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  • The Truth About Suicide in Colorado

    September 01, 2015 |

    5280 - The Denver Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    More than 800,000 people worldwide, including about 40,000 Americans, die by suicide each year. Colorado is pushing to prevent suicides by promoting awareness and changing laws to help those at risk.

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  • What Happens When Mindfulness Enters Schools

    August 31, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Teachers are introducing mindfulness to their lesson plans, trusting preliminary evidence that the practice is good for mental health, and especially for the most at-risk students. Mindfulness and other similar initiatives have been implemented at schools across the globe, but there is some skepticism about the results.

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  • Drugs and Abusive Father Drove Her Into Military Life

    August 31, 2015 |

    Women's eNews |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    At least 25 percent of female veterans were sexually abused in childhood, making it more difficult to reenter civilian life. Volunteers of America runs a holistic housing program for homeless veterans in the U.S.

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  • Southside center caters to people leaving prison

    August 30, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    Filling gaps in prisoner re-entry and transitional housing is the goal of a 14-month-old Fairbanks organization. Southside Reentry Center offers 10 to 15 beds, depending on the season, for people exiting the correctional system, and helps address issues like alcoholism.

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  • Housing First the backbone of Karluk Manor

    August 30, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    Formerly a motel, Karluk Manor is Alaska’s original Housing First facility, a new approach to solving homelessness that focuses first and foremost on providing housing to people in need, and then later addressing problems such as health concerns and economic dependence.

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  • Unique Program Delivers Emergency Care In Person To Native Victims Of Sexual Assault

    August 28, 2015 |

    Wyoming Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

    By some estimates, sexual assault on U.S. Indian reservations is the worst in the world with one in three Native women assaulted during their lifetime. But nine courageous women at Wind River Reservation are trying a totally new approach. They deliver emergency care in person.

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  • Road to solving Alaska's alcohol problem filled with roadblocks, challenges

    August 20, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    State officials in Alaska are aware of the shortage of options for alcohol treatment, particularly at detox centers, but are struggling to fill the void. However, a few youth detox centers have been able to balance the number of beds and incoming patients.

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  • The University Of Texas Makes Major Investment To Address Deficits In Campus Sexual Assault Research

    August 19, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    2014 was a year marked nationwide by activism and unprecedented federal attention to the issue of campus sexual assault. The University of Texas system is putting $1.7 million into a comprehensive, multi-year effort to combat sexual assault on campus.

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  • A town in Massachusetts decided to stop arresting drug users. 2 months later, here's how it's going.

    August 18, 2015 |

    Upworthy |

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    Response Location: United States, Gloucester, Massachusetts

    In Gloucester Mass. an epidemic of Heroin use called for innovate solutions. This piece looks at the aftermath of a new initiative by police in which they refer drug arrests to rehab, rather than charging users.

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  • A Simple Fix for Drunken Driving

    August 14, 2015 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    South Dakota’s “24/7 Sobriety” initiative breathalyzers tens of thousands of people every day in an effort to curb drunk driving. Rather than legislation that takes penalizes offenders by taking away their license, the state addresses the behavioral issue instead. In counties that use the “24/7 Sobriety,” they’ve seen a 12% decrease in repeat drunken-driving arrests.

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