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  • How Harm Reduction is Saving Lives

    August 24, 2023 |

    Solutionaries |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    The Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition provides services and supplies to help drug users stay safe and stay alive with the goal of eventually getting into treatment, offering syringe exchange services, testing and treatment connection for Hepatitis C and HIV, case management support, and more. The coalition safely disposes of 100,000 syringes per year, and research shows that people who access services through a harm reduction program are five times more likely to seek treatment for substance abuse.

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  • Virginia students learning strategies to avoid bad behavior, more suspensions

    May 10, 2023 |

    WSLS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Lynchburg, Virginia

    The Restorative Suspension Center provides a space for students facing suspension to work with staff to change their behavior. The Center provides mentoring and group sessions with their peers and also teaches coping skills to prevent those bad behaviors. Since starting the program, the Lynchburg City School District has seen an 86% decrease in discipline referrals.

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  • This school district is allowing students, staff to take mental health days

    March 31, 2023 |

    WKMG-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Montgomery County, Virginia

    Since 2019, students and staff at Montgomery County Public Schools have been able to take mental health days. They count as sick days, which are excused absences. Mental health days can be taken for a variety of reasons and allow people to take a break when they start feeling overwhelmed. When students take mental health days, staff and school counselors can then connect the family with resources and follow up with students to ensure they’re getting the help they need.

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  • Money for your education... that you don't pay back! (Solutionaries)

    October 12, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Virginia’s G3 grant program helps cover education costs for students in the most in-demand industries in the state.

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  • Free community college in Virginia for in-demand industries

    October 03, 2022 |

    Solutionaries |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Virginia’s G3 grant program provides tuition assistance to community college students pursuing credentials in high-demand fields such as health care, information technology, early childhood education, and skilled trades. Since 2021, more than 11,000 students in the state’s community college system have received nearly $14.9 million in tuition support.

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  • Virginia Tech now has a 73% student-voting rate — how can other schools follow suit?

    June 02, 2022 |

    WSLS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Blacksburg, Virginia

    Virginia Tech's civic engagement program, Hokies Vote, has successfully increased its student voting rate by roughly 25 percent through educational outreach, community dialogue events, and setting up a polling place on campus.

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