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  • Colorado's Opioid Crisis Slows, In Part Because Of a Drug That Reverses Overdoses

    May 28, 2019 |

    Colorado Public Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Increasing the availability of naloxone reduces the number of deaths from opioid overdose. In Colorado, the Naloxone for Life initiative, which began in 2016, has distributed thousands of kits to emergency first responders and has also made the medication available without a prescription. As a result, paramedics have used the medication to reverse several hundred overdoses in Colorado, administering over 700 doses in Denver in 2018 alone.

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  • "A sense of belonging" for Latinxs in recovery at the West Kensington Ministry

    May 28, 2019 |

    Temple University |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    For members of the Latinx community seeking treatment for substance abuse, much needed resources, like Spanish-speaking counselors, can be hard to come by at recovery centers. In Philadelphia, faith-based organizations like West Kensington Ministry are filling the gaps by providing peer and community support.

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  • Life After Conflict: Healing the Environmental Wounds of War

    May 28, 2019 |

    Al Jazeera |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    With the aftermath of conflict often focused on humanitarian crisis, international and local actors are also working to restore damage done to ecosystems. From Rohingya refugees volunteering to make sure endangered elephants can reach their grazing lands – and not destroy the refugee camps – to Lebonese seed banks being recreated to restore biodiversity, the international stage is paying closer attention to the environmental tolls of conflict.

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  • ‘If we don't burn it, nature will': Georgia blazes old fears, leads nation in prescribed fire

    May 28, 2019 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Macon, Georgia

    Prescribed fire is a way to protect forest ecosystems by starting fires in a controlled and sustainable way. The practice limits out of control forest fires and promotes the growth of important species. In Georgia, a leader of prescribed fire in the Southeast and the country, successful fire management is hoping to tip forest services nationally in favor of prescribed burn treatment and away from mostly focusing on fire suppression.

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  • Making quieter roads

    May 28, 2019 |

    The Naked Scientists |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Scotland, Edinburgh

    The bigger the city, the busier the roads, which typically means more noise pollution as well. Because noise can negatively impact sleep and heart health, researchers are turning to promoting noise control engineering and sound barriers in hopes of reducing these adverse effects.

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  • Inside San Francisco's First-of-Its-Kind Shelter for Transgender Youth

    May 28, 2019 |

    KQED |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The first ever shelter for transgender youth has opened in San Francisco. The space, run by Larkin Street Youth Services, has 6 beds for previously homeless trans youth aged 18-24. In addition to providing services tailored to their experience and building a safe gender non-conforming community, Larkin Street requires that residents have 30 hours of productivity a week and reserves 30% of their income for a savings account to help their transition to independence.

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  • Washington State Debuts Unique Tool to Reduce Gun Suicides

    May 28, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

    In Washington, state legislators have passed an innovative measure that would allow individuals to suspend their own gun rights. The bill was started as a proactive measure for those experience mental health issues to be able to prevent themselves from harming themselves in the future. While they’re still working on publicizing the new measure, those that do know about it simply have to fill out a short form at any count clerk’s office – the rest is taken care of within 24 hours.

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  • 'We Need To Evolve': Police Get Help To Improve Hate Crime Tracking

    May 28, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Durham, New Hampshire

    In Durham, New Hampshire, police officers have been undergoing training on their state’s hate crime laws and how to prevent such crimes from occurring. The workshops are organized by two advocacy groups, and while there is still much debate amongst law enforcement about the existence of hate crime laws, the officers who attended still recognized the need for such training in order to maintain trust and recognize bias in their community.

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  • In Ohio, craft breweries emerge as leaders for clean energy

    May 28, 2019 |

    Energy News Network |

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    Response Location: United States, Athens, Ohio

    In the crowded craft beer industry, breweries in Ohio are standing out through environmentally-friendly practices. Several breweries are depending upon solar energy and energy-efficient lighting, which are funded through beer sales or through various government grants. They hope to spread this practice throughout the larger national brewing industry.

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  • How a new district attorney is shaking up the justice system in midcoast Maine

    May 28, 2019 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Knox, Maine

    The newly-elected district attorney in Maine, Natasha Irving, has started implementing restorative justice practices into the area’s criminal justice system. The use of restorative justice in this case includes offering mental health and substance abuse treatment, amongst other supportive services, and using prison as a last resort. There has been some pushback from law enforcement, but a willingness to try the new approach aimed at reducing recidivism in the region.

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