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  • What Changes When a School Embraces Mindfulness?

    March 30, 2016 |

    KQED |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Child trauma is a delicate issue to tackle. Taking the time to practice mindfulness, every day, several times a day, has made a big difference at a school trying to overcome trauma.

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  • Why Seattle Cops And Social Workers Walk The Beat Together

    March 29, 2016 |

    KUOW Radio |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Police officers and social workers both know the problems that the homeless face. That's why, in Seattle, they've decided to come together to solve the problem.

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  • The Cherokee Nation wants to reverse the ‘silent epidemic' of hepatitis C

    March 27, 2016 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

    An epidemic of Hepititis C has been effecting members of the Cherokee Nation at alarming rates, while consistently going unnoticed. Establishing screening systems with free care for members, the Hep C Elimination Project has been tackling this issue.

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  • What cities can learn from New Haven's fight to rein in gang violence: Seeking Solutions

    March 24, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Providing positive interventions reduces gun violence among struggling youths. In New Haven, Connecticut, the Project Longevity program offers social services, treatment, housing, and counseling to those who typically only face crackdowns by law enforcement. The program aims to assist and help gang members find a way out of violence, supported in the long-term by funding approved by the CT state legislature.

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  • Can a College That's Notorious for Sexual Assault Reform Itself?

    March 24, 2016 |

    NationSwell |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Charlottesville, Virginia

    At the University of Virginia, the all-male peer education group One in Four works to create new standards surrounding sexual violence against women.

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  • Minnesota program embeds therapists in schools

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Post Crescent |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    In the early 2000s, Minnesota’s low income families struggled to have access to mental health care for their children. Now Minnesota therapists meet at schools rather than at a clinic and also train teachers to help students with mental health challenges. Parents measure the success based upon improved test scores, classroom environment, and fewer school suspensions.

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  • The Resurrection of St. Benedict's

    March 20, 2016 |

    60 Minutes |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    Once a white Catholic all-male private school, St. Benedict's Prep now educates predominantly low-income black and Hispanic students. At St. Benedict's, students hold leadership positions, receive trauma-informed counseling, and live by the motto "Whatever hurts my brother hurts me." Headmaster Edwin Leahy says the school "has the same structure as a gang except you can only be in one gang. You can only be in ours." St. Benedict's, which struggled to gain its footing in the 1960s following white flight, boasts a higher retention and graduation rate than many other Newark schools.

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  • How to Go Straight

    March 19, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    How to break a cycle of recidivism? Individual ex-prisoners share their own stories of how they have recovered from addiction and lives of crime, gotten their lives on track, and ultimately broken the cycle and stayed out of prison.

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  • Pivotal actions in Minnesota and St. Paul

    March 19, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    St. Paul, Minnesota, was the first in the nation to establish a shelter for battered women. Women’s Advocates was founded in 1974. In 1980, Minnesota also became the first state to implement a sentencing guidelines structure.

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  • The Evolving Fight Against Concentrated Poverty

    March 18, 2016 |

    TalkPoverty.org |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The disappearance of good manufacturing jobs, increased concentration of wealth, and political gridlock makes it increasingly hard for cities to address poverty. A Georgetown law professor reports back on four inventive programs addressing poverty in four cities: Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New Haven.

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