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What Happened After California Revolutionized Sex Ed

Steven Blum

October 25, 2017 |

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Response Location: United States, California

California does well when it comes to healthy teen sex behaviours, but the Healthy Youth Act has pushed this even further. This act provides a more comprehensive education including LGBTQ relationships, medical accuracy etc.

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Long-term drug treatment facilities at former Edwin Shaw site aim to fill gaps, prevent relapses

Jim Mackinnon

October 25, 2017 |

Akron Beacon Journal |

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Response Location: United States, Lakemore, Ohio

Two organizations, called Hope United and Restore Addiction Recovery are obtaining land on an old hospital grounds to build long-term treatment facilities for opiate addicts. The idea is that, currently, the longest in-patient treatment programs are only 90 days and addicts need more time than this to recover from their addiction and really get on their feet. These new facilities will be year-long treatment programs and will include support services that continue after discharge, as well.

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Where the Dogs Lead

Katarzyna Nowak

October 24, 2017 |

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Response Location: Tanzania

Dogs have been known to be used for hunting for many years and often still are today, but not in Tanzania where dogs are now being used to stop hunting. If an effort to combat poaching and other unlawful acts, tracker dog units are quickly becoming an essential and widespread tool in Africa’s conservation efforts.

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Portland takes page from Eugene on homelessness

Lyndsey Hewitt

October 24, 2017 |

Portland Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

Homelessness and lack of affordable housing is a problem in Portland, as it is in many other places around the country. The Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good in Portland is trying to tackle these issues by looking to how Eugene has created solutions such as Opportunity Villages and Conestoga Huts.

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The ‘Problem Child' Is a Child, Not a Problem

Suzanne Bouffard

October 24, 2017 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Isolating or punitive methods in early childhood education can have a lasting effect on a 'problematic' child, leading to greater behavioural problems. Collaborative Problem Solving techniques, such as 'Plan B', require the child and teacher or parent to work together to identify each of their concerns and come up with a mutually beneficial solution, allowing both sides to be heard in a calm environment.

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How hip housing helped bring donuts to Spenard

Anne Hillman

October 24, 2017 |

Alaska Public Media |

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Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

In an under-developed area of Anchorage Alaska, a development project run by Cook Inlet Housing is transforming the community. The development project is bringing in new businesses that are taking advantage of the infrastructure and location of this part of the city. This could attract more businesses and be a positive addition to the community.

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In New Mexico, demographic shifts have helped job growth

Leah Todd Lin

October 24, 2017 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Luna County, New Mexico

Historically there has been stigma and pushback to bilingual and immigrant programs, but some counties are starting to embrace diversity as key to economic development. Greater diversity spurs innovation, entrepreneurship, and population growth in rural areas, recognition of these benefits has eased the stigma and encouraged more immigrant programs.

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An Abandoned Roman Salami Factory Becomes an Illegal, Inhabited Museum

Lidija Pisker

October 24, 2017 |

Atlas Obscura |

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Response Location: Italy, Rome

About 200 people from around the world, most of whom were homeless, occupied a former meat factory where they cleaned the space and set up homes. An Italian artist worked with residents to create a unique venue that exhibits murals, paintings, and installations of over 300 artists from around the world. The museum does not have a budget, the artists donate their works, and it operates on a democratic concept where artists from different backgrounds and styles work together. Despite not occupying the space legally, residents believe that the value the art offers to society prevented them from being evicted.

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Why This Cardiologist Is Betting That His Lab-Grown Meat Startup Can Solve the Global Food Crisis

Jeff Bercovici

October 24, 2017 |

Inc. Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, California

"If I continued as a cardiologist, maybe I would save 2,000 or 3,000 lives over the next 30 years, But if I focus on this, I have the potential to save billions of human lives and trillions of animal lives," explains Uma Valeti a cardiologist turned clean meat founder and engineer. Valeti, along with a team of similarly minded colleagues are looking to market the first ever meat that doesn't come from killing animals.

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With storms intensifying and oceans on the rise, Boston weighs strategies for staying dry

Eric Bender

October 24, 2017 |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston and other flood-vulnerable areas are having to build for the future to prevent water damage from hurricanes and other natural disasters, especially as climate change makes storms stronger and bigger. Boston is researching the feasibility of a seawall as well as building other barriers at critical points, attention is being paid to preventive efforts in order to minimize future damages.

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