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  • Rwanda avoids US-style opioids crisis by making own morphine

    Cara Anna Claire Galofaro

    December 25, 2019 |

    Associated Press |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Rwanda, Bushekeli

    The Rwandan government is on a mission to get palliative care to everyone who needs it by creating their own morphine instead of being beholden to pharmaceutical companies driven by profit. Using Uganda's simple recipe for morphine, the government partnered with nonprofits to produce and distribute morphine for free and under close watch. The drug costs pennies to make and is hand-delivered by community workers to those who need it, no matter how far. Although fear and uncertainty remain over the possibility of opioid addiction, many patients are greatly relieved to now live pain-free.

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  • When Mental Health Crises Arise, Columbus Police Brings Social Workers Along

    Adora Namigadde

    December 23, 2019 |

    WOSU |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    In Columbus, Ohio, a team of police officers and mental health professionals responds together to police calls in an effort to promote community-oriented policing. The approach has reduced arrests and helped to connect residents with social services and medical help.

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  • Native Americans foster healing from domestic violence through community, tradition

    Anikka Abbott

    December 23, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    To help address domestic violence and intervene in crises such as suicide and addiction within Native American communities, a decades-old culture-based program offers workshops that "foster healing through embracing community and tradition." These Gathering of Native Americans programs, which are designed specifically with the audience in mind, focus on community members helping community members as a form of counseling.

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  • The Cost of Regulating Pain

    Anastassia Gliadkovskaya

    December 20, 2019 |

    Secret Structures |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The CDC's 2016 guidelines on prescribing opioids for chronic pain attempted to address the opioid-addiction crisis by restricting the supply of the drugs at their source. The guidelines discouraged their use when possible and suggested strategies to taper patients off of them. Since then, thousands of people have lost access to necessary medications and to their doctors, thanks to overreactions to the CDC guidelines that unintentionally led to deaths by street drugs or withdrawal.

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  • Volunteers step in to keep asylum seekers healthy on border

    Julie Watson

    December 18, 2019 |

    Associated Press |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Tijuana

    In Tijuana, many asylum seekers are left without access to health care while they await a decision on their cases so medical professionals are volunteering their time to try to help those that need it. Although they are faced with a myriad of barriers, their pop-up clinics that promote “border-less medicine,” have grown to hundreds of volunteers who have seen more than 9,000 patients.

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  • Boone County Drug Court addresses racial disparities and trauma through grant

    Sarah Haselhorst

    December 17, 2019 |

    Columbia Missourian |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Columbia, Missouri

    In Boone County, Missouri the Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (HEAT) program offers young men an alternative to incarceration for drug-related offenses. The program works primarily with black men, many of whom bring issues of childhood and generational trauma, to work together toward their treatment plans, finding employment, and behavioral therapy. Fundamental to all of HEAT’s programming is the consideration of underlying factors like education, exposure to violence, and socioeconomic forces.

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  • The Company Behind America's Scariest School Shooter Drills

    Sylvia Varnham O'Regan

    December 13, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The ALICE Training Institute, a for-profit offering active shooter training, teaches participants to take a proactive approach to active shooters, differing from the long-held lock down approach. And while they’ve grown in popularity – the school security industry has grown to be worth $2.7 billion since Columbine – experts and school officials are questioning the approach’s efficacy and quality control. With constant debate and cultural shifts over who bears responsibility to prepare for and protect from shootings, parents are left wondering who or what will really keep their kids safe.

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  • A Construction Company Embraces Frank Talk About Mental Health To Reduce Suicide

    Yuki Noguchi

    December 12, 2019 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Making mental health a priority at the workplace reduces the risk of suicide. The RK construction company in Salt Lake City has responded to employee suicide by changing its workplace culture. The company has implemented measures such as counseling services, mental health training for managers, and 24 hour access to counseling services. Work teams also practice “Toolbox Talks,” opening up and discussing issues with each other several times a week.

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  • Why are there so few prisoners in the Netherlands?

    Senay Boztas

    December 12, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Netherlands

    Providing care to individuals with psychiatric problems reduces the need for incarceration. With the help of a psychological rehabilitation program known as TBS, the Netherlands has shut entire prisons following a decline in the number of individuals sentenced to time in prison. TBS works with offenders at its detainment centers to help them manage their mental health issues and re-enter society.

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  • The Sandy Hook Nonprofit Fighting Shootings by Fostering More Inclusive Schools

    Amanda Loudin

    December 11, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ellicott City, Maryland

    Start With Hello, an initiative from the NGO Sandy Hook Promise, gives students the opportunity to diversify who they know and interact with in a long-term effort to prevent school violence and shootings. The program, funded by public and private grants, has spread to 11,600 schools across the United States, with each school also getting training on inclusivity. While an impact evaluation hasn't been finished, early studies show that those who participate in the program respond better to mental distress.

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