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  • Larimer caseworker crisis slows child welfare work

    March 08, 2017 |

    Coloradoan |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    High caseworker turnover in Larimer County has led to poorer outcomes for children and high stress for the caseworkers themselves. To help combat this high turnover the salaries have been increased, retention incentives have been implemented as have job participation rewards and other methods.

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  • The California Doctors Who Found a Way to Quit Overprescribing Opioids

    March 08, 2017 |

    Kaiser Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In 2009 Kaiser Permanente doctors, alarmed by the rising rate of opioids being prescribed to patients, decided to develop a set of strategies and lower painkiller prescriptions. The most difficult one, is talking to patients about the dangers of opiods. He “developed what he calls The Difficult Pain Conversation—and he presented his approach to many other doctors.” So far, its had an effect. Prescriptions dropped from “from 2,500 a month to almost zero.”

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  • 'To focus on young adults who are in prison is very cutting edge'

    March 05, 2017 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    The state of Connecticut is partnering with the Vera Institute of Justice to creating a new model of incarceration for young people ages 18 to 25. That state has created four integration centers to help inmates transition back to the community and opened a unit for young male prisoners who are mentored by those serving life sentences. They engage in circle-based conversations daily to promote communication and curtail conflict within the correctional center.

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  • Role play: teaching gender equality in India

    March 03, 2017 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: India

    In India gender inequality and stereotype perpetuation have been barriers to reaching equality, Gulika Reddy tried to implement changes and work with adults but these ideas were so firmly entrenched that they could not adjust to other ideology. Thus, she started 'Schools of Equality' where children receive lessons (in their regular schools) and creatively engage in analysis and discussion of gender equality issues in order to help shape more equal perspectives at an earlier age.

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  • Syrian women find confidence and community in Canada through catering events

    March 01, 2017 |

    National Observer |

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    Response Location: Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia

    A select group of women Syrian refugees are helping cater dinners in Vancouver, British Columbia. The dinner events, titled “Tayybeh: A Celebration of Syrian Cuisine,” help the women both earn a small living and create a support network. Anyone is able to buy a ticket, and attendee numbers have only grown since the first event.

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  • Philadelphia Reentry Coalition wants to solve for the 'severe lack of data on returning citizens'

    February 21, 2017 |

    Generocity |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Two, separate coalitions in Philadelphia, whose aim is to lower recidivism rates, joined into one. Aviva Tevah, the director of the coalition, will have to merge the vision and goals of the 80 plus members. “We set new targets, a new organizational structure and focused on what it would look like to build the infrastructure for deeper collaboration in the future.”

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  • Building Trust Cuts Violence. Cash Also Helps.

    February 21, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    Richmond, California has one of the nation’s highest gun violence rates, so Operation Peacemaker Fellowship tracks and identifies individuals at risk of committing violent acts or becoming a victim of violence. The Fellowship reaches out to each at-risk person with employment training, mentorship, and sends out teams to de-escalate conflicts within targeted communities. These “change agents” spend time with youth and get to know their families, so they can better understand how to help and offer a cash incentives to the targeted individuals who are part of the program.

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  • Mothers in Charge grads exchange prison uniforms for caps and gowns

    February 18, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A program in Philadelphia works with formerly incarcerated women for an intensive 10-week period where they focus on life skills and changing thought patterns. Women get support and mentoring to examine how they wound up in prison, such as addressing past abuse that undermined their self-esteem. They go through a formal graduation program and learn ways to face challenges as they work to change their lives.

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  • Could this one simple idea stop the revolving door to prison?

    February 14, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Pennsylvania, “500 men and about 10 women juvenile lifers who have been locked away for decades” will be released due to a recent Supreme Court decision that said it was unconstitutional for judges to strike automatic life-without-parole sentence for juveniles. Unfortunately, recidivism rates show that “ 60 percent of people are locked up again within three years of being released.” However, pairing a former prisoner with a mentor is an old school solution that has been proven to be successful. Studies show “participants who had mentors were twice as likely to find jobs and 39 percent less likely to reci

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  • Camaraderie Offsets Trauma for Women Veterans

    February 14, 2017 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The majority of women veterans experience Military Sexual Trauma, which according to VA research, leads to post-traumatic stress disorder at a rate even greater than combat. Online and in person support groups help many women cope.

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