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  • Serving Survivors: In Rural States, Telemedicine Connects Sexual Assault Survivors To Services

    March 01, 2019 |

    Ohio Valley ReSource |

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    Response Location: United States, Gillette, Wyoming

    Gillette, Wyoming is a small rural town that isn't connected to many resources, so that help for people who have experienced traumas can be difficult to access. With the implementation of the Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation, however, that isolation is decreasing. Through digital connections dubbed as telemedicine, trauma survivors are able to connect with therapists to receive support and counseling sessions.

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  • Safe, for now: Future of Safe Station not clear in wake of Hub and Spoke

    March 01, 2019 |

    Manchester Ink Link |

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    Response Location: United States, Nashua, New Hampshire

    In Nashua, New Hampshire, a city-run program known as Safe Station connects people who are seeking help with addiction to health-care resources, including emergency medical services, transportation, and support groups. Although a change in funding could impact the program's future, in the time that it has been operating, thousands of people have sought treatment and the city has seen a significant decrease in opioid overdoses.

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  • Should drug users have a safe place to inject? State panel says yes.

    February 26, 2019 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    After noticing the success of a handful of other countries that use safe consumption site, especially as it pertains to a reduction in overdose deaths and discarded dirty needles, Massachusetts is one of several states looking to implement a similar operation. Although the proposal has yet to be officially approved, the idea is gaining traction amongst community members and government officials thanks to the results of other sites.

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  • The New Art of Making Friends and Finding Community

    February 25, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

    In the United Kingdom, loneliness is an epidemic. Those who feel chronically lonely may have weaker immune systems, an increased risk of cancer, and shorter life spans. These afflictions and risks associated with loneliness put a strain on the country's National Health Service. Many organizations like AgeUK, which offers companionship matching, and Silverline, which offers a 24-hour conversation helpline, specifically target the elderly. But research shows that young people are lonely too, which is why these solutions are an important addition to fighting loneliness.

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  • Here's How One Small Town Beat The Opioid Epidemic

    February 25, 2019 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Response Location: United States, Little Falls, Minnesota

    Cities that invest in multi-faceted opioid addiction treatment programs succeed in lowering overdose deaths. In Little Falls, Minnesota, the idea of “medication-assisted treatment” includes combining the traditional use of drugs like Suboxone to wean heavy opioid dependency with additional measures, including hospital oversight to reduce excess prescriptions and the coordination of care between social workers, doctors, nurses, teachers, and even law enforcement. Cities with successful public health programs treating opioid addiction rely on federal and state grants as well as donations.

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  • What Colorado can learn from “red flag” gun laws in other states as lawmakers debate passing their own version

    February 25, 2019 |

    The Denver Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Around the country, a dozen states have passed “red flag” gun laws. These laws allow officials to temporarily take away legally owned guns from individuals who are deemed either at-risk of suicide, or a danger to others. Colorado is the most recent state to introduce a similar law to legislation, and if passed would allow law enforcement to initially seize guns for 14 days while a judge hears the case.

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  • Veterinarian Suicide

    February 24, 2019 |

    Radio Health Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Thousand Oaks, California

    Suicide is becoming increasingly common in the veterinary medicine field due to many factors such as financial anxiety and the extreme stress of the job in general. To combat this, veterinarian organizations are connecting veterinarians with one another, focusing on improving community mental health and reducing stigma.

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  • On-Demand Grandkids and Robot Pals to Keep Senior Loneliness at Bay

    February 23, 2019 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Pembroke Pines, Florida

    Research shows that prolonged feelings of loneliness can have unhealthy outcomes, and the likelihood of experiencing loneliness increases as a person ages. To combat this, many technology companies are trying a host of solutions targeted at senior citizens that includes tools such as interactive robots as well as an app that employs college students to acts as "grandchildren on demand.”

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  • Cordillera resort to reopen as tony drug-treatment facility for “seriously underserved population” — the wealthy

    February 22, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Edwards, Colorado

    An upscale rehabilitation center is coming to Eagle County in Colorado, after similar models have seen success throughout California. Although many residents have opposed the development, developers hope that this addiction-treatment facility will help decrease the stigma for those in the community who need to seek help.

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  • Community cautiously optimistic about Cure Violence, the crime-fighting program out of Chicago

    February 20, 2019 |

    WTLV-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Cure Violence, a national non-profit, has been training local residents to intervene and diffuse violent conflict in their own neighborhoods. The organization, which started in Chicago, has contributed to decreased violence in cities like Baltimore and New York City, by taking a public health approach, meaning, treating crime like a disease. As Jacksonville, Florida comes to terms with the increase in violent conflict in its own city, it looks to Cure Violence as a possible intervention.

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