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  • Housing First the backbone of Karluk Manor

    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

    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

    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

    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.

    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

    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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  • Achieving Mental Health Parity: Slow Going Even In ‘Pace Car' State

    California has taken perhaps the most proactive stance in the nation in enforcing laws to ensure people with mental illnesses have fair and timely access to care. But even in this state, it’s proving difficult to ensure mental patients truly have equal access to treatment. New laws aim to hold insurers and health care providers accountable.

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  • How One Hospital Is Trying to Curb Gun Violence By Treating It Like Substance Abuse

    Patients who come to a hospital for gunshot wounds are more likely to suffer another gun injury or commit a crime. To stop this cycle, a hospital in Seattle pairs patients with social workers who follow up with patients, an approach that mirrors substance abuse intervention programs.

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  • LA Sheriff plans dramatic expansion of mental health policing

    The struggle of police in properly dealing with mentally ill citizens has been highlighted in recent news. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department plans to dramatically beef up its mental health policing capabilities, according to a newly-released report that provides a county-wide roadmap for county law enforcement's handling of suspects experiencing a mental health crisis.

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  • A circle of moms: MAHEC finds success with group care model

    Expecting mothers, especially young ones, can often feel scared and unprepared about the pregnancy process. Maternity meeting groups help them gain more support and knowledge about their future pregnancies.

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