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  • Facing grim infant death rates, Milwaukee focuses on black fathers

    October 11, 2014 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Previous efforts to rein in Milwaukee's infant mortality rate have focused on services for mothers: increasing access to prenatal care, treating underlying medical conditions such as diabetes, and reducing behaviors such as smoking and unsafe sleeping arrangements. But four new programs target a less conventional group—African-American men—with the aim of involving fathers early on.

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  • In This World Cup, the Goal Is a Better Life

    October 09, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Chile, Santiago

    The Homeless World Cup is the premier soccer tournament for homeless players. Programs around the world use soccer as a means of building a sense of community, sublimating negative energies, and encouraging personal growth.

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  • Responses To Gang Violence: The GIFT Program

    October 08, 2014 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Gang violence reduction services are often centered on singular gang members, leaving a gap meeting the needs of those affected by gang activity. GIFT, the Gang Impacted Families Team, is working to expand support for entire families affected by gang violence in the state of Oregon.

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  • Can We Fix the Climate by Being More Like Hawaii?

    September 29, 2014 |

    The Tyee |

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    Response Location: United States, Honolulu, Hawaii

    Amidst a world struggling with smart ways to confront climate change, Hawaii's 2050 Plan for sustainability is working to be a model for the rest of the world. So far, it is on it's way to being a leader in solar energy, with Honolulu having the most "solar panels per capita than any other North American city," and the state is working to produce more food locally, as well.

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  • Arab Students Grow Community Roots with “Service Learning”

    August 29, 2014 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Service learning is a United-States based term and is often referred to as community or project-based learning in the Arab world. Courses were first labeled “community-based learning” at the American University in Cairo, starting in 2009, according to Elshimi. Now, there are dozens of courses that follow or define themselves by the methodology.

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  • What Doctors Can't Do

    August 28, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Many low income citizens feel as though they are restricted from getting medical attention and often stay trapped in their problems. Home visits offer a positive solution.

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  • Wrestling With A Texas County's Mental Health System

    August 20, 2014 |

    KFF Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    In the United States 20 percent of prisoners have a mental illness. San Antonio law enforcement and mental health workers pooled their resources and worked together to create a one-stop center for the mentally ill to keep them out of prison.

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  • Mental Health Cops Help Reweave Social Safety Net In San Antonio

    August 19, 2014 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Across the country, jails hold 10 times as many people with serious mental illness as state hospitals do, according to a recent report from the Treatment Advocacy Center. To deal with the problem, San Antonio and Bexar County have transformed their mental health system into a program considered a model for the rest of the nation - the effort has focused on an idea called "smart justice" — basically, diverting people with serious mental illness out of jail and into treatment instead.

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  • The Power, and Process, of a Simple Solution

    August 14, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Khulna, Khulna Division

    With the creation of oral rehydration solution, diarrhea can be treated by inexpensive, homemade remedies. O.R.S. has undeniably helped Bangladesh make big strides in improving child health in recent decades thanks to thoughtful, systemic implementation, and it is now distributed by UNICEF in more than 60 countries.

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  • Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down

    June 30, 2014 |

    Yahoo! News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    U.S. courts are offering war veterans who face jail time the choice of rehabilitation. This helps them adjust to civilian life and reduces repeat offences.

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