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  • Why We Need to Trust Teens to Teach Each Other Sex Ed

    Steph Auteri
    2018-04-02 03:41:28 UTC
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    April 26, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States

    In response to outdated and ineffective sex ed curricula, programs are training students to lead sex ed classes for their peers. These student experts complement what is or is not learned in the classroom. Several studies have shown promising results, with increasing condom use and decreasing sexual activity. "The teens performing onstage [in skits] provide students with educators they can actually relate to," author Steph Auteri writes.

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  • Larimer caseworker crisis slows child welfare work

    Jacy Marmaduke
    2017-04-30 22:55:23 UTC
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    March 08, 2017 |

    Coloradoan |

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    1500-3000 Words

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

    Mark Pazniokas
    2018-12-21 20:41:50 UTC
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    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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  • Could this one simple idea stop the revolving door to prison?

    Samantha Melamed
    2018-04-16 19:46:08 UTC
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    February 14, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    1500-3000 Words

    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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  • Former prisoners offer advice to new leader of Philly effort to help ex-inmates

    Aaron Moselle
    2018-02-17 00:31:50 UTC
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    January 10, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A program launched in Philadelphia to help inmates reintegrate into the community has hit some stumbling blocks and the new executive director is turning to experts to help fix things: former inmates. She is convening people who came through RISE to hear how the program can do better and truly meet the needs of people coming out of prison. They want to see more connections to jobs, more of a human touch from RISE officials and more outreach to current inmates to get them ready to use RISE services.

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  • Impact of Chicago's violence on girls in toughest neighborhoods often overlooked

    Annie Sweeney
    2017-01-12 21:00:44 UTC
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    December 10, 2016 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Girls in Chicago's toughest neighborhoods face extensive danger on a daily basis. Not enough is being done to help girls so that they do not engage in violence or self-harm. Programs such as the Urban Warrior Program, Demoiselle 2 Femme, and the juvenile justice system are implementing programs tailored to understand the issues for girls in this community and to then provide mentoring and education.

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  • Freedom Riders

    Sally Sara
    2017-10-25 15:30:25 UTC
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    December 07, 2016 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Muizenberg

    Change Waves is an organization in South Africa that is fighting community violence and poverty by giving the youth hope through surfing. The children from impoverished families go to the beach to surf for free and by doing so they learn how to overcome daily challenges by having the surf group as a support.

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  • JPS Students Avoid Conflict with Peer Mediation

    Sierra Mannie
    2017-04-02 23:38:34 UTC
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    November 30, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Whitten Preparatory, a mostly black middle school, is one of four schools in Jackson that are trying to combat disciplinary issues and keep violence low by using peer mediation - training students to be mediators so they can help their classmates come to a peaceful resolution to their issues.

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  • Could this 12-year, unconditional mentors program help Detroit's kids?

    Matt Helms
    2017-02-19 22:55:10 UTC
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    November 23, 2016 |

    Detroit Free Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    Friends of the Children is an organization in Portland that pairs kindergarteners from poor and chaotic families with mentors, who commit to being with them for 12 years. Through attention and consistency mentors are helping to keep these at risk children from dropping out of school, becoming a young parent or getting in trouble with the law.

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  • King County tries counseling, self-reflection instead of jail for teens

    Claudia Rowe
    2017-05-15 13:52:26 UTC
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    October 15, 2016 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Restorative justice, a process that originated in New Zealand, aims to repair damaged relationships rather than merely meting out punishment. It can be far more demanding than a traditional route through court, but for juvenile offenders like those in King County, who are statistically likely to get stuck in a cycle of crime after a first prison sentence, the alternative to incarceration may provide a constructive path forward.

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  • The Solutions Story Tracker® is a curated, searchable database of solutions journalism stories — rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. We vet and tag every story in the Story Tracker, which offers an inspiring and useful collection of the thousands of ways people are working to solve problems around the world.

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  • Story collections are curated by our staff or other partners to explore a theme, pattern, or trend via selected solutions stories and external resources. Some story collections focus on an in-depth exploration of a topic with solutions journalism; others highlight journalists and how they report on topics. Certain story collections include discussion questions and notes, so that educators and community discussion leaders can lead learners to fully engage with the stories.

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