A Chance to Go From Hard Lives to Healing
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/a-chance-to-go-from-hard-lives-to-healing?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Patricia Leigh Brown
The New York Times
18 September 2014
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A novel way to help young men growing up in communities in which concentrated poverty, violence and unemployment are well-documented barriers to health and longevity: male youth of color are trained to be the emergency response team to help stabilize street victims before doctors or nurses begin procedures.
Building Social Skills, Alone at a Computer
https://medium.com/bright/building-social-skills-alone-at-a-computer-2c100a502ecc?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ellen Lee
Bright Magazine
18 May 2015
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Critics in today's world often say that computers and technology are impeding the social skills of the very young. But Zoo U, a computer game for children, helps kids develop the skills they need such as empathy, impulse control, and communication.
Could adorable tiny tech backpacks save the honeybees?
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0825/Could-adorable-tiny-tech-backpacks-save-the-honeybees?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Jessica Mendoza
The Christian Science Monitor
25 August 2015
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Concerned with colony collapse syndrome in honey bees worldwide, scientists, farmers and tech companies teamed up in Australia to create a micro-sensor that collects data on the bee's environment.
Behind LA's dramatic decline in gang violence
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/24/gang-violence-decline_n_6656840.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Ann Brenoff
The Huffington Post
24 February 2015
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In the past, Los Angeles was a dangerous city fraught with gang wars. Lately, though, LA has become a safer city due to six changes enforced by the police cracking down on public violence and gangs.
For Many, a Life-Saving Drug Out of Reach
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/for-many-a-life-saving-drug-out-of-reach?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Maia Szalavitz
The New York Times
22 September 2011
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related mortality. Naxolone, a drug used to revive overdose victims, is only available by prescription. However, private organizations have distributed Naxolone kits nationally, showing that the drug can save lives when it is more readily accessible.
Gay and Lesbian Liaison Police Unit
http://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ideas-we-should-steal-gay-and-lesbian-liaison-police-unit?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Emma Eisenberg
The Philadelphia Citizen
1 August 2015
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Crimes against LGBT citizens have gone underreported in many U.S. cities. Washington DC’s Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit has employed and trained LGBT officers to represent community members that they protect and serve. After the establishment of the GLLU, the number of reported crimes has increased, demonstrating the comfort and trust that the community has with law enforcement.
Houston's solution to mental health system problems offers a case study for Milwaukee
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/houstons-solution-to-mental-health-system-problems-offers-a-case-study-for-milwaukee-b9928490z1-210715811.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Meg Kissinger
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
8 June 2013
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In Houston, TX, many individuals with mental illnesses cycled in and out of emergency care while arrested or incarcerated. Houston’s police department has decreased the number of incarcerated who have mental illness by opening a division to mental health called the Chronic Consumer Stabilization Unit. Now Milwaukee seeks to replicate Houston’s results.
How can Milwaukee County's broken mental health system be fixed?
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/chronic-crisis-how-can-milwaukee-countys-broken-mental-health-system-be-fixed-229974841.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Meg Kissinger
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
5 November 2013
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Milwaukee County’s mental health system put more resources in expensive emergency care rather than invest in programs that offer continual care. As a result, Milwaukee County identifies nine solutions from other cities that have had success in repairing mental health systems. Solutions include the ending of reliance on emergency care, expand community support programs, change laws, and supportive housing.
How Cincinnati Revitalized Police-Community Relations
http://www.thetakeaway.org/story/policing-police-how-cincinnati-police-community-relations?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
John Hockenberry
The Takeaway
25 June 2014
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After a policeman shot and killed a teenage African American, a community in Cincinnati blamed law enforcement for racial profiling and riots expanded throughout the city. With the help of the Department of Justice as a mediator, Cincinnati made policy changes. The city now has an African American Police Association that brings police officers in communication with representatives of communities.
How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses
http://www.wired.com/2013/10/free-thinkers?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Joshua Davis
Wired
15 October 2013
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Students in Matamoros, Mexico, didn't have reliable Internet access, steady electricity, or much hope—until a radical new teaching method unlocked their potential.