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  • Mental health training for cops is working in Tucson. Can we bring it to Philly?

    August 10, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Tuscon police use a combination of training and expanded resources to resolve mental health crises by putting people in the hands of mental health professionals, an approach that in 2019 diverted nearly 4,400 cases away from arrests and jail. All police officers take a required 12-hour mental health first aid class, and most go through another 40-hour crisis intervention training. A specialized team gets more extensive training to handle court-ordered interventions, emphasizing patience and humane treatment. A 24/7 Crisis Response Center serves as an intake desk to decide what help people in crisis need.

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  • ‘We're writing the book' - McCracken jail sees strong early success from vocational programs

    August 09, 2020 |

    The Paducah Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Paducah, Kentucky

    Vocational training and life skills classes at the McCracken County Regional Jail help prepare incarcerated people for stable jobs and living situations once they are released. Of the first 16 to complete vocational training, none have returned to jail and 12 are employed, despite the poor job market during the pandemic. Though the results so far are small and early, jail officials are working to expand the available programs to more people. Particularly useful not only to the incarcerated people but also to their families are cognitive skills classes, which vocational students are required to take as well.

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  • ‘It's your baby, and it's, like, wow': 3-D images from ultrasounds allow blind parents to feel their infant's face

    August 09, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    3D ultrasound print outs help doctors perform non-invasive surgery in utero and provide blind parents with images during pregnancy. Doctors at Johns Hopkins hospital first used 3D models to improve surgery for spina bifida in utero. By placing one inside a soccer ball doctors can practice ahead of time for a less invasive procedure. A sonographer at the hospital expanded the approach to create 3D ultrasound models for patients who are blind. Some caution that ultrasounds are just diagnostic tools, but providing a picture of their ultrasound to someone who cannot see it in the traditional sense is powerful.

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  • Work to save PH eagles won't stop for pandemic

    August 09, 2020 |

    Philippine Daily Inquirer |

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    Response Location: Philippines, Davao City

    Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Eagle Foundation is turning to digital tools and the internet to continue their work of saving the critically endangered species. Since March, the organization rescued four eagles and used telemedicine via the Messenger app to share proper information about how to care for the birds. However, weak Wi-Fi signals sometimes get in the way of treatment.

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  • How San Francisco succeeded more than other U.S. cities in fighting the coronavirus

    August 08, 2020 |

    CNBC |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    San Francisco has reported thousands of cases of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, but public health experts believe it could have been far worse had the city not implemented early protocols and procedures. An early adoption of mask wearing and remote working as well as ceding communications and guidance to scientists helped keep the hospitals below their maximum capacity and avoid overburdening available resources.

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  • A West Philly grandmother decided to save summer with a PlayStreet. Then, tragedy struck.

    August 08, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia's PlayStreets program is a nearly 60-year-old program that began as a meal service during the summer "hungry season," when school lunches are not served, but has evolved into a summer camp on 300 city blocks. Fifty blocks are designated "super streets," where high levels of poverty and violence are met with extra resources. On top of the usual meals and games, the city provides play equipment, DJ dance parties, and mural making. In a summer of extreme violence, neighbors say it also provides a sense of security and normalcy, which police credit as a violence-preventive measure.

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  • Bright yellow ‘community refrigerators' pop up to feed those in need across Philadelphia

    August 08, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Community refrigerators have been installed and stocked in parts of Philadelphia to alleviate food insecurity. Finding an ideal location requires knowing the needs of a community as well as its capacity to keep refrigerators stocked with fresh produce. The Community Fridge Project placed refrigerators in different neighborhoods across North Philadelphia after researching how the idea was launched and implemented in other cities like New York and Los Angeles.

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  • Short on Money, Cities Around the World Try Making Their Own

    August 07, 2020 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Tenino, Washington

    Complementary currencies are local alternatives to national currencies that help local economies when budgets are tight. Tenino prints “wooden dollars” and residents in need get up to $300/month to spend at local businesses from grocery stores to day cares. Cities across the US have reached out for advice on starting their own local currencies, which can take many forms including digital-only. There are 3,500-4,500 local currencies in 50 countries, including Brazil’s Maricá where it helped the under-resourced city build schools and hospitals. These currencies have no value outside of the local economy.

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  • Could Mecklenburg County learn from a New Jersey city's contact tracing success?

    August 07, 2020 |

    WCNC-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Paterson, New Jersey

    Paterson, NJ became a national leader using contact tracing to slow the spread of COVID-19. Health department employees persistently and “aggressively” tracked down as many people as possible who were potentially exposed to the coronavirus. To reach those who hung up on contact tracers or wouldn’t return calls, the health department coordinated with community police officers who left letters at their homes or workplaces urging them to return calls and take precautions. The program is credited with significantly reducing the virus’ spread and is seen as a model for other locations to achieve success.

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  • Qual o papel da rede de apoio no aleitamento materno?

    August 07, 2020 |

    Lunetas |

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    Response Location: Brazil

    A reportagem é sobre a importância de apoiar mães durante a amamentação de bebês. Há o exemplo de uma família que tem boa experiência com a amamentação por causa da divisão de tarefas domésticas, auxílio de um profissional da saúde e conhecimento sobre aleitamento.

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