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Schools help Colombians remember what it means to forgive

Jasmine Garsd

November 03, 2016 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Colombia

Around 2 million Columbians are enrolled in a government funded program aimed at helping people forgive one another. Former guerilla fighters, militants, and victims of violence get together to talk to each other. “I started feeling less rage. I started feeling this pain.”

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Designing a Garden for Singapore's Elderly

Pooja Makhijani

November 02, 2016 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Singapore

HortPark is a pilot for a therapeutic garden in Singapore that aims to help the aging population through horticultural training. Horticultural work has facilitated overcoming some of the elders' diseases such as dementia and mental illness, as well as an improvement to their well-being.

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Don't Lock 'Em Up. Give 'Em a Chance to Quit Drugs

Caroline Preston

October 25, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In Seattle, the over-policing of drug users has been extensive and frequently racially biased. Looking for a new solution, the LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program, driven by a harm reduction philosophy, is connecting users with key social services rather than punishment.

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The Invisible Army of Women Fighting Sexual Violence in Colombia

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

October 24, 2016 |

Cosmopolitan |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Buenaventura

In Colombia, violence against women and domestic abuse are some of the highest in the region due to prolonged conflict, distrust in police and justice system, and economic oppression. Women are helping each other survive and report abuse outside of official organizations.

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New Program to Stem Chicago's Violence Epidemic Starts in Jail

Brandis Friedman

October 20, 2016 |

WTTW-PBS |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago's Cook County Jail seeks to short-circuit the cycle of violence by involving young men from the city's most violent zip codes in a program that includes counseling, conflict resolution and anger management. The Sheriff's Anti-Violence Effort, or SAVE, then connects them with services once they're released to find housing and employment. Results are preliminary, but so far more than 80 have gone through the program and 20 were released, with just two ending up back in jail.

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How Texas — and the U.S. — Might Get to Zero Suicides

Libby Coleman

October 12, 2016 |

OZY |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors is a group that engages in "postvention," or comforting and supporting survivors of suicide. Survivors are more likely to be depressed or committed suicide themselves. Groups like LOSS connect this at-risk population with support and services.

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This man has found a wonderful way to help people through their darkest times. It starts with tea.

Colby Itkowitz

October 12, 2016 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: England, Blackpool

The key to ending social issues such as depression and homelessness may lie in prevention rather than reaction, and some non-traditional methods outside of the professional or government sphere are leading the way. Camerados is an organization in England that facilitates spaces where people can connect face-to-face. By empowering individuals to serve one another using their unique strengths or skills, they find a sense of purpose and community that helps avert crisis.

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Roanoke County mother seeks answers following son's suicide

Amy Friedenberger

October 10, 2016 |

The Roanoke Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

Many suicides are caused by gun-inflicted wounds annually in the United States. Connecticut passed a law in 1999 that enabled law enforcement to temporarily remove guns from people who were at-risk of causing harm to themselves or to others. Research on the law has shown that after police removed guns, people were less likely to use them inappropriately after they were returned, thereby preventing suicides.

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This doctor pioneered a way to treat stress in children, a startling source of future disease

Michael Alison Chandler

October 06, 2016 |

The Washington Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris noticed an unusually high rate of illnesses in young patients frequenting her San Francisco clinic, and began to dig into the strong correlation between stress factors like poverty and abuse to the rising public health crises of what is known as "toxic stress" in children. Her work helped lead a growing, nationwide movement of treating physical health by addressing emotional trauma, in schools and law enforcement as well as clinics, offering children better support and evolving policies to address mental health.

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When parents of people with disabilities reach the breaking point

Marie Wilson

October 05, 2016 |

Daily Herald |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Lisle, Illinois

Part 1 of the Caregivers Crisis series: As parents of adults with disabilities face their own struggles with aging, health, and mobility they often find themselves at the frayed end of their resources. The Parent Support Project brings these parents together to provide counseling, information on resources, financial counseling, moral support, and renewed energy to keep moving forward with their lives.

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