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  • Paper Tigers

    May 28, 2015 |

    KPJR Films |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Walla Walla, Washington

    Paper Tigers captures the pain, the danger, the beauty, and the hopes of struggling teens—and the teachers armed with new science and fresh approaches that are changing their lives for the better.

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  • ‘You are more than your mistakes': Teachers get at roots of bad behavior

    May 16, 2015 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In 1997, researchers found a connection between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult health problems. Seattle's public schools are part of a growing cohort nationwide applying this knowledge in the classroom to help students who are facing immense challenges at home. By considering external stresses and factors, such as divorce, domestic violence, or family substance abuse (All ACEs), teachers are slower to jump to judgement or punishment. After four years of teacher training, Bemiss Elementary School is getting results, with a 33 percent decrease in suspensions for the 2014 school year.

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  • Rekindling Human Contact in the Digital Age

    May 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Researchers are investigating how in a world of technology and social media, people feel more alone then ever and isolated from society. But millennials are creating a landscape of new institutions to meet their needs for community, purpose and, in some cases, spiritual experience.

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  • This may be the most successful anti-poverty program in America

    April 20, 2015 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New Britain, Connecticut

    Kids raised in environments full of economic, emotional and psychological turmoil are less likely to succeed in school or at the workplace, and are more likely to run afoul of the law or experience a variety of mental and physical health problems. Child First works to improve family relationships in order to help kids have a better and more successful future.

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  • Overcoming Poverty's Damage to Learning

    April 17, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Turnaround for Children, an organization founded to address mental health issues and their repercussions in the classroom, focuses on preparing teachers and schools to structure classroom environments in a constructive way. They create opportunities for learning in rigorous ways with high expectations so that children thrive and are well cared for, helping them to thrive both academically and emotionally.

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  • A special program helps women combat depression, other mental health issues

    March 30, 2015 |

    Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A unique program at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center is combining prenatal care with psychiatric treatment for low-income women who might otherwise not seek help for mental health issues during pregnancy.

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  • Battling America's other PTSD crisis

    March 06, 2015 |

    Yahoo! News |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A program in Philadelphia is pioneering new ways to treat the urban wounded. By seeing it as PTSD, and not pointing fingers, the city is using mental health tools to decrease violence and heal communities.

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  • Special courts take on criminal cases of veterans struggling with truama

    February 24, 2015 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Veterans are at a higher risk for getting in trouble with the law, especially those with PTSD. San Francisco city defendants and the VA created a special veterans court which prosecutes veterans through treatments and helping them work back to a normal life.

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  • Changing Course

    January 21, 2015 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Science suggests that having a secure relationship with a caregiver can help protect a child’s brain and body from the effects of adversity. A Connecticut program for young children who have experienced trauma or other challenges has gotten results by focusing on that relationship – and the things that can interfere, including depression, family violence, and a parent’s own history of trauma.

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  • Big Ideas in Social Change, 2014

    December 11, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

    A overview of 2014's Fixes columns - connecting the dots between 60 or so ways that people are trying to change the world.

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