Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 859 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • Ideas Help No One on a Shelf. Take Them to the World.

    February 29, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

    Distributing, promoting and lending continuing support to good ideas for fixing the world’s woes is as critical a task as thinking them up in the first place.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Youth Program Points To Ways D.C. Can Be ‘Far More Creative' Against Crime

    February 25, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fort Meade, Maryland

    Paying at-risk people to stay out of trouble is the most controversial part of a new D.C. crime bill that also proposes counseling and other services to prevent repeat offenses. But a similar program is already in use in D.C., with the blessing of the District’s top prosecutor, giving nonviolent juvenile offenders a second chance. (2nd of a 3 part series)

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Treating Street Violence As A Contagion, Baltimore Looks For More Than One Cure

    February 24, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    When lawmakers try to tackle gun violence, they often turn to measures like adding police officers or cracking down on illegal guns. But what happens when they treat violent crime as a public-health problem? Counselors invite patients to join the Violence Intervention Program, offering a host of services intended to break the cycle of violence.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Inside A California Anti-Crime Experiment That Resonates With Politicians In D.C.

    February 23, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    With homicides up 50 percent last year, the D.C. Council is backing a controversial new crime bill aimed at stopping the violence. It’s modeled in part on a 9-year-old program in Richmond, California. Each year, 50 young men at risk for violence are paid to put down their guns. (1st of a 3 part series)

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Crisis Within: How Toxic Stress and Trauma Endanger Our Children

    February 21, 2016 |

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Chronic toxic stress caused by violence in trauma in a child's life can be exceedingly harmful - but can be remedied through building personal relationships and trust.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Portugal: Drug Decriminalisation

    February 17, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Portugal

    By decriminalizing drug possession, Portugal removed a barrier preventing addicts from reaching out for help. The country treats drug use as a public health concern, offering free rehabilitation services and a needle exchange program. Although social taboos persist, drug-related deaths and HIV infection rates are at all-time lows.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • An unprecedented experiment in mass forgiveness

    February 08, 2016 |

    The Washington Post |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    In California, once a national innovator in draconian policies to get tough on crime, voters and lawmakers are now innovating in the opposite direction, adopting laws that have released tens of thousands of inmates and are preventing even more from going to prison in the first place.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Estonia: Digital Society

    February 03, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Estonia

    Government services are easily accessible in Estonia in part because everything is online. A digital signature carries the same weight as a physical signature, and data is shared between offices allowing forms such as tax returns to be pre-filled for citizens. The country leapfrogged the rest of the world, investing in digital literacy and infrastructure in an effort to serve its small, spread-out population.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Can a new victims advocacy movement break cycles of violence?

    January 13, 2016 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A growing number of organizations—rallying around victim advocacy—are calling for shorter sentences for offenders and better counseling for victims across the United States.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Can Gun Stores Play a Role in Suicide Prevention?

    January 04, 2016 |

    The Trace |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Hookset, New Hampshire

    Spurred by three suicides in one week in New Hampshire, a gun store owner launched the Gun Shop Project to educate more firearm sellers and others on how to spot suicidal customers. Many other gun sellers joined the effort in that state and it has expanded slowly in some other states, but it has also met pushback. Some owners feel they aren't qualified to assess mental health conditions and others fear it's another way to implement more gun control laws.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus