts. Organizations like the Native American Community Academy (NACA), are changing those statistics by creating curricula that focus on tribal identity values. These alterations have proved successful as graduation rates and college attendance have risen among Native American students attending NACA.

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  • How a police chief used compassion to combat his community's drug problem

    August 08, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Gloucester, Massachusetts

    Rather than put addicts in jail, a police station in Gloucester, Massachusetts helps get those in need into treatment centers. Now, communities all over the country, including the town of Española, New Mexico, treat addiction with empathy and urgency rather than jail time. The change in treatment has reduced drug-related crime as well as deaths from overdose.

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