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Bridging The Cultural Divide

Kavitha Cardoza

August 01, 2014 |

American University Radio (WAMU) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Many military children are resilient, but there are also a lot in public schools across the U.S. who experience difficulties. School Liaison Officers help those children by bridging the gap between the military and the education system.

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What supervised injection sites can teach Canada about health and drug addiction

Andre Picard

July 22, 2014 |

The Globe and Mail |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Australia, Sydney

Sydney had at least one overdose deaths a day, dozens of other ODs that strained police resources and health services, and a dramatic spike in HIV and hepatitis C infections. Since 2011, the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre provides supervised oxycodone injection and needle exchanges to addicts, reducing infectious diseases and saving people from dying of overdose.

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Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down

Liz Goodwin

June 30, 2014 |

Yahoo! News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

U.S. courts are offering war veterans who face jail time the choice of rehabilitation. This helps them adjust to civilian life and reduces repeat offences.

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Salt Lake City a model for S.F. on homeless solutions

Kevin Fagan

June 28, 2014 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

San Francisco’s chronically homeless population remains staggeringly high. Salt Lake City has managed to eradicate much of their chronically homeless by geographically placing supportive housing distant from the city’s center and receiving financial assistance from the Mormon Church. The housing is attractive, modern, and offers a good ratio between counselors and homeless clients—all of which helps make the homeless want to stay off the streets.

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Call him 'Minimum Mike' if you like, but this Barrow judge is trying something new

Kyle Hopkins

June 12, 2014 |

Anchorage Daily News |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Barrow, Alaska

People affected by fetal alcohol syndrome disorder are more likely to be convicted. In Alaska, one court provides convicts with FASD counselors and patience, making the court system more equitable and hoping to reduce recidivism.

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An Antidote to Overdose, in Time to Save Lives

Tina Rosenberg

May 21, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Quincy, Massachusetts

Naloxone could be the secret to curing New England's heroin consumption. Trying to expand access to the life-saving overdose antidote is the real obstacle.

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Rethinking the zero-tolerance policy for juvenile offenders

Greg Barnes

April 26, 2014 |

Fayetteville Observer |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jonesboro, Georgia

The deeper kids get into the court system, the more likely they are to get into bigger trouble - instead of being scared straight, they end up on what researchers call the school-to-prison pipeline. Courts in Clayton County, GA, decrease the number of juveniles that are prosecuted by starting help groups to change behavior and strengthen families, and the initiative has since spread across the country.

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Interrupting violence in Brooklyn

Elissa Curtis Trymaine Lee

April 08, 2014 |

MSNBC |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood, an organization called Save Our Streets Crown Heights (S.O.S.) is taking steps to disrupt violence. The organization is modeled after Chicago's violence interrupters, which employ people from the neighborhood to connect with those most at-risk and disrupt conflicts and retalitory violence.

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Teaching Children to Calm Themselves

David Bornstein

March 19, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kansas

Children who experience neglect, severe stress or sudden separation at a young age can be traumatized - without appropriate adult support, trauma can interfere with healthy brain development, inhibiting children’s ability to make good decisions, use memory or use sequential thought processes to work through problems. Head Start Trauma Smart helps support traumatized and neglected children from acting out.

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In healthcare, what makes Maine different?

Noam N. Levey

March 19, 2014 |

Los Angeles Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bangor, Maine

Northern Maine is home to some of America's poorest - but it ranks high on national measures of health. Hospital programs visit more patients in their homes where they can be more comfortable and receive everything they need, which in turn reduces medical costs.

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