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  • It Took 20 Years For The Government To Pay For An Obvious Way To Prevent HIV

    January 08, 2016 |

    FiveThirtyEight |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tacoma, Washington

    After years of seeing evidence that needle exchange programs helped prevent the spread of HIV, Congress finally lifted its ban on federal funding for groups that provide the service.

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  • The Secret Lives of Male Sex Abuse Survivors

    January 06, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Clarita, California

    One in six boys in the United States has experienced sexual abuse before turning 18. With few recovery options in real life, more of them are going online for support.

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  • In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

    January 05, 2016 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Reading, Massachusetts

    A broader effort at Birch Meadow Elementary School and Reading’s eight other schools is putting students at ease and getting them more in tune with their emotions, and one another, so they can concentrate on learning.

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  • Can Gun Stores Play a Role in Suicide Prevention?

    January 04, 2016 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Hookset, New Hampshire

    Spurred by three suicides in one week in New Hampshire, a gun store owner launched the Gun Shop Project to educate more firearm sellers and others on how to spot suicidal customers. Many other gun sellers joined the effort in that state and it has expanded slowly in some other states, but it has also met pushback. Some owners feel they aren't qualified to assess mental health conditions and others fear it's another way to implement more gun control laws.

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  • Police Officers, Former Inmates Break Bread, Build Bridges

    December 22, 2015 |

    WTTW-PBS |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    At monthly lunch meetings, former inmates get together with Chicago Police officers to make connections outside of law enforcement situations and try to understand one another better. The Building Bridges, Building Connections initiative fosters honest dialogue through facilitated discussions that touch on all kinds of topics based in individuals' personal experiences. It's not an easy path, but it has continued for four years and many participants say they wish the meetings lasted longer.

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  • The Fix (2015)

    December 18, 2015 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States

    Drugs like Naltrexone have shown a 78 percent success rate in reducing heavy drinking. However, only one percent of alcohol users ever get prescribed medication. Despite that some alcoholics are treating their illness with medication, and are saying that medication is helping them treat their addiction and reduce their cravings.

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  • Poverty's Price: Child exposure to ‘toxic stress' a key link to behavior, learning problems

    December 17, 2015 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, Vanceboro, North Carolina

    A program in eastern North Carolina takes a proven, two-generation approach to lift struggling families out of dire circumstances.

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  • On Patrol, Scottish Officers Rely on an Important Tool: Banter

    December 11, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Glasgow

    Police officers in Scotland consider good relations more powerful than a gun or other weapon, an approach that was on full display during a recent night in Glasgow.

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  • Cleveland group prenatal care helps prevent infant mortality

    December 10, 2015 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Cleveland's infant mortality rate is double the national average. Sugar Mamas is a local program based on the national CenteringPregnancy programs where pregnant women who have diabetes meet twice a month to discuss some of their concerns and support each other to deliver healthy babies. The model helps women become more knowledgeable and also have a support system.

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  • Drug may give those leaving jail a better shot at recovery

    December 09, 2015 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    An epidemic of opioid use in Massachusetts resulted in more than 1,200 fatal overdoses last year. Authorities turned to Vivitrol injections, which make a drug-induced high impossible, to cut rates of both addiction and incarceration.

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