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  • A New Child Psychiatry Fellowship Could Make Midland A Boomtown For Mental Health Services

    July 18, 2018 |

    Texas Standard |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Most Texas counties don't offer psychiatry services, so Texas Tech University is sponsoring an $8 million fellowship that trains psychiatrists and then incentives them to remain in the area. In an effort to get immediate services in the hands of rural patients, doctors are also offering telepsychiatry options to augment in-person services.

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  • Innovation schools are a cross between public and charter. Could they come to Rochester?

    July 18, 2018 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Recent reports show steady improvement for students attending Indianapolis’ Innovation Schools - a unique model that “marries the autonomy of charter schools with the resources and scale of a school district.” While Innovation Schools are controlled by an outside nonprofit or board of directors and are free to make their own curriculum decisions, they rely on the public school system for a number of key resources and their test scores count towards the district's overall performance. Could this structure work in other states with varying political cultures surrounding charters and unions?

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  • Beyond the Stigma: Optimism on NH's opioid front line

    July 18, 2018 |

    New Hampshire Union Leader |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Manchester, New Hampshire

    In New Hampshire, many actors are participating to coordinate solutions to the opioid crisis. Among the most effective solutions are training physicians to help patients manage pain without opiates, helping patients wean off opiates, and maintaining rapid response teams to respond to potential overdoses.

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  • The Private Cities of Honduras

    July 18, 2018 |

    BBC |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Honduras, San Pedro Sula

    To attract foreign investment, Honduras is creating privatized cities with Western-style laws and foreign judges. The development initiative is bringing in money and creating jobs, but the enclaves are tailored to please private companies and may undermine Honduran sovereignty and social cohesion.

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  • The lifelong consequences of childhood trauma

    July 17, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: Flathead Reservation, United States, Montana

    Trauma-informed care and social support systems encourage resilience in the face of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). With evidence of strong links between childhood trauma and long-term health, behavioral, and even social issues in adulthood, programs like the Best Beginnings Children’s Partnership of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County in Montana and the BARR (Building Assets, Reducing Risks) curriculum promote healing and resilient thinking. Creating positive, supportive environments also reduces the likelihood of passing down inter-generational trauma.

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  • In Kotzebue, Alaska, Hunters Are Bringing Traditional Foods—and a Sense of Comfort—to Their Local Elders

    July 17, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, Kotzebue, Alaska

    In the northernmost nursing home in the U.S.,the Hunter Support Program has existed for more than two decades in an attempt to provide traditional foods to Kotzebue, Alaska's elders. While the program has faced roadblocks, the program's model of person-centered care has been hailed as a clear positive for the elders and the overall community. So much so that, in 2014, an amendment titled "Service of Traditional Foods in Public Facilities" was passed as a way to formally recognize the necessity of traditional food in the nursing home.

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  • What gun shops can do to help prevent suicide

    July 17, 2018 |

    The Montana Standard |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    To fight suicide by firearm, an injury prevention center and a gun shop owner teamed up to form a group called the Gun Shop Project. The group empowers gun shop owners and employees with training in how to notice the signs of potentially suicidal customers—and to stop the sale of a firearm to anyone who looks like they may be at risk. Success is measurable in anecdotes from employees who say they've saved lives.

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  • How States Are Rethinking Roads

    July 17, 2018 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    As cities grapple with higher temperatures, state and local governments are looking for ways to play a larger role in combatting the impacts. Throughout the United States, some of the entities are turning their attention towards solutions that make road more heat-resistant.

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  • It Takes Consultation to Help a Village

    July 17, 2018 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Liberia, Harlandville

    To succeed at international development, consult the locals. It seems obvious, but too many failed development projects show community buy-in is not the biggest priority. Two groups are leading the way to change this. Village X and Spark MicroGrants rely on locals’ opinions to direct projects that are actually needed and desired, creating better long-term outcomes for the communities in which they operate.

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  • Detroit veterans find next "mission" in entrepreneurship

    July 17, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Veterans in Residence is a program that connects veterans to networking and co-working space in order to help them start their own companies. Entrepreneurship acts as a creative outlet for many veterans, and startup owners in this program are thriving. From starting a virtual reality company to a marketing startup, the veterans benefit from the comfort of a safe space of others who can relate to their own experiences.

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