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  • Beyond the Stigma: Team goes door to door to help child victims of extreme trauma

    September 03, 2018 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    In New Hampshire, Manchester police have teamed with community organizations to proactively offer services to children who have experienced or witnessed trauma, before those very children grow up to repeat the cycle. The Advert Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT) "has contacted more than 1,000 children in about 700 families" since its inception in late 2015.

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  • Veterans Courts Give Soldiers a Way Back

    September 02, 2018 |

    70 Million |

    Podcast |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    When military veterans get charged with crimes, more than 350 courts nationwide exist to try to keep them out of jail, with rehabilitation as the chief goal. Boston Veterans Court provides people with social workers, outreach specialists, access to therapy, and help in going to school, finding a job, and dealing with life's stresses. Many people in this system come home from war struggling with anger, trauma, and substance abuse problems. Some studies have quantified veterans courts' success rates for helping people overcoming mental illness and staying out of criminal trouble.

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  • Companies open doors to talent with autism

    September 02, 2018 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Companies like Microsoft are intentionally recruiting candidates with autism, creating new interview processes and mentorship programs to help those employees thrive in jobs in programming, cybersecurity, and more. The approach is catching on as more well-known companies are looking for ways to making working more accessible.

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  • Strength in Numbers

    September 01, 2018 |

    Stanford Social Innovation Review |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Group therapy has helped women experiencing depression in poor communities in Kampala. Since 2014, more than 25,110 women have met in small groups with trained peer facilitators, and after completing the program about 86 percent say they are no longer depressed.

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  • Sonoma County experts among others who say it's time to rethink recycling

    September 01, 2018 |

    The Press Democrat |

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    Response Location: United States, Petaluma, California

    Many companies are increasingly becoming concerned about the environmental impact of using plastic containers and packaging. One company in Petaluma has spent over a decade creating alternatives that are compostable and recyclable.

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  • How a Rural Region in the South Cut Its Infant Mortality Rate in Half

    September 01, 2018 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Louisiana

    To combat high infant mortality rates, rural Louisiana invested money and resources on providing public health nurses, gave Medicaid-eligible pregnant women nurses to assist them through pregnancy and the first year after birth, also began promoting long-acting reversible contraception. In two years, the region halved its infant mortality rate.

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  • As Violence Soared in Mexico, This Town Bucked the Trend

    September 01, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Morelia, Michoacan

    One police commander in Morelia is trying to change the rampant mistrust Mexicans have of the police. The new commander implemented a set of new policies that shifted the focus of the police to low-level neighborhood crimes. “What we can do is deal with the issues that regular folks face every day.” Community meetings, allowing people to file complaints on the spot, and creating victim centers, are just some of the few things he did. And it worked: The number of crimes reported rose by 435, compared to the previous year.

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  • How 'the incarceration capital of America' embraced criminal justice reform

    August 31, 2018 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    After years of being the incarceration capital of America, Louisiana began changing its laws in 2017 to cut the number of people in prison, prompting a drop of seven percent in the prison population and savings of $12 million. The funds will be reinvested in education, job training and other programs in prisons and jails for those about to be released. But many challenges remain, including stigma from employers and landlords, and skepticism by the state's attorney general.

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  • Universal mental health screenings to be introduced in local middle schools

    August 31, 2018 |

    Kirkland Reporter |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington

    In response to a growing suicide rate, Washington State's King County school district is trying to take a proactive approach by incorporating a universal mental health screening through online surveys in seventh grade health classes.

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  • Farmers see promise and profit for agroforestry in southern Kenya

    August 31, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kerita

    Climate change coupled with an increasing human population is reducing the amount of land that Kenya farmers are able to use for profitable crops. To get the most out of what's left of the arid land, many are turning to agroforestry projects and are seeing results in the form of healthier land and increased profits.

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