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  • Catching up with CAST, CSULB's crisis prevention workers

    September 20, 2024 |

    Long Beach Current |

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    Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

    The Campus Assessment & Stabilization Team (CAST) assists the University Police Department in mental health-related emergency and non-emergency calls, both on and off campus. CAST consists of a team of social workers who assist law enforcement in handling calls, particularly those where a person is experiencing an emotional crisis.

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  • Writing within prison walls

    September 12, 2024 |

    John Hopkins Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The American Prison Writing Archive hosts almost 4,000 pieces of writing by people who are incarcerated. It offers a glimpse into the system that is not usually available to the public, a critical outlet for writers, and a social connection to the rest of the world.

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  • A one-time illegal logger grows back a forest for his people in Sumatra

    August 30, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Sumatra

    A former illegal logger in Sumatra transformed into a forest protector by planting 1,000 trees and leading his Indigenous community to secure legal recognition of 521 hectares as customary forest, creating sustainable income alternatives while restoring damaged ecosystems.

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  • How Midwest Street Medicine is bridging health equity gaps for the homeless

    August 29, 2024 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

    Through the Midwest Street Medicine program, medical volunteers provide no-cost care to people experiencing homelessness, from simple procedures to help obtaining medicines. As of August, volunteers had helped more than 350 patients and made more than 1,000 medical interventions.

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  • Cherokees take new approach to helping addicts

    August 27, 2024 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: Cherokee Nation, United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    The Cherokee Nation harm reduction program provides supplies like clean needles and Narcan to those using drugs and even offers safe, clean environments for drug use with staff available to assist during overdoses. As opioid addiction has disproportionately impacted Indigenous communities, the program also provides opportunities for people in recovery to participate in cultural activities. So far, the program has encountered several thousand people and has saved 44 lives with Narcan distribution.

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  • Decline in Veterans' Homelessness Spurs Hopes for a Broader Solution

    August 06, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Housing vouchers from HUD-VASH are helping decrease rates of homelessness among veterans by providing support that pays for a portion of their rent, while the federal government covers the rest up to a local ceiling. Congress expands the program every year and has so far created about 110,000 vouchers available nationwide.

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  • Substance abuse treatment program offers care and counters stigma

    August 06, 2024 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    Project CARA (Care that Advocates Respect/Resilience/Recovery for All) supports pregnant and parenting people with substance use disorders, providing healthcare, addiction resources and obstetrics care in one spot. The program's hub-and-spokes model makes care more accessible, especially for those in remote areas. Data from the Project also indicates that participants of the program are more likely to attend prenatal and postpartum appointments than those outside of the program.

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  • Stories of recovery: Patients talk about pairing medication assisted treatment with provider support

    July 30, 2024 |

    Northwest Public Broadcasting |

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    Response Location: United States, Olympia, Washington

    The Olympia Bupe Clinic's walk-in model for treating opioid addiction allows patients to receive medication-assisted treatment with buprenorphine on their first visit without barriers or extensive wait times. This low-barrier approach eliminates the hurdles people often face when seeking treatment. The Clinic also hires staff with lived experience with addiction to build trust and community with patients.

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  • Work expands to prevent opioid overdoses for people leaving prison

    July 30, 2024 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    Research has found that providing medications for opioid use disorder can help prevent overdoses after release from prison. The state’s Department of Adult Correction recently launched a pilot program to test this theory. 229 of the 287 participants received treatment, several of whom said the access to the medications helped save their lives.

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  • Denver gave more than 800 people up to $12K to find housing. See what happened a year later

    July 29, 2024 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    The Denver Basic Income Project gave no-strings-attached funding to people experiencing homelessness, with some participants receiving $1,000 per month, some receiving a lump sum of $6,500 followed by $500 monthly payments, and some receiving $50 per month. After one year, almost half of the participants had found stable housing, and research showed that the program likely saved the city nearly half a million dollars in costs for services like ambulance rides and shelter stays.

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