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Ceasefire, Oakland's gun violence prevention program, is in the spotlight. What is it?

Darwin BondGraham

January 17, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Oakland California’s Ceasefire program brings together the police department, other government agencies, community organizations, and residents to address violent crime. Organizers give resources and incentives to people involved in crime to encourage them to stop participating, if that doesn’t work the police move forward with making arrests.

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A Surprising Way to Stop Bullying

Michaela Haas

January 08, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: Switzerland

Rather than prioritizing punishment, the No-Blame Approach focuses on shifting the social dynamics at the root of bullying, using group interventions to help students communicate and build empathy for one another. One study found the method effective in 87 percent of evaluated bullying cases.

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He's spent 29 years behind bars. For the past 6 months, he's also been a college professor.

Charlotte West Jason Gonzales

January 04, 2024 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Cañon City, Colorado

A new program through Adams State University hires incarcerated professors to teach in prison bachelor’s programs, providing them training and income while giving more people access to education behind bars. Students report that they prefer learning from someone who understands their experiences and is available to connect with outside of formal classes.

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Beating the Odds on Chronic Homelessness in Minneapolis

Sarah Holder

December 22, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

In Minnesota, Hennepin County is using a housing-first approach, working with individuals on their specific needs, and focusing on the most vulnerable populations first to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in the county.

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For People in Prison, Career Training Begins in a Virtual World

Ryan M. Moser

October 09, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Transfr is a tech company that provides free virtual reality job training and education to help facilitate employment opportunities. Transfr specifically focuses on providing these opportunities for disadvantaged people in places like domestic violence shelters, mental health clinics, juvenile detention centers and state correctional institutions where access to skill-building and further education is often hard to access. So far Transfr has 30 partnerships across 18 states.

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A doctor's hunt for community-based solutions to childhood obesity

Christine Nguyen

October 09, 2023 |

WHYY |

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Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

The Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley (IHC) provides comprehensive community care for low-income people of all races and ethnicities. In an effort to address issues of food insecurity and poor access to nutrition, IHC partners with local food banks to provide free food in a farmer’s market setting, allowing people in need to choose the food they want. The Center also has a fitness center children can use with a doctor’s referral, as well as camps and educational programs for children surrounding fitness and nutrition.

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Is Chicago Public Schools' approach to safety and restorative discipline working? Some say yes.

Becky Vevea

September 28, 2023 |

Chalkbeat |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago public schools are changing how they approach discipline to prevent over-policing and the school-to-prison pipeline. Instead of automatic suspensions and out-of-school punishment, they’re focusing on restorative practices.

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In Borno, group helps Boko Haram survivors build trauma resilience

Yahuza Bawage

September 25, 2023 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Chibok, Borno State

The Yerwa Youth Initiative aims to improve children's mental health and well-being by providing support and hosting training sessions to teach youth how to manage their mental health in a positive way. Those who participate in the program are then encouraged to help start Mental Health Clubs in their schools to share what they’ve learned and connect with other youth in need of support.

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Burgers but no beers: Emigrant Gap restaurant is connected to drug-alcohol recovery program

Graham Womack

September 21, 2023 |

Sacramento Bee |

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Response Location: United States, Emigrant Gap, California

The Sierra-Pacific Teen Challenge program supports people in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse with robust skills training, employment, on-site housing, and peer support. Of those who complete the program, about 85% remain clean and sober after 5 years.

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Urgent Mental Health Care

Zinta Aistars

September 19, 2023 |

Encore Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

The Behavioral Health Urgent Care and Access Center at Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (ISK) works with local law enforcement to assist those experiencing mental health crises and divert them from having to visit emergency rooms or face incarceration. The ISK Center offers same-day treatment for substance abuse as well as mental health care. In the Center’s first month, they received 19,619 calls for service from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department, 2% of which were flagged as behavioral health calls.

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