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  • The Best Way to Fight Meth Addiction? Gift Cards

    Ryan Levi

    October 03, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    CalAIM’s contingency management program gives people gift cards for not using drugs. For every negative drug test, patients receive gift cards, and the payouts increase after each test. Patients who test negative every time over six months can earn up to $599. The treatment style is based on the concept of reinforcement as an effective motivator. Studies suggest the excitement of getting a gift card mimics the dopamine rush from using drugs.

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  • The Last Line of Care

    Dan Gorenstein Ryan Levi

    August 01, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    An alternative response team in Durham, North Carolina, responds to certain 911 calls instead of the police to help people in crisis. Now, it’s working to improve the ways it connects those people with social services afterward.

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  • Keeping People Safe

    Dan Gorenstein Ryan Levi

    July 25, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Durham’s alternative crisis response team of social workers, HEART, responds to 911 calls to mitigate conflict on their own or with the police. The program is designed to keep everyone involved safe while preventing a situation from escalating to violence.

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  • Convincing the Cops

    Dan Gorenstein Ryan Levi

    July 18, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, Durham, North Carolina

    Durham, North Carolina, instated an alternative crisis response program that dispatches social workers to respond to 911 calls about people in mental health crises. The team’s successes earned the support of an initially skeptical police department.

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