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  • Eugene's Tiny House Experiment Expands To Emerald Village

    April 20, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

    Almost 4 years ago, Opportunity Village was established in Eugene. It’s a community of tiny houses for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

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  • How Poverty Changes the Brain

    April 19, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Living in poverty can impact brain functioning due to the consistent stress and can lead to difficulty with problem solving, decision making, and goal setting. A Boston-based project, EMPath, addresses this issue by assisting families with identifying goals and taking the steps to accomplish these goals.

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  • A Focus on Health to Resolve Urban Ills

    April 19, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    Social and economic factors are increasingly being linked to health circumstances and outcomes. This article highlights the city of Richmond, California, which has responded to this correlation, integrating issues of health into all levels of policy.

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  • Public banking goes to pot

    April 19, 2017 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Sebastopol, California

    California looks to the Bank of North Dakota as a model to launch a public bank for the cannabis industry. While the Bank of North Dakota is the only public bank in the country thus far, California's cannabis industry hopes to mirror this public financing method to reduce marijuana-related violence and theft throughout the state.

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  • Sustainability programs reduce food waste, help manage insecurity

    April 19, 2017 |

    Badger Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    University of Wisconsin students and faculty are attempting to change the way food is treated on campus to minimize waste. The dining halls compost leftovers, and food is also donated to Campus Kitchens, which serves food-insecure students. Food Shed is a new initiative to share food grown for research in refrigerators around campus, open to all. Leaders hope these initiatives reduce food insecurity and waste simultaneously.

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  • Can Weed Cure America's Opioid Epidemic?

    April 18, 2017 |

    Motherboard |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Opioid addiction runs rampant in the United States. However, researchers are becoming more convinced that cannabis can help prevent opioid abuse from even happening. In states where cannabis is legal the rate of opioid overdose is lower than states where cannabis is banned.

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  • Helping traumatized Yazidi refugees requires a different kind of care

    April 18, 2017 |

    TVO |

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    Response Location: Canada, London, Ontario

    Volunteers all over Canada are working hard to implement the Canadian government's mission to resettle 12,000 Yazidi refugees. A large part of the plan focuses on mental health support for this heavily-traumatized population and relies on trained interpreters to be able to communicate with them sensitively and appropriately so they open up to the idea of psychotherapy. The program has proven successful in that Canada now houses 50 Yazidi families, many of which go on to help other Yazidis settle in.

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  • Last Days of Solitary

    April 18, 2017 |

    PBS Frontline |

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    Response Location: United States, Warren, Maine

    Across the United States, the use of administrative segregation is being rethought and reduced, as study after study shows it’s link to higher rates of violence and recidivism. At Maine State Prison, over the course of six years, the number of people in solitary went from 100 to 8, while also seeing a decline in fights, use of weapons, and emergency room transportation in the prison’s general population. The prison has instead started implementing individualized mental health programming and structured living units – opting to implement rehabilitation over punitive measures.

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  • The Data Donators

    April 18, 2017 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, Greater London

    Around the world, more and more people are launching projects through mobile apps that use smartphones to collect massive amounts of data for solving chronic issues. By asking thousands of volunteers to donate their data for the greater good, researchers can access data in quantities that were previously unobtainable.

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  • Can This Ring Protect Women from HIV?

    April 17, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    In Africa, millions of people suffer from HIV and the majority of them are women. The dapivirine ring decreases the risk for women to receive HIV. The ring is in the piloting phase but early results show that it reduces the of contracting HIV by up to 75%.

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