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This Chef Serves Up a Future for Struggling Kids

Judith Fein

August 16, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

The YouthWorks Culinary Program has given encouragement and professional opportunities to Santa Fe youth. After working at the program’s popular food truck and in its catering business, some participants have landed jobs at local restaurants.

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How tough-on-crime Texas lowered its prison population and what Oklahoma can learn from it

Justin Wingerter

August 12, 2018 |

The Oklahoman |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Texas

In 2007, Texas prisons were near capacity and half a billion dollars was needed to build three new prisons. Instead, the state became a model for conservative-led criminal sentencing reform by changing a host of laws to send many fewer people to prison in the first place. By spending half of the savings on drug and alcohol treatment, among other services, the state focused on solving people's underlying problems rather than always punishing behavior after the fact.

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How Native American Children Benefit From Trauma-Informed Schools

Tanya H. Lee

August 10, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Montana

Native American children are 2.5 times more likely to experience trauma than their non-Native peers. Recognizing the significant impact of trauma on these students and others, a group of Montana public schools has fought against funding shortages and lackluster buy-in to employ a trauma-sensitive approach to teaching. One school nurse explains, "All teachers are trained in how to respond to behaviors by asking questions such as, ‘I wonder what happened to them,’ versus ‘Why are they acting this way?’”

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An innovative approach to criminal justice reform: Put black women in charge

Timothy Pratt

August 03, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, South Fulton, Georgia

South Fulton is the only city in the U.S. to put black women in charge of its criminal justice system—from the judge, to the prosecutor, to the public defender. “The result: A focus on community policing, pretrial diversion programs and assigning public defenders to all cases.” Ultimately, the aim is to divert black people from entering the prison pipeline, and establishing a model that can be replicated in other cities.

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Instead of jail, “Hope Not Handcuffs” gets people into addiction treatment

Cynthia Canty

August 02, 2018 |

Michigan Radio |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Macomb, Michigan

In Michigan, the Hope Not Handcuffs Initiative has partnered with local police departments to ensure that people with addictions are given support and treatment instead of being sent to jail. Ninety-eight percent of people are placed in a treatment center within two hours of their arrival at a participating police station; they estimate they've placed around 1500 people in their 18 months of operation.

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Can India's "quack" doctors be trained in 100 hours?

Sam Judah

August 02, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Kolkata

‘Quack” doctors—people illegally seeing and treating patients without a license—is a common sight in rural India. A new program seeks to train, rather than eliminate, these “doctors” and use them to expand the reach of the healthcare workforce.

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This tech helps corporate lawyers donate time to defend people in need

Eillie Anzilotti

August 01, 2018 |

FastCompany |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Paladin, a software program is helping lawyers find pro-bono cases. Pro-bono cases are inputted into the platform, then teams of lawyers can make an account and sign up to pick up a case. Already companies like Verizon and Lyft have joined, adding their fleet of lawyers. “One of our hypotheses in building the tech that we’ve found to be true is that by streamlining the pro-bono process within organizations, we’re really able to increase engagement.”

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How Colleges Can Support Students Recovering from Substance Abuse

Jen Soong

August 01, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Some universities are helping students stay sober. Institutions like Rutgers, Texas Tech, and University of Michigan offer counseling, support groups, and even recovery houses. Research shows these programs are overwhelmingly successful. “They have low relapse rates, higher GPAs than average, and are more likely to stay in college and graduate. In fact, they reported up to 95 percent of participating students are able to sustain their sobriety while attending school.”

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North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary Confinement

Cheryl Corley

July 31, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, North Dakota

Prison officials in North Dakota have revamped solitary confinement, inspired in part by Norway's system, which focuses on “punishment that works.” There is much less focus on using isolation to punish small infractions and more emphasis on mental health and helping inmates learn new skills to change behavior. The shift has reduced tensions between guards and prisoners, fostering better relationships and less disruptive behavior and suicide attempts by inmates.

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Training India's Fake Doctors

Sam Judah Harriet Noble

July 30, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, West Bengal

A 9-month course is giving India’s rural healthcare workers their first formal education in medicine. The program doesn’t solve the problem of underqualified people casting themselves as doctors. However, it has helped participants offer better care to their communities, which typically don’t have access to licensed doctors.

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