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How More Meetings Might Be The Secret To Fixing High School

Anya Kamenetz

March 31, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Schools in 13 states have found a promising and "decidedly unsexy" solution to "ninth-grade shock" - one with a 40 percent decrease in failure rates to its name. In the "Building Assets, Reducing Risks" (BARR) model, teachers, counselors, and social workers meet twice a week to compare notes on students' attendance, behavior, and social life. With many adult figures in the same room and sharing the same Google Doc, the school has found it easier to identify troubling patterns and develop personalized plans for each struggling student.

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Opioid Treatment Program Helps Keep Families Together

Lisa Gillespie

March 28, 2018 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Louisville, Kentucky

In Kentucky, a parent who is addicted to opioids and is reported to Child Protective Services, can get a second a chance. That’s because a program called START, gives parents the option of getting assigned a mentor that helps addicted parents through their recovery. Research “has shown it has a higher success rate in reuniting families than the traditional child welfare process.”

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Threat Assessment Teams

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

March 26, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States

Increasingly, schools are using threat assessment teams to prevent shootings. Composed of school and law enforcement officials, the groups direct potentially dangerous students to appropriate resources. One study found no racial bias in the process compared to zero tolerance policies that show significant disparities. Threat assessment teams are also unique in their intent to address all gun violence: "Spending money to prevent kids from getting to that point can have ripple effects outside of the school walls as well—in reducing violence on the street, and treating the trauma that precedes it."

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Achieving wellness through Medicaid expansion

Anne Hillman

March 21, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

Expansion of Medicaid in Alaska is helping low-income adults, especially those with mental health issues and addiction, receive the care that they need to remain productive members of society. Being able to see primary care providers also removes some burden from emergency rooms, as people are able to seek treatment for ongoing conditions on a regular basis.

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Addicts to get help, not arrested at nine Downriver police agencies

LeAnne Rogers

March 18, 2018 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Ferndale, Michigan

Studies have found that addicts are more likely to seek help at police stations than at hospitals, but many and police agencies and officers are unequipped to send a person with an addiction to treatment instead of jail. Hope Not Handcuffs, a non-profit based in Southeast Michigan, is hoping to change that and has connected almost 1,000 people to treatment in more than 40 Michigan communities.

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How states can help children return to repaired families

Sarah Garrecht Gassen

March 16, 2018 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

When it occurs, the reunification of families who have undergone a child protective services mandated process is cause for celebration. At least, that's what organizers of "reunification day" argue in Michigan, a state where the courts have played a significant role in encouraging education and reunification when possible. Through a bipartisan effort, Michigan now offers comprehensive services that help families remain together and improve quality of life.

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Women's Homelessness Is a Growing Problem. Denver Is Pioneering a Solution.

Jennifer Oldham

March 15, 2018 |

Slate |

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Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Denver’s Women’s Homelessness Initiative (WHI) is unique because it is the only church-based shelter program in the country that offers housing for women throughout the entire year. By giving women a place to stay off the streets, they are safer and have a better chance at getting back on their feet, aided by a subsidized housing program for formerly homeless people.

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The better way to support rape victims: put their needs first

Allison Griner

March 13, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United States

While still a relatively new field, restorative justice is providing a way for some sexual assault survivors, and perpetrators, to make amends. Restorative justice is an approach to dealing with crime that involves the person that committed the offense to admit his or her actions and ask for forgiveness, then go through a set of actions to repair the crime, such as community service. Some victims and offenders are finding this a much more productive process than going through the criminal justice system. A peer-reviewed study “reported high rates of satisfaction with the process."

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A Deeper Look at the Whole School Approach to Behavior

Katrina Schwartz

March 12, 2018 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

For years, teachers at San Francisco-based MLK Academic Middle School struggled to balance the role of instructor, counselor, and disciplinarian. Then, Principal Michael Essien arrived with a strong vision for MLK: Essien organized restorative practices sessions for teachers and trained additional staff to act as on-call counselors when teachers need assistance de-escalating a classroom situation. This unique "push-in" method has decreased interruptions, discouraged students from acting out to get out of class, and improved trust between teacher and pupil.

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Helping Montgomery Families Initiative seeks comprehensive approach to truancy, suspensions

Melissa Brown

March 09, 2018 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

Inspired by Mobile, Alabama's own program, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is implementing a crime prevention program that identifies students missing school and intervenes with informational meetings and home visits. Since the Mobile program began in 2003, over 4,000 children have benefited from the services. District Attorney Daryl Bailey noted, "It’s a proactive program in terms of law enforcement, which is unusual."

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