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Stories of recovery: Patients talk about pairing medication assisted treatment with provider support

Lauren Gallup

July 30, 2024 |

Northwest Public Broadcasting |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

The Olympia Bupe Clinic's walk-in model for treating opioid addiction allows patients to receive medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine on their first visit without barriers or extensive wait times. This low-barrier approach eliminates the hurdles people often face when seeking treatment. The Clinic also hires staff with lived experience with addiction to build trust and community with patients.

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Work expands to prevent opioid overdoses for people leaving prison

Anne Blythe, Rachel Crumpler

July 30, 2024 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Research has found that providing medications for opioid use disorder can help prevent overdoses after release from prison. The state’s Department of Adult Correction recently launched a pilot program to test this theory. 229 of the 287 participants received treatment, several of whom said the access to the medications helped save their lives.

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Denver gave more than 800 people up to $12K to find housing. See what happened a year later

Meena Duerson

July 29, 2024 |

CNN |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The Denver Basic Income Project gave no-strings-attached funding to people experiencing homelessness, with some participants receiving $1,000 per month, some receiving a lump sum of $6,500 followed by $500 monthly payments, and some receiving $50 per month. After one year, almost half of the participants had found stable housing, and research showed that the program likely saved the city nearly half a million dollars in costs for services like ambulance rides and shelter stays.

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For Some Wyoming Inmates, Prison Is Their Best Shot At Education

Jen Kocher

July 28, 2024 |

Cowboy State Daily |

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Response Location: United States, Wyoming

The University of Wyoming’s Pathways from Prison program uses federal Pell Grant money and private donations to fund college education for inmates. The program offers four-year degrees and aims to provide them with the skills, tools and knowledge to reenter society in a positive way. Studies show educational programs decrease recidivism rates by 14.8%, and those participating in the program say their self-worth and sense of hope have significantly increased.

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Convincing the Cops

Dan Gorenstein, Ryan Levi

July 18, 2024 |

Tradeoffs |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

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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Damascus Road: Drug court changing lives, saving taxpayers 'boatload of money'

Geoff Pender

July 15, 2024 |

Mississippi Today |

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Response Location: United States, Columbia, Mississippi

Intervention Court provides programming and support to those struggling with addiction, connecting them to jobs, schooling and skills training to help them stay sober, re-enter society and stay out of jail. Nearly 11,000 people have graduated from one of the 42 drug courts throughout the state, and the courts average a recidivism rate of just 2.9% compared to the Mississippi Department of Corrections’ 35.4%.

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Model Prisons: California's Push for Reform

Gianna Toboni

July 13, 2024 |

CBS News |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

California is taking a new approach to reducing recidivism, known as The California Model, by providing people who are incarcerated with rehabilitative and educational programming.

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Get arrested or go to treatment? Court program hailed as game-changer for mentally ill arrestees

Erik Sandoval

July 12, 2024 |

Solutionaries |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

In Miami-Dade County, Florida, law enforcement officers are trained to identify people who may have mental health issues and call a mental health professional to the scene. The process allows more people to get help and avoid criminal charges by giving them the choice to continue treatment or go to jail.

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When Is a Tiny House Too Small to Be a Home?

Ronda Kaysen

June 15, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Tiny home complexes are emerging as solutions to combat homelessness throughout the country, offering a cheap and efficient way to provide shelter amidst the national housing crisis. In some cases, living in a tiny home community serves as a stepping stone to help locals achieve permanent housing.

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Why a drug treatment tool to protect Missouri kids is underutilized in the St. Louis area

Jason Rosenbaum

June 10, 2024 |

St. Louis Public Radio |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

Temporary Alternative Placement Agreements (TAPA) allow parents struggling with addiction to enter a drug-treatment program and connect them with parenting resources and support to help them maintain custody of their children. Under a TAPA parents have a say in who their children stay with while they're seeking treatment, rather than losing custody altogether. Participants say TAPAs are far less traumatic and help hold them accountable as they’re required to sign an agreement to uphold at the start of the program.

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