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Southside center caters to people leaving prison

Robin Wood

August 30, 2015 |

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

Filling gaps in prisoner re-entry and transitional housing is the goal of a 14-month-old Fairbanks organization. Southside Reentry Center offers 10 to 15 beds, depending on the season, for people exiting the correctional system, and helps address issues like alcoholism.

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Why are low income students not showing up to college, even though they have been accepted?

Meredith Kolodner

August 14, 2015 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Forty percent of low-income students accepted to college never start school because of a fear of debt and feelings they don't belong. A New York college access organization is using peer-mentoring to help perspective students jump over the hurtles.

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Zen and the Art of Dying Well

Courtney E. Martin

August 14, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Patients' last years of life are the most expensive for the health care system. For a fifth of the cost, a Zen hospice program, in San Francisco, is helping those who are dying improve their quality of death by enjoying the present.

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How One Hospital Is Trying to Curb Gun Violence By Treating It Like Substance Abuse

Alex Yablon

August 13, 2015 |

The Trace |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Patients who come to a hospital for gunshot wounds are more likely to suffer another gun injury or commit a crime. To stop this cycle, a hospital in Seattle pairs patients with social workers who follow up with patients, an approach that mirrors substance abuse intervention programs.

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Northern Ireland: Old conflict, new tools

Molly McCluskey

August 06, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Northern Ireland, Belfast

Every so often tensions between the Catholic "nationalists" and the Protestant "loyalists" increase and the police try to diffuse the situations. Social media is affecting these flare ups by providing police with information and citizens with an opportunity to hear the other side's perspective.

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Sharing Art Helps Medical Students Connect With Dementia Patients

Ina Yang

August 05, 2015 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Many medical students are intimidated by the challenge of having to gather accurate histories and establish connections with patients with dementia. A non-profit, Arts and Minds, is helping students get more comfortable by connecting them with patients outside of the clinic through museum visits.

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UCSF Doctors, Students Confront Their Own Unconscious Bias

April Dembosky

August 04, 2015 |

KQED |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The UCSF medical curriculum now uses a new unconscious bias approach after realizing the traditional diversity training from the ’80s and ’90s didn’t work.

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A Library of Good Ideas

Deborah Fallows

August 02, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Bend, Oregon

Staff members at a library branch in central Oregon take steps toward community engagement and participation by crossing the barrier from employee to neighbor. By building personal relationships with other community members, offering "maker" spaces and other public engagement opportunities, and listening to the desires of the community they are serving, the 6-branch Deschutes Libraries make a name for themselves.

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Gay and Lesbian Liaison Police Unit

Emma Eisenberg

August 01, 2015 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Crimes against LGBT citizens have gone underreported in many U.S. cities. Washington DC’s Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit has employed and trained LGBT officers to represent community members that they protect and serve. After the establishment of the GLLU, the number of reported crimes has increased, demonstrating the comfort and trust that the community has with law enforcement.

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Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease

Amy Costello

July 30, 2015 |

Tiny Spark |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Neighborhoods in Chicago suffer from gang violence and gun-related deaths. A church leader and a physician trained in infectious diseases created Cure Violence, a program that sends teams of local residents to meet with gang leaders as a means of producing positive behavioral change by re-setting social norms. Their approach has reduced violence between 40% and 70%.

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