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  • Drug could give addicts hope for recovery

    August 11, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Questa, New Mexico

    Addressing addiction takes long-term care and a multi-faceted approach. A model program at the Questa Health Center in the village of Questa, New Mexico, combines treatment with the drug, Suboxone, alongside a behavioral therapy program, and drug screenings. The ongoing participation in group therapy helps patients to gradually taper off of Suboxone, and remain clean.

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  • Safe Passage: Access to Abortion in India

    August 11, 2016 |

    Bitch Media |

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    Response Location: India, Patna, Bihar

    Cultural stigmas, a lack of information, and shortages of qualified providers mean that - despite being a legal process - millions of women in India still suffer and die from botched and back-ally abortions each year. The Ipas Development Foundation is working to change perceptions and save lives by providing training and certifications to healthcare workers, passing out free contraception, helping break social taboos, and distributing informational resources communicating women's rights to reproductive healthcare.

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  • Young Atlantans Get a Jump-Start to Tech Jobs

    August 11, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    A successful entrepreneur in Atlanta created a training program for high school graduates between 18-24 to encourage coding proficiency and professional development. The year-long program, called Code Start, gives each student a living stipend, facilitates meetings between students and tech companies, and offers classes on Java and other programs.

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  • The Wonk's Guide to What Works, and What Doesn't, When Policing Violent Crime

    August 11, 2016 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States

    While policing initiatives have previously been driven by intuitive responses to trends in violent crime, the Centre for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University has developed a new strategy for identifying the effectiveness of policing practices. With a focus on empirical evidence-based approaches to crime prevention, the Centre has identified large-scale initiatives that work.

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  • Getting New Yorkers Into the City's Wilderness. All 10,000 Acres of It.

    August 11, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Even though natural parks are in close proximity to New York City’s metropolitan hub, many are inaccessible and overlooked areas for recreation and sport. Conservation groups, including the Natural Areas Conservancy and the Bronx River Alliance, have worked to restore trails, offer tour opportunities, and protect parks' natural geography, benefitting millions of New Yorkers’ mental and physical health.

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  • How the Most Dangerous Place on Earth Got Safer

    August 11, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Honduras, San Pedro Sula

    The gang-driven violence in Honduras has caused thousands to migrate to the United States. In the last three years, with emergency international aid from the United States, Honduras has experienced a 62 percent drop in homicides and has witnessed a decrease in the number of migrants entering the United States. The aid has gone toward community improvement projects and outreach centers, such as providing items for soccer games and other activities that dissuade gangsters from fighting each other. It also has supported more effective prosecution of homicides.

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  • Want to Fix U.S. Schools? Look to Native American Communities

    August 10, 2016 |

    Equal Voice News |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Native American students are 237% more likely to drop out than their white counterparts. Organizations like the Native American Community Academy (NACA), are changing those statistics by creating curricula that focus on tribal identity values. These alterations have proved successful as graduation rates and college attendance have risen among Native American students attending NACA.

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  • Recycle your coffee capsules, support organic farming

    August 10, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Coffee pods produce a lot of waste, which is a concern for the environment. In Singapore Nespresso is introducing a model of collecting the pods and using the recycled grounds for fertilizer and compost to support organic farming.

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  • Tapping a Troubled Neighborhood's Inner Strength

    August 10, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Longview, Washington

    HIghlands area in Southern Washington has been an impoverished and unsafe neighbourhood, however, circumstances have been improve as neighbours have begun to get to know eachother and form a community. HIghlands neighbourhood association and the Family Policy council are two initiatives that have strengthened community ties, lead to leadership opportunities, facilitated citizen-police interactions, and helped children not fall into a poverty cycle.

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  • A Different Type of Addiction

    August 10, 2016 |

    Rio Grande Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    Alcohol has claimed more lives in Rio Arriba County in the past five years than other drugs. SMART, a secular alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous, provides one path toward recovery, increasingly incorporating scientific findings into treatment as well as support for family members of addicts, helping them change the environment.

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