Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
8 November 2015
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
During the last 12 years, the number of minors in Alaska sentenced to time in correctional facilities because of drug or alcohol charges has been steadily reduced, from 730 in 2003 to 395 in 2014. A big contributing factor behind that improvement has come with the department’s progress in, firstly, assessing what kids need treatment and, secondly, getting them into the right treatment programs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/us/a-courts-all-hands-approach-aids-girls-most-at-risk.html
Patricia Leigh Brown
The New York Times
28 January 2014
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Girls Court brings an all-hands-on-deck approach to the lives of vulnerable girls, linking them to social service agencies, providing informal Saturday sessions on everything from body image to legal jargon, and offering a team of adults in whom they can develop trust.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/a-families-first-approach-to-foster-care
David Bornstein
The New York Times
21 February 2011
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The foster care system is widely acknowledged to be 'broken', and to ignore those who age out of the system. A program in Memphis is improving the lives of at-risk youths by working to reunite them with their original families.
http://www.pulitzer.org/files/2012/public_service/assault09.pdf
Kristen A. Graham
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network)
1 April 2011
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Palm Beach County, Florida has many of the same social problems that Philadelphia has, including “gangs, drugs, and poverty.” However, their school system has managed to keep students safe by employing “safe-school case managers” who build relationships with students, and they offer a youth court that is a system run by students who peer-review cases of unrest. The initiatives in this county has prevented school violence from happening without metal detectors and just two police officers.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/21/an-antidote-to-overdose-in-time-to-save-lives
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
21 May 2014
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Naloxone could be the secret to curing New England's heroin consumption. Trying to expand access to the life-saving overdose antidote is the real obstacle.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/an-enlightened-exchange-in-iran
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
29 November 2010
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Two columns on how Iran averted a major AIDS epidemic through needle exchange programs; a conservative theocracy is successfully treating drug abuse as if it were Amsterdam.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/a-network-of-support
David Bornstein
The New York Times
25 February 2011
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It’s now common for youth to remain in foster care or residential treatment for years. For troubled or victimized children in need, assistance at home is often more effective than foster placement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/us/as-vermont-tackles-heroin-addiction-progress-is-measured-in-baby-steps.html
Katharine Seelye
The New York Times
26 February 2015
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About 40 percent more people in the state are seeking treatment for addiction today than a year ago - but the number of deaths from heroin is going up. Local government is scrambling for both funding and awareness to combat the issue.
http://www.fayobserver.com/59356569-be7d-5bd2-9fc3-26e587eb94d6.html
Greg Barnes
Fayetteville Observer
26 April 2014
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In Clayton County, Georgia, the Second Chance Court is using a different tactic to give offenders the opportunity to move forward. The program, started in 2010, allows selected teens to attend counseling and classes – often with their parents – centered around self improvement and appropriate behavior. Collaborating with a community organization, the Second Chance Court has been able to reduce recidivism in youth.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-simple-fix-for-drunken-driving-1439564251
Keith Humphreys
Wall Street Journal
14 August 2015
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South Dakota’s “24/7 Sobriety” initiative breathalyzers tens of thousands of people every day in an effort to curb drunk driving. Rather than legislation that takes penalizes offenders by taking away their license, the state addresses the behavioral issue instead. In counties that use the “24/7 Sobriety,” they’ve seen a 12% decrease in repeat drunken-driving arrests.
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/07/17/circle-moms-mahec-finds-success-group-care-model/30300863
Beth Walton
Citizen-Times
18 July 2015
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Expecting mothers, especially young ones, can often feel scared and unprepared about the pregnancy process. Maternity meeting groups help them gain more support and knowledge about their future pregnancies.
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