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Promotion of well-being through policy, medicine, and research. These stories revolve around the many ways of protecting and promoting well-being, such as medical care and treatment, research into various diseases, and public health education.
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/prizes-for-not-doing-drugs-a-treatment-that-works-but-isnt-used-much?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Scott Greenstone
The Seattle Times
22 August 2019
Text / 800-1500 Words
Rewarding patients for sobriety greatly increases the likelihood for recovery. The approach of contingency management creates new behaviors through incentives instead of punishment. Through the Seattle Department of Veteran’s Affairs, patients in an addiction program who test negative get to draw a prize and accumulate rewards the longer they stay sober. This alternative form of treatment has proven effective in boosting patient participation—and success—in addiction programs at the Seattle VA.
https://coloradosun.com/2019/08/20/police-not-counselors-respond-when-suicidal-teens-call-safe2tell-for-help-utah-may-have-a-better-way?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
John Frank
The Colorado Sun
20 August 2019
Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words
In 2016, Utah debuted SafeUT, a streamlined crisis center with on-call mental health specialists that students can call or text about potential threats to schools or personal mental health concerns. SafeUT was borne out of a recognition for more preventative and mental health services, and was inspired by Colorado’s Safe2Tell initiative. Now, as Colorado seeks to iterate on their state initiatives, they’re looking to SafeUT’s streamlined approach as a model for improvement.
https://thecity.nyc/2019/08/reimagining-new-york-jails-without-solitary-confinement.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Reuven Blau
Rosa Goldensohn
The City
19 August 2019
Text / 800-1500 Words
Solitary confinement was once thought of as one of the only effective punishments for violent prison inmates. As more research surfaces showing the severe damage it does to mental health, the racial bias of those placed in solitary, and its relative ineffectiveness, more cities, like New York City, are exploring alternatives to the relatively inhumane practice. In places like Denver, Chicago, and San Francisco, rather than invoking a punitive approach, they’re offering positive reinforcement – and seeing positive results.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/17/plastic-recycling-myth-what-really-happens-your-rubbish?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Oliver Franklin-Wallis
The Guardian
17 August 2019
Text / Over 3000 Words
After decades of recycling plastic, the world is now coming to terms with the waste industry it has created, and seeking more sustainable models. One promising model is material recovery facilities, like England’s Green Recycling, that has invested in an AI sorting machine to help humans more efficiently and accurately find materials that can be recycled. While a costly model of sustainability, new strategy proposals are emerging that can help the world make this change possible.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/how-teen-greta-thunberg-shifted-world-s-gaze-climate-change-n1043151?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Linda Givetash
NBC News
17 August 2019
Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words
All over the world, more than 2 million children and teens are participating in classroom walkouts in an effort to bring attention to the severity of climate change. Called, Fridays for the Future, leaders of the movement are gaining traction, and have developed a declaration that emphasizes their demand that world leaders do something to stop the rising global temperature. This movement was sparked by Sweden’s Greta Thunberg, who, at 16-years old, has started this movement, spoken to global leaders, and continues to do what’s needed to demand action in the face of climate change.
https://www.azfamily.com/news/arizona_schools/south-mountain-hs-cross-country-team-pushing-for-electric-school/article_cf6ccc1e-bfb5-11e9-8457-b372e6d5447e.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Kristine Harrington
AZFamily.com
16 August 2019
Multi-Media / 5-15 Minutes
Because of a collaborative effort between a high school cross country team and Chispa, an environmental advocacy group, Arizona’s Phoenix Union High School District has bought its first electric school bus. While nearly three times more expensive than a regular school bus, the school district considered the long-term sustainability, not just in terms of fuel and maintenance costs, but in regards to larger, environmental efforts as well.
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