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  • In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger

    February 04, 2015 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Underlying or repressed pain can often be a trigger for children in the foster system. A team at NYU's Child Study Center trains foster care workers to recognize and treat the signs of past trauma in children.

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  • New Phoenix team tackles recidivism of those with mental illness

    January 27, 2015 |

    AZ Central (The Arizona Republic) |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Assertive community treatment teams working through outreach-centered programs in Maricopa County have become an industry standard for treating those with persistent and severe mental illnesses who have recently been incarcerated. They provide a long-term approach, aiming to halt a cycle of incarceration and hospitalization by focusing on underlying issues such as what caused the police interaction and incarceration.

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  • In Egypt, Sowing Seeds of Gender Equality

    January 22, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Muslim women in Egypt are expected to marry young and to stay close to home, and if they do not, they can be subjected to abuse or heavy criticism by men in the household. Save the Children’s Choices program offers educational workshop sessions for boys and girls, ages 10 to 14, which help them explore gender identity. Through discussions, the program hopes to change gender norms.

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  • Changing Course

    January 21, 2015 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Science suggests that having a secure relationship with a caregiver can help protect a child’s brain and body from the effects of adversity. A Connecticut program for young children who have experienced trauma or other challenges has gotten results by focusing on that relationship – and the things that can interfere, including depression, family violence, and a parent’s own history of trauma.

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  • Scrooges of the World, Begone!

    December 24, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    Haiti suffered tremendous losses after the 2010 earthquake, exacerbating the devastation in an already impoverished country. In 2015, agriculture in Haiti is a growing business backed by the United States’ Feed the Future Initiative. Nourishment and health of mothers and babies has also improved with the encouragement of breastfeeding and sweet potatoes.

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  • Big Ideas in Social Change, 2014

    December 11, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

    A overview of 2014's Fixes columns - connecting the dots between 60 or so ways that people are trying to change the world.

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  • Refugee Resettlement in Connecticut

    December 09, 2014 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hartford, Connecticut

    Refugee resettlement is arguably one of our country’s noblest examples of foreign policy. It gives forcibly displaced people from around the world a chance to escape danger and rebuild a life for themselves in a safe environment.

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  • Can teaching Kenyan girls to save money also save them from HIV?

    December 01, 2014 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi Area

    For adolescent girls in Kenya, poverty increases the likelihood of sexual exploitation. The Safe and Smart Savings program at Zelyn Academy creates a “safe space," where girls can talk about two seemingly disparate — and often taboo — topics: smart savings and reproductive and sexual health, and help break the cycles of poverty and HIV/AIDS.

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  • In Bangladesh, 'Floating Farms' Overcome Monsoon Rains

    November 21, 2014 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    During rain seasons in Bangladesh, rivers flooded villages and their agriculture so that local economies and food supplies were in jeopardy. A Bangladeshi non-profit Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha introduced small floating farms designed to be run by women. Consequently, the organization has initiated 40 floating farms that serve 300 rural women and save local agriculture.

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  • How One California City Began Bringing Its Murder Rate Down—Without Cops

    November 12, 2014 |

    The Nation (New York) |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    Richmond, California's Office of Neighborhood Safety responded to alarmingly high gun violence levels with an outreach approach to young men at high risk of getting shot or of shooting others. Instead of a heavy-handed enforcement strategy, the office intervenes in likely retaliatory violence and enrolls men as fellows in a year-long program offering counseling, education, job training, and a $500 monthly stipend for fellows on the right track. In the programs first three years, gun homicides dropped and 65 of 68 fellows survived.

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