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  • Program helps men learn to be the dads they want to be

    December 06, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Watsonville, California

    Some social services push dads away and many primarily address mothers. PAPAS in California, is a program that helps strengthen families and reduce conflict through support groups and educational classes for fathers.

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  • New Program to Stem Chicago's Violence Epidemic Starts in Jail

    October 20, 2016 |

    WTTW-PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago's Cook County Jail seeks to short-circuit the cycle of violence by involving young men from the city's most violent zip codes in a program that includes counseling, conflict resolution and anger management. The Sheriff's Anti-Violence Effort, or SAVE, then connects them with services once they're released to find housing and employment. Results are preliminary, but so far more than 80 have gone through the program and 20 were released, with just two ending up back in jail.

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  • This man has found a wonderful way to help people through their darkest times. It starts with tea.

    October 12, 2016 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: England, Blackpool

    The key to ending social issues such as depression and homelessness may lie in prevention rather than reaction, and some non-traditional methods outside of the professional or government sphere are leading the way. Camerados is an organization in England that facilitates spaces where people can connect face-to-face. By empowering individuals to serve one another using their unique strengths or skills, they find a sense of purpose and community that helps avert crisis.

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  • When parents of people with disabilities reach the breaking point

    October 05, 2016 |

    Daily Herald |

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    Response Location: United States, Lisle, Illinois

    Part 1 of the Caregivers Crisis series: As parents of adults with disabilities face their own struggles with aging, health, and mobility they often find themselves at the frayed end of their resources. The Parent Support Project brings these parents together to provide counseling, information on resources, financial counseling, moral support, and renewed energy to keep moving forward with their lives.

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  • Feeling smart: At Taos High, emotions are their own intelligence

    October 03, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    Taos High School has recently lost a couple of students and a recent graduate, all of whom committed suicide. The school has developed an Emotional Intelligence Retreat for its ninth graders as an opportunity to form deeper connections and build their own emotional understanding, in order to help them cope with hardships.

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  • Putting the Power of Self Knowledge to Work

    September 23, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Childhood trauma, or adverse childhood experiences (ACE), can cause a number of social problems such as dropping out of school, drug abuse, depression, and even becoming an abuser. The more accessible ACE research studies are to communities and schools, the better chances social workers and mental health professionals can evaluate and provide the right care to children. Integrating ACE research has influenced policy changes that have directly helped at-risk children get on a healthier path.

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  • Baclofen: the controversial pill that could 'cure' alcoholism

    September 16, 2016 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: France

    For some alcoholics, finding a way to quit can be a long and frustrating journey. Baclofen is a new drug in France that has previously been used to treat Multiple Sclerosis but is now being used to 'cure alcoholics'.

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  • Drug could give addicts hope for recovery

    August 11, 2016 |

    The Taos News |

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    Response Location: United States, Questa, New Mexico

    Addressing addiction takes long-term care and a multi-faceted approach. A model program at the Questa Health Center in the village of Questa, New Mexico, combines treatment with the drug, Suboxone, alongside a behavioral therapy program, and drug screenings. The ongoing participation in group therapy helps patients to gradually taper off of Suboxone, and remain clean.

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  • A Different Type of Addiction

    August 10, 2016 |

    Rio Grande Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    Alcohol has claimed more lives in Rio Arriba County in the past five years than other drugs. SMART, a secular alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous, provides one path toward recovery, increasingly incorporating scientific findings into treatment as well as support for family members of addicts, helping them change the environment.

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  • Meet the Ex-Inmate Whose Successful Prison Rehab Program Goes Beyond Drug Treatment

    August 04, 2016 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Led by peers and providing everything from group therapy to tips on how to build credit, the Timelist program works with the recently paroled as well as the presently incarcerated to reduce recidivism. Seven years after it started, Timelist’s comprehensive approach has a perfect record of it’s graduates staying out of prison.

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