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Her rapist was convicted because of a rape kit. So why are so many kits untested?

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

August 15, 2018 |

KUOW Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Ohio

Ohio has invested heavily in new technology and processes to improve and streamline the testing of rape kits. As Washington grapples with limited resources and lab inefficiencies, it looks to Ohio as an example of productivity and efficiency. After passing a bill requiring the processing of all rape kits, crime labs in Washington are facing a backlog that, without changing their ways, could take up to six years to complete.

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Searching For A Cure For Japan's Loneliness Epidemic

Marc Prosser

August 15, 2018 |

The Huffington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Japan

Japan is using robots to combat excessive national loneliness. Many people live, age, and die alone. Though experts say that nothing replaces meaningful human contact, family members report that relatives who use the robots have an improved quality of life.

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‘Life Changing Food': This eatery hires only people recovering from addiction

Katie Wedell

August 14, 2018 |

Dayton Daily News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

DV8 Kitchen in Lexington, Kentucky has twenty-five employees, all of whom are in recovery from drug addiction. The eatery's "second chance hiring" policy and general business take into consideration the special needs of those in recovery, including closing when employees need to go to recovery meetings and splitting tips evenly into employee paychecks. The owner also engages in a workshop series for the employees, covering topics such as health and wellness, financial responsibility, and mindfulness.

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'We Are Going To Survive': Douglas Students Use Music, Art To Heal At Camp Shine

Jessica Bakeman

August 14, 2018 |

WLRN |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Parkland, Florida

Camp Shine, is helping student survivors of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, heal. Through art, dance, and music, they are processing their trauma. The camp, was founded by two upperclassmen from MSDHS who believe in the idea of healing through art. Data shows it’s working. Researchers from the University of Miami who surveyed the students before and after the camp saw a reduction in PTSD symptoms. "They're here to have fun, but they're also here to heal.”

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At a clinic for torture survivors, an Iranian refugee works to build a new life

Fahrinisa Campana

August 14, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Greece, Athens

Holistic care can help torture survivors begin healing from the physical and psychological consequences of their experiences. Médecins Sans Frontières has provided services to 600 refugees and migrants in need at a single center in downtown Athens. “Some of these memories are unforgettable, but being here is very helpful,” said one patient who experienced torture and captivity in Iran.

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The right to disconnect: The new laws banning after-hours work emails

Rich Haridy

August 14, 2018 |

New Atlas |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

France, Italy, Germany, and now the U.S. are passing “anti-stress” laws, which make it illegal or harder for workers to receive emails after work. Research shows that when employees expect to be contacted after work through email, their levels of anxiety and stress go up. "I think this will lessen a lot of the anxiety that goes with having a job in the city and allow people to draw their own lines about when work ends."

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EMS workers are on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. Here's how they cope.

Brittany Hailer

August 14, 2018 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Drug users aren’t the only ones affected by the opioid crisis—first responders feel the effects, too. Critical Incident Stress Management is a program that gives them tools for coping with the emotional toll of working on the front lines of the crisis. The program offers training and peer groups so overworked responders can bear up under job stress.

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Lessons for Rochester: Failed Bronx school becomes coolest place in town

Erica Bryant

August 13, 2018 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

One year after a Bronx school closed its doors to students on the basis of pass rates as low as 10 percent, a pioneering principal reopened the school on the same site with the same students. In the first year, 61 percent of students passed the English language arts exams and 78 passed the math exams. The principal cites parental involvement, external mental health partnerships, and an emphasis on professional development for the remarkable improvements. Could Rochester see the same turnaround in one of its own struggling public schools?

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How tough-on-crime Texas lowered its prison population and what Oklahoma can learn from it

Justin Wingerter

August 12, 2018 |

The Oklahoman |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

In 2007, Texas prisons were near capacity and half a billion dollars was needed to build three new prisons. Instead, the state became a model for conservative-led criminal sentencing reform by changing a host of laws to send many fewer people to prison in the first place. By spending half of the savings on drug and alcohol treatment, among other services, the state focused on solving people's underlying problems rather than always punishing behavior after the fact.

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How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools

Tanya H. Lee

August 10, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

Native American children are 2.5 times more likely to experience trauma than their non-Native peers. Recognizing the significant impact of trauma on these students and others, a group of Montana public schools has fought against funding shortages and lackluster buy-in to employ a trauma-sensitive approach to teaching. One school nurse explains, "All teachers are trained in how to respond to behaviors by asking questions such as, ‘I wonder what happened to them,’ versus ‘Why are they acting this way?’”

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