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Finding Health Care in the Desert

Deborah Fallows

June 13, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Ajo, Arizona

In remote Ajo, Arizona, the Desert Senita Health Center acts as the region’s on-stop shop health clinic as well as the community's health advocate. From providing medical care to implementing tactics to break the community's involvement with abuse of drugs, alcohol and violence, the Senita Health Center relies on community support, federal funding and a host of outreach programs.

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Focus on traumatic childhood helps victims heal and succeed

Dee J. Hall

May 22, 2016 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

Adults who never heal from their traumatic childhoods often become perpetrators of the same violence they experienced. State departments across the US are adopting trauma-informed care, an approach that helps people overcome negative childhood experiences.

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A day in trauma-informed court: Parents work to regain custody of their kids

Dee J. Hall

May 22, 2016 |

Wisconsin Watch |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

In a regular court it is very difficult for a person with a history of drug abuse to regain custody of their children. The state of Wisconsin is promoting trauma-informed drug courts which offer participants the chance to get their children back if they pass a strict rehab program.

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Simple initiatives may curtail alcohol use

Lindsey Anderson

May 17, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

In an attempt to curb risky alcohol use and its consequences, advocates and researchers are launching two initiatives in El Paso – one to get people to reconsider their drinking habits, and another to reduce underage drinking at parties.

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You told us these 99 ideas to help stop more drug overdose deaths

Erin Rhoda

May 16, 2016 |

Bangor Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, Bangor, Maine

The opioid epidemic continues to be a public concern and the One Life Project is hoping to help bring people together to develop solutions. At an open One Life event attendees wrote down 99 ideas and are now asking for information to add to the chart on who is working on what solution and where.

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Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate

Lindsey Anderson

May 15, 2016 |

El Paso Times |

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Response Location: United States, El Paso, Texas

Liver disease is killing El Pasoans at an alarming rate and draining resources as sick patients end up in hospitals and emergency rooms – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Liver disease’s three main causes are preventable, and several groups in El Paso and across the country are tackling them one by one.

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Iceland Succeeds at Reversing Teenage Substance Abuse The U.S. Should Follow Suit

Harvey B. Milkman

May 11, 2016 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: Iceland

With rampant substance abuse problems among youth, the United States should look to the success of Iceland in decreasing alcohol and drug use rates.

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How One City Is Working To Get An Overdose Antidote In Every Home

Jessica Leber

May 09, 2016 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

To combat its heroin and prescription drug epidemic, the city of Baltimore is trying to make sure everyone has access to naloxone, a drug that instantly stops overdoses.

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Once unthinkable in US, drug shoot-up rooms get serious look

David Klepper

May 08, 2016 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

Supervised injection sites--places for addicts to use heroin under medical supervision with clean needles--have been established in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. While people commonly overdose at supervised sites, medical staff are able to intervene and prevent death.

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The Shelter that Gives Wine to Alcoholics

Tina Rosenberg

April 26, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

Alcoholism affects homeless people around the world, a condition that makes them physically and mentally dependent on alcohol to maintain stable functions. The Oaks shelter in Ottawa serves free daily pours to severe alcoholics in order to stabilize their physical and mental states, and to help them control the amount of alcohol they intake. These measures in Ottawa have proven cost effective, humane, and offer specialized aid to those suffering from alcoholism.

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