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  • Decriminalizing Drugs: When Treatment Replaces Prison

    December 08, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Portugal, Lisbon

    Portugal has gone perhaps the farthest in decriminalizing drug use. It hasn't stopped drug usage, but it has reduced deaths, the spread of H.I.V., drug crime, and imprisonment.

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  • A Daily Dose of Ecotherapy Eases Stress in Kids

    November 25, 2015 |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    Ecotherapy is a term used to describe the positive impacts of using nature as a form of therapy for those experiencing psychological stressors. While this form of treatment is already being used to help veterans deal with PTSD, studies are also showing it may have similar benefits for children who are facing pressures.

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  • How the Gun Control Debate Ignores Black Lives

    November 24, 2015 |

    ProPublica |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    In the U.S. 200 black men are killed with guns for every 3 people killed in a mass shooting. Little federal attention is given to urban violence programs even though there exists an effective deterrence program implemented in various states.

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  • Veterans, gang members find peace in unexpected 'brotherhood'

    November 11, 2015 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The anti-violence program at a YMCA in Chicago has war veterans mentoring young gang members as a treatment for the mental and physical wounds of violence. The gang members have healthy role models and the veterans a new sense of purpose.

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  • 'Housing First' Is Helping Female Vets Stabilize

    November 11, 2015 |

    Women's eNews |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The VA has shifted its approach to ending homelessness among veterans. Now, a place to live--more than drug treatment or mental health counseling--is considered the starting point for helping a soldier who is struggling to cope with life after discharge.

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  • Lifelong Heroes: Meet The Vets Who Rebuild Communities After Disasters

    November 11, 2015 |

    Elite Daily |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbia, South Carolina

    Team Rubicon, a non-profit organization of military veterans that provides disaster relief, has provided relief after flooding in Detroit, tornadoes in Oklahoma, a typhoon in the Philippines and an earthquake in Nepal, among dozens of other communities across the globe.

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  • Underage drinking treatment evolves with better understanding

    November 08, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    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.

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  • For underage drinking in Canada, a dose of realism over idealism

    November 07, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    From spreading a culture of moderation nationwide to advocating better communication between parents and kids, health officials in Canada have been working to reduce the harmful effects of underage drinking.

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  • Progress in Alaska promising, experts say

    November 07, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    Alaska has come a long way in reducing underage drinking in the past two decades by introducing restorative justice and other programs. Self-reported numbers have declined, as have referrals into the juvenile justice system.

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  • Pa. state prisons transform mental health care, but is it working?

    November 06, 2015 |

    PennLive |

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    Response Location: United States, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

    The Department of Corrections in PA pledged to transform care for mentally ill inmates. Its system of diversionary treatment has achieved some success but continues to face skepticism.

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