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Searching for Solutions as Heroin Claims 10,000 Lives

Dana Roberson Jillian Weinberger

February 10, 2016 |

The Takeaway |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

What changes in U.S. policy can help contain the heroin crisis? For answers, we turn to Mark Kleiman, a professor of public policy and director of the Crime Reduction and Justice Initiative at New York University’s Marron Institute, who discusses the advantages of different treatments and approaches.

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Staying Sober After Treatment Ends

Tina Rosenberg

February 09, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fall River, Massachusetts

Increasingly, continuing care for addicts in recovery means more than handing them a list of A.A. meetings when they leave rehab, as caretakers develop and learn to use apps and video chat to check in on their patients.

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Family fighting Huntington's Disease with sheep

Cassy Arsenault

January 14, 2016 |

WXMI-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Hopkins, Michigan

A certain breed of sheep may carry a specific trait that could possibly treat Huntington’s disease. Early trials have shown that mice treated with the chemical compound found in sheep can reactivate motor function.

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Crossing the Rubicon for disaster response

Catherine Cheney

January 12, 2016 |

Devex |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

Last year, Team Rubicon carried out 35 domestic operations and three international operations, with overlapping missions in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Barikiki, Kiribati, as well as an operation in Roseau, Dominica. The humanitarian organization has two goals: improving overseas disaster response and finding new ways to bring military veterans into humanitarian operations.

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It Took 20 Years For The Government To Pay For An Obvious Way To Prevent HIV

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

January 08, 2016 |

FiveThirtyEight |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

After years of seeing evidence that needle exchange programs helped prevent the spread of HIV, Congress finally lifted its ban on federal funding for groups that provide the service.

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The Secret Lives of Male Sex Abuse Survivors

Joanna Schroeder

January 06, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

One in six boys in the United States has experienced sexual abuse before turning 18. With few recovery options in real life, more of them are going online for support.

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In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

James Vaznis

January 05, 2016 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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Can Gun Stores Play a Role in Suicide Prevention?

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

January 04, 2016 |

The Trace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Hookset, New Hampshire

Spurred by three suicides in one week in New Hampshire, a gun store owner launched the Gun Shop Project to educate more firearm sellers and others on how to spot suicidal customers. Many other gun sellers joined the effort in that state and it has expanded slowly in some other states, but it has also met pushback. Some owners feel they aren't qualified to assess mental health conditions and others fear it's another way to implement more gun control laws.

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Police Officers, Former Inmates Break Bread, Build Bridges

Brandis Friedman

December 22, 2015 |

WTTW-PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

At monthly lunch meetings, former inmates get together with Chicago Police officers to make connections outside of law enforcement situations and try to understand one another better. The Building Bridges, Building Connections initiative fosters honest dialogue through facilitated discussions that touch on all kinds of topics based in individuals' personal experiences. It's not an easy path, but it has continued for four years and many participants say they wish the meetings lasted longer.

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The Fix (2015)

Andy Mills

December 18, 2015 |

WNYC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States

Drugs like Naltrexone have shown a 78 percent success rate in reducing heavy drinking. However, only one percent of alcohol users ever get prescribed medication. Despite that some alcoholics are treating their illness with medication, and are saying that medication is helping them treat their addiction and reduce their cravings.

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