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  • Repairing Wounded Soldiers' Sex Lives

    May 12, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

    New veteran services focus on sexual rehabilitation as a part of occupational rehab programs for veterans with genital injuries or other physical and mental limitations. Physical therapy and idea generation help wounded veterans relearn how to be intimate with themselves and their partners.

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  • Iceland Succeeds at Reversing Teenage Substance Abuse The U.S. Should Follow Suit

    May 11, 2016 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Iceland

    With rampant substance abuse problems among youth, the United States should look to the success of Iceland in decreasing alcohol and drug use rates.

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  • How One City Is Working To Get An Overdose Antidote In Every Home

    May 09, 2016 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    To combat its heroin and prescription drug epidemic, the city of Baltimore is trying to make sure everyone has access to naloxone, a drug that instantly stops overdoses.

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  • Once unthinkable in US, drug shoot-up rooms get serious look

    May 08, 2016 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    Supervised injection sites--places for addicts to use heroin under medical supervision with clean needles--have been established in Australia, Canada, and the Netherlands. While people commonly overdose at supervised sites, medical staff are able to intervene and prevent death.

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  • Telemedicine brings doctors to Indian Health hospitals with recruitment challenges

    May 08, 2016 |

    The Billings Gazette |

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    Response Location: United States, Lame Deer, Montana

    Lame Deer Health Center in Montana is the first Indian Health Service facility to use telemedicine in its emergency room and clinics. The rooms are equipped with cameras and television monitors and a button that can call specialists or support staff from all over the country. Patients at this facility are now able to see medical specialists or have their cases evaluated by specialists from their rooms, providing more comprehensive healthcare to patients in a rural setting.

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  • Osseo schools head off misbehavior before it starts

    May 02, 2016 |

    Minnesota Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Osseo, Minnesota

    Schools in one Minnesota district are using tactics like yoga breaks, school mottoes and rewards to combat behavioral issues.

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  • Shelters, Clinics Work Together to Help Domestic Violence Victims

    May 02, 2016 |

    California Health Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Luis Obispo, California

    Domestic violence victims often suffer in silence and do not have encouragement to find help. San Luis Obispo in California has created a program RISE that trains primary care physicians to identify signs of domestic abuse and collaborates with clinics to treat and rehabilitate victims. The Affordable Care Act provides coverage for domestic violence screenings, offering financial incentives to help get victims the help that they need.

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  • The Shelter that Gives Wine to Alcoholics

    April 26, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ottawa, Ontario

    Alcoholism affects homeless people around the world, a condition that makes them physically and mentally dependent on alcohol to maintain stable functions. The Oaks shelter in Ottawa serves free daily pours to severe alcoholics in order to stabilize their physical and mental states, and to help them control the amount of alcohol they intake. These measures in Ottawa have proven cost effective, humane, and offer specialized aid to those suffering from alcoholism.

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  • Should We Give Homeless People Homes?

    April 26, 2016 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Canada, Medicine Hat

    The city of Medicine Hat in Canada ended homelessness by giving every person living in the streets a home. The Inquiry looks into whether this "Housing First" approach could work in other cities.

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  • For Police, a Playbook for Conflicts Involving Mental Illness

    April 25, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    In response to high-profile shootings of people with mental illness, police departments around the country are turning to crisis intervention training.

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