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  • In charting the future of the Clark Fork River, lessons exist on Blackfoot, Bitterroot rivers

    October 08, 2018 |

    Missoulian |

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    Response Location: United States, Turah, Montana

    The Clark Fork River in Montana has recently undergone a significant revitalization process and is now bringing in greater recreational opportunities and interest in rural housing development. This change has spurred the local community to analyze what's worked – such as forming a local collaborative and assessing how to handle tourism – and what they've learned from the failures over the recent years.

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  • Whisky and vodka flow as Tasmanian farmers embrace spirit of sustainability

    October 07, 2018 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

    In Australia, farmers are looking to diversify their crops in order to gain greater financial returns. For several farmers across different regions, this has resulted in looking to whiskey and vodka production.

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  • Vets twice as likely to fatally OD – what the Dayton VA is doing about it

    October 07, 2018 |

    Dayton Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dayton, Ohio

    Providing a comprehensive approach helps veterans struggling with addiction. At the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, when VA campus police who identify drug-related cases, patients are also paired with social workers and representatives of job placement programs. The benefit plan of the VA system provides a range of services, including medical care, addiction treatment, counseling, and social services such as housing or job assistance.

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  • Evidence-based policymaking: is there room for science in politics?

    October 07, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    In the UK, the What Works Centres are bringing scientific rigor into the realm of government by promoting evidence-based policymaking (EBPM). By evaluating policies through an unbiased, empirical approach like a randomized controlled trial, the What Works Centres, and now hundreds of U.S. cities, can implement only the most effective policies. However, critics point to the fact that success in certain trials does not guarantee success elsewhere.

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  • American democracy is fracturing. Libraries say they know how to help

    October 05, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Public libraries have remained one of the last public non-commercial spaces where people from all walks of life can coexist and learn. New York Public Library in particular is working to improve and expand their services to match the recent dramatic rise in engagement in things like ESL classes. The library is spending $700 million to, among other things, open 2 new branches in prison to reach more than 20,000 prisoners, offer 10,000 free WIFI devices, and to refurbish the physical space to add a floor dedicated to workforce development and skills training.

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  • Durango, Bayfield Schools Start New Program to Prevent Suicide

    October 05, 2018 |

    Durango Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    To address the wellbeing of students, schools must foster healthy relationships and trust. Schools in Durango, Colorado, have implemented Sources of Strength, a national program aimed at reducing the risk of suicide, bullying, substance abuse, and other issues in schools. The program works to create a positive school culture through youth mentorship training that emphasizes a student’s strengths, positivity, and builds connections to trusted adults.

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  • Philly Program Teaches Defendants How To Help Themselves

    October 05, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, the participatory defense program helps people learn how to present themselves in a criminal case in a way that gives a more complete picture of who they are. They write a biography, get letters of support and bring supporters to court in a system the chief public defender brought from Montgomery County and which originated in Silicon Valley. The program helps public defenders present their cases more effectively and judges may be more likely to impose less harsh sentences.

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  • Ghetto Film School Trains Its Lens on Hollywood's Diversity Problem

    October 05, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Founded in the Bronx in 2000, the Ghetto Film School’s mission is to train a diverse student body in the skills of making narrative film. Eighteen years later, the school teaches classes in New York, Los Angeles, and London, and has become a pipeline for graduates to find work not only as directors or writers but also in film crews and production companies.

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  • Allowing drugs at a tiny house village didn't work. So why is Seattle trying it again?

    October 05, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When Seattle allowed a homeless encampment to freely use drugs, 911 calls jumped up. Dealers flocked in, and the majority of inhabitants camped out for more than a year. Instead of trying it again, the city should be investing in more stable housing for addicts, argues Danny Westneat.

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  • Every employee at this grilled cheese restaurant has a criminal record

    October 05, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Emily Turner, an attorney-turned-activist, runs the restaurant All Square, which only employs people with a criminal record. After years working in the field of prisoner reentry for the government, she decided to create a solution that would directly help people: providing jobs. By paying a living wage, providing mental health support, and teaching business skills, the “fellows,” as they are called, are finding a sustainable way to bounce back.

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