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  • How this ranch uses music therapy to prevent suicide

    September 15, 2017 |

    Record Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington Court House, Ohio

    With a national mental health crisis on the rise in the United States, many young women facing depression and trauma often tragically turn to self-harm or even suicide in an attempt to cope. The Ranch of Opportunity in Ohio offers an alternative in the form of a peaceful and spacious environment where girls are encouraged and empowered through holistic treatments, particularly music therapy, to find positive outlets for stress and fear, and to implement sustainable strategies for pursuing a healthy life again.

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  • In Connecticut, Saving Lives Comes With an Unexpected Perk: Saving Money

    September 15, 2017 |

    NationSwell |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Unlike other states, Connecticut is running their own medicaid program. The state is reducing costs by reaching out to people before they get severely sick. They’re using their extensive medicaid data, looking for people who face a greater risk of getting a disease, reaching out to them, and connecting them with preventative care. “The state’s per-patient spending on Medicaid dropped by an average of 5.7 percent each year between 2010 and 2014.”

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  • Finding Our Power

    September 14, 2017 |

    Sustainability Pioneers |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is one of the 2500 cities and groups that are part of the "We Are Still In" network, supporting the Paris climate agreement. The city built what officials call "the greenest public building" in America, the Frick Environmental Center. By devoting funding to green construction and using an integrated design approach, the city and its leaders are showing the commitment needed to tackle climate change and create a more sustainable future.

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  • Should California look to Massachusetts to fix its housing crisis?

    September 13, 2017 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    The California Legislature, inspired by a decades-old Massachusetts affordable housing bill, recently passed SB 35. However, a few differences distinguish the two bills. In Massachusetts, the 40B bill fast-tracks development projects that include 20% affordable units in cities that have below the mandated amount of affordable housing. California’s bill rewards affordable housing projects, but it also rewards projects with above-average income housing. Still, the bill is a big step forward in the fight for more affordable housing at the state level.

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  • Switching The Script: Kansas City Public Schools Operates Charter Of Its Own

    September 12, 2017 |

    KCPT |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Kansas

    With support from Kansas City Public Schools, a group has built an innovative new charter school that incorporates family services and social services into the fabric of the school. Kansas City Neighborhood Academy follows in the successful footsteps of a charter in Georgia and serves as a pilot project and important learning experience for the rest of Kansas City's schools.

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  • How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste—and Hunger

    September 12, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: New Zealand, Wellington

    In an era when 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted each year, a nonprofit organization in New Zealand called The Free Store collects surplus food from cafes and restaurants to redistribute to the public - at no cost to the consumer. The Free Store, which started in Wellington and has spread across the country, opens its doors every weeknight to anyone in search of a free meal, regardless of economic background or status.

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  • Clean Energy's Role in Recession Recovery

    September 12, 2017 |

    Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    There are state differences in green investment and this can affect the economy of each, especially post-recession. Green investing can create more jobs and have an indirect impact by encouraging more business due to cheaper electric bills from greater use of renewable energy.

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  • How one city's VA health system has greatly reduced opioid prescribing

    September 12, 2017 |

    STAT |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    The Cleveland VA developed a program to curb the number of opioid prescriptions given by their doctors by using evidence-based, best practice pain management. Physicians are connected with a training program about effective pain management, and connected with pain-management specialist teams so that they can consult on specific cases. This program has been effective in reducing the number of opioid prescriptions, and in relieving pain for patients in a sustainable way.

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  • How Philly plans to ditch cash bail and what stands in the way

    September 11, 2017 |

    Billy Penn |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A candidate for district attorney in Philadelphia is pushing to do away with cash bail entirely as other places have done, including Washington D.C., and New Jersey. Both of those places have seen their jail populations drop, and Philadelphia has taken some initial steps that reduce pre-trial populations in jail, but it faces a number of challenges in implementing no-cash bail. Those include getting widespread buy-in and a conservative legislature.

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  • Black Neighbors Band Together to Bring in Healthy Food, Co-op-Style

    September 11, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, and throughout the country, many people find themselves in "food deserts", or places where access to fresh fruits and vegetables is extremely limited. Black residents are addressing these issues via the creation of their own food production and supply network called the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. Through this network, Black neighbors created a co-op grocery store that promotes urban agriculture and healthy eating.

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