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  • Honoring Their Service

    Lily Casura

    April 03, 2013 |

    Forth Worth Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Forth Worth, Texas

    Too often do veterans come back from fighting overseas to find little to no help in reacclimatizing to life at home. Programs in Tarrant County, Texas bring together a wide range of programs (housing placement, mental health counseling, legal services) to help those who have returned from fighting for their country.

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  • The Benefits of Positive Parenting

    David Bornstein

    February 20, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, South Carolina

    Improving the way people parent might seem an impossible challenge, given the competing views about what constitutes good parenting - can we influence a behavior that is rooted in upbringing and culture, affected by stress, and occurs mainly in private? Triple P – Positive Parenting Program works to educate parents on how to improve their parenting skills.

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  • The Power of the Playground

    David Bornstein

    April 07, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Great minds from Plato to Piaget have recognized the importance of play in healthy child development, but with bullying becoming more prevalent on school playgrounds and increased pressure to maximize school hours to boost performance on standardized tests, schools are struggling to implement meaningful recess. Playworks and other similar non-profit groups provide coaching for adults on how to help structure children's playtime to be healthy, productive, and enjoyable, while allowing children to explore on their own and develop positive relationships.

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  • Some Antiviolence Efforts Are Working

    Kristen A. Graham Susan Snyder John Sullivan Dylan Purcell

    April 01, 2011 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Often social programs at schools fail because they are not implemented fully or over a long enough period. One school in Philadelphia attributes their success in decreasing violence to having a long-term principal, a stable teaching force, and formal training in anti-violence programs.

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  • Secrets Shared Must Be Handled With Care

    David Bornstein

    November 26, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

    Children who have been through traumatic experiences have trouble opening up to people. A virtual program in Mexico City created by psychotherapists uses animated characters to get children to explain their thoughts.

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  • A Safe Haven in Cartoon Confidants

    David Bornstein

    November 22, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal

    Children coming from abusive households are often reluctant to discuss their past experiences. A Mexican foundation is using animated characters to help abused and ill children speak about their lives.

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  • The Ways of Empathy

    David Bornstein

    November 12, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada

    It seems that just about everybody has had experience with babies or bullies — or both. Ideas and insights from Fixes readers on how to reduce bullying among children.

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  • Fighting Bullying With Babies

    David Bornstein

    November 08, 2010 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

    The Canadian federal government has identified bullying as a national problem. Roots of Empathy, based in Toronto, encourages empathy in elementary kids by having them interact with babies.

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