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  • When you treat violence as a health problem, kids and communities heal, experts say

    April 13, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Victims of violence found in hospitals are more likely to return for emergency care than those with chronic illnesses. As a result, communities like Cleveland, Ohio are trying the approach of treating violence as a public health issue. By employing social workers and peer mentors for the victims while being treated, it is hoped that the cycle of violence can be interrupted and the root cause addressed.

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  • Can we Quake-Proof a City?

    March 22, 2016 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Nepal

    Can we engineer buildings to prevent collapse in earthquakes? The answer is yes, and the Inquiry dives into how better building design can save more and more lives as urban density increases.

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  • Chipping away at mental health crisis

    March 17, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    The state of Wisconsin has a teen suicide rate three-times greater than the national average. Lawmakers have scrambled to address and provide greater access to mental health services in the state by offering temporary housing shelters, treatment programs, and new police training. The initiative is expanding to three cities and health officials see progress because of a decrease in hospitalizations.

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  • Developers use innovative strategies to deliver affordable housing

    March 12, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    As Seattle and the region search for ways to produce and retain affordable housing, these four developments backed by private capital are examples of different strategies that have worked.

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  • Why Birmingham Is Thriving in a County That's Bankrupt

    March 08, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Jefferson, Alabama

    In Alabama’s largest city, a story of economic confidence in an unlikely place.

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  • Could Urban Farms Be the Preschools of the Future?

    March 07, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids by combining farms and preschools.

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  • Large malt producer uses wood chips to fuel power plant

    March 04, 2016 |

    Rock Road Recycle |

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    Response Location: United States, Shakopee, Minnesota

    Rahr Malting, a brewery in Shakopee, MN, has found a creative way to sustainably address their energy needs. The company partners with the Mdewakanton Sioux Community to use waste barley hulls from the malting factory to generate electricity for their facilities, selling excess power to the public grid while the waste heat sprouts the malt to make beer.

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  • Houston's Quiet Revolution

    March 01, 2016 |

    Places Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Hundreds of immigrants in Houston often have no access to any social aid. One community, East Aldine, exemplifies this. It lacks sewers, water, or trash collection. But, with the help of one nonprofit residents are bypassing the city, and getting the help they need.

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  • In Toronto, a Neighborhood in Despair Transforms Into a Model of Inclusion

    February 28, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Regent Park

    An ambitious plan for the 69-acre Regent Park neighborhood is disrupting entrenched notions of class, race and religion, at a time when concerns over income inequality and immigration are growing.

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  • In Pursuit of Big Data, Mexico City Mapathon Gamifies Crowdsourcing

    February 25, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City

    By “gamifying” the process, urban planners can crowdsource data collection. In Mexico City, members of 14 organizations—ranging from government agencies to nonprofits and consultants—launched a city-wide game, Mapatón CDMX, in an effort to collect data and map the complex transportation system. To participate, users downloaded an app and mapped transit routes for points.

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