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Female Veterans pose homeless challenge for VA

Léa Bouchoucha

April 01, 2015 |

Women's eNews |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Female veterans are more likely to have a history of trauma, be unemployed, and be homeless. To address this disparity, the VA has started awarding grants to organizations that help female vets.

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Battling America's other PTSD crisis

Tina Rosenberg

March 06, 2015 |

Yahoo! News |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A program in Philadelphia is pioneering new ways to treat the urban wounded. By seeing it as PTSD, and not pointing fingers, the city is using mental health tools to decrease violence and heal communities.

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How Former Prisoners are Set up to Fail, Especially if They're Women

Jean Friedman-Rudovsky

February 25, 2015 |

Cosmopolitan |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

A Department of Justice study reported that about 75 percent of those released in 2005 were rearrested, and women prisoners often have a harder time re-entering society after release. A New Way of Life (ANWOL) is a Los Angeles transitional living facility that has helped more than 750 women stay out of prison by offering housing, case management, mental health and substance treatment, and job training.

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Empathy, not Expulsion, for Preschoolers at Risk

Sara Neufeld

February 20, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Preschoolers in the U.S. who misbehave are increasingly being expelled. In Connecticut, trained counselors educated teachers about how to deal with emotionally traumatized kids which reduced expulsions.

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New Phoenix team tackles recidivism of those with mental illness

Megan Cassidy

January 27, 2015 |

AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Assertive community treatment teams working through outreach-centered programs in Maricopa County have become an industry standard for treating those with persistent and severe mental illnesses who have recently been incarcerated. They provide a long-term approach, aiming to halt a cycle of incarceration and hospitalization by focusing on underlying issues such as what caused the police interaction and incarceration.

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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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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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Protecting Children From Toxic Stress

David Bornstein

October 30, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Connecticut

Child First is a program in Connecticut, where staff members deliver home-based parent guidance and child-parent psychotherapy to help prevent the detrimental physical and mental effects of toxic stress on children. The engagement is guided by an evidence-based methodology called Child-Parent Psychotherapy, which is grounded in collaborative problem solving.

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A Dark Truck Stop. A Crowd of Sex Workers. A Government Program That Works?

Erika Eichelberger

March 21, 2013 |

Mother Jones |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Female sex workers in the United States face greater incidents of rape, drug abuse, health risks, and suicide, contributing to a high mortality rate. Incarcerating the number of prostitutes is also costly. Dallas Police Department has initiated the PDI New Life program, which catches prostitutes and brings them to a 45-day temporary shelter to receive social services, health care, counseling, and alternative employment.

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For Drug Users, a Swift Response Is the Best Medicine

David Bornstein

January 08, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

In Vermont, a judge and a family services organization created RapidReferal – a process which offers addicts treatment immediately and has lowered recidivism. Funded by Medicaid, the program has had demonstrable impact, namely, a decrease in recidivism.

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When Tragedy Strikes, Come Together

David Bornstein

October 30, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

American families tend to handle grief individually and feel alone after the tragedy of losing a child. In Israel, communities communicate to the bereaving family their support by creating permanent and public memorials.

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