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Using Zoom To Connect Returning Citizens To Resources And Community

Ryan M. Moser

January 18, 2023 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Re-Entry 2.0 is a virtual program that supports people's transition from prison to life outside by providing moral support, connection, and ongoing assistance. The program hosts a community that includes people who were formerly incarcerated, volunteers, nonprofits, family members, and others who work to address issues like learning new technologies, job placement, and accessing food banks.

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Western Massachusetts helpline a Call for Change seeks to end intimate partner violence where it starts—with the people causing the harm

Aina de Lapparent Alvarez

December 31, 2022 |

The Berkshire Eagle |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

The Call for Change Helpline in Massachusetts takes phone calls from across the country to help prevent domestic violence. The line is confidential and anonymous. Most callers are people causing harm, and responders are trained to help them change abusive behavior.

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The Benevolents

Sarah Baril Gaudet

November 14, 2022 |

The New York Times |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

At a call center in Montreal, Tel-Aide, staff members are trained to be active listeners without providing guidance or advice to callers looking for someone to talk to.

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After rocky start, hopes up in Oregon drug decriminalization

Andrew Selsky

September 25, 2022 |

Associated Press |

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Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act emphasizes getting treatment and decriminalizes possession of personal-use amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and other drugs. Supporters of the act say that decriminalization reduces the stigma of addiction and keeps people who use drugs out of jail. In the first year of decriminalization, about 16,000 people accessed services.

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Black foster youth who age out struggle to find housing

Keyshawn Davis

September 21, 2022 |

Sacramento Business Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

HomeAid builds and renovates affordable housing and shelters for people transitioning out of homelessness and also helps provide housing resources for those aging out of the foster care system. Affordable housing for people aging out of foster care provides them with a stepping stone to self-sufficiency, where they learn responsibilities like paying rent, opening a savings account, and managing their bills.

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How Telementoring Programme Aided Sudan's Fight against COVID-19

Sharon Atieno

September 02, 2022 |

Science Africa |

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Response Location: Sudan

To make healthcare more accessible and relieve overwhelmed medical centers, Sudanese American doctors used telementoring to train over 400 medical students across Sudan in the necessary skills to serve their local communities.

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An evolving role for colleges: Training former substance abusers to be part of treatment teams

Alina Tugend

August 02, 2022 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, New York

The City University of New York’s College of Staten Island is among a handful but growing number of colleges that are offering peer advocate training programs to former substance abusers. These certified trainings are enabling vulnerable adults to pursue higher education, acquire skills, and use their experience to not just find employment but also support patients with recovery.

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In Kalamazoo, a Warmline's early intervention may help some from needing to use a Hotline

Sinta Aistars

June 15, 2022 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Operators for the early crisis intervention line Warmline lend a listening ear to Kalamazoo, Michigan, residents feeling sad, overwhelmed, or in need of advice. The operator then provides information about organizations and groups that may help.

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Radicalization Rehab: A group helping people escape hate

Zaid Jilani

May 18, 2022 |

NewsNation |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago nonprofit Life After Hate provides mentorship, individualized education, support groups, and job training to help draw people away from violent extremism and hate-based ideology. Founded by former extremists, the group uses a process of disengagement and deradicalization based on compassionate, nonjudgmental discussion with social workers and peer mentors.

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Interrupting Cycles of Harm, Inside and Outside Prison Walls

Allen Arthur

April 01, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

A growing number of programs are working to interrupt cycles of trauma and harm with currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. Beyond Violence uses curriculum co-designed by women currently incarcerated and uses peer co-facilitation to address the aggression and violence women have experienced personally, as well as been perpetrators of. The curriculum, which also highlights the impact of individuals’ communities, relationships, and social structures, improves mental health and facilitates long-term healing.

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