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  • What follows punishment?

    September 26, 2019 |

    The Outline |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Minnesota’s Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) program takes a restorative, rehabilitative approach to sex offender re-entry and has lowered the risk of recidivism by 88%. The initiative provides participants with a group of volunteers that help them with emotional support, job finding, and challenge and shift the attitudes and behaviors that led to the committed crime. The rise of the #metoo movement has given way to the complexity of sexual assault, restorative justice, and rehabilitation – making programs like CoSA both more necessary and challenging to sustain.

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  • Colombia's flying doctors

    September 26, 2019 |

    Struggles from Below Magazine |

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    Response Location: Colombia

    Due to rural conditions and political unrest throughout the region, many in Colombia struggle to access health care, but a group of volunteer pilots is tackling this problem by bringing the health care to the communities that need it. Although the effort started out small, the program now includes 300 volunteer health professionals and 70 volunteer pilots.

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  • The tiny kingdom fighting an epidemic

    September 26, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Bhutan

    Bhutan has committed to eliminating malaria from the country, as in on track to do so thanks in part to the Bhutanese government's consistent persistence to raise public awareness. Arming citizens with mosquito nets, spray and education, the small country has now outpaced India towards this public health goal.

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  • New Reddit project makes mental health care accessible to young Muslims

    September 25, 2019 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    Reddit has long been home to an Islam-focused message board that helps to connect people over a shared belief, but the online community is now expanding to include a twice monthly mental health discussion. Hosted by a licensed clinical psychologist, this "Ask Me Anything" style subreddit helps to eliminate barriers for those seeking help by "providing psychology services 'rooted in Islamic principles.'"

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  • People, heal thyselves: Nigeria's new mental illness approach

    September 25, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Abuja

    In Nigeria, a psychologist and a small group of medical students aimed to change the perception around mental health care by launching an online campaign inviting people to attend a fair. The turnout was so successful, that the group began hosting monthly workshops that have now spread to 13 states across Nigeria.

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  • Sprawling Las Animas County, like many rural areas, badly needs emergency responders. But it's a teachable moment.

    September 24, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Hoehne, Colorado

    Las Animas County in Colorado is a large rural and remote area which makes it difficult for emergency responders to access people in a timely manner. To address this, emergency medical responder (EMR) classes are being taught in high schools in order to relieve the burden and offer a possibility for a career path to students in the area.

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  • Jittery Joe's Boards No-Straw Bandwagon

    September 24, 2019 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

    A coffee shop near the University of Georgia has joined the trend of eliminating straws from their beverages in an attempt to play their role in helping the environment. To address the criticism that this could negaitvely impact a disabled population, however, the university is now working to create a biodegradable option.

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  • Where Sex Education Lacks in Appalachian Schools, This Kentucky Program Is Attempting to Fill In

    September 23, 2019 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Kentucky

    Sexy Sex Ed is a program working to fill in the gaps of sexual education in Appalachian Kentucky, where the rate of teen pregnancies is higher than 68% of the country, and 47% of pregnancies are categorized as unplanned. The program, which started in 2012, hosts workshops across 10 counties, where girls and women from a wide range of ages to learn about their bodies, birth control options, and emergency contraceptives, along with other information not normally taught in school.

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  • Instead Of Killing Prairie Dogs, Researchers Consider Birth Control

    September 20, 2019 |

    Wyoming Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Researchers at Denver’s Bluff Lake Nature Center are trying a new approach to controlling the prairie dog population: birth control. While still in the experimental phase, it has shown to be effective for larger animals, which makes the approach promising. Birth control is the preferred way of curbing the prairie dog population, because while they bring challenges, they are also a necessary part of the ecosystem.

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  • Playoff Loss Births Nutritional Program at Morgan County High School

    September 20, 2019 |

    Grady Newsource |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Georgia

    To better the health of their high school football athletes, Morgan County High School in Georgia implemented a program that focuses on ensuring the school's athletes are eating enough to compensate for the physical activity they're enduring. The program, which implements ideas from college models, provides players with breakfast, lunch, and a pre-practice snack or pre-game meal, while also monitoring each individual's nutrition.

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