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  • New Haven police's approach aids children of violence

    Krista M. Torralva

    February 27, 2016 |

    Corpus Christi Caller Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Partnering cops and clinicians has led to a cultural change in New Haven's police department. Their definition of a victim extends past the person with physical injuries in order to help children from violence-stricken households, a more comprehensive approach.

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  • Courthouse Dogs Help Victims Tell Their Stories

    Jennifer Billock

    February 26, 2016 |

    Mental Floss |

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    Response Location: United States

    Specially trained service dogs help crime victims in 31 states by accompanying them to forensic interviews and court dates. The dogs, called facility dogs, give emotional comfort to victims, most often child victims of sexual abuse or who witnessed domestic violence. Research has shown that the presence of a trained service animal can reduce stress and make anxious people feel safer.

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  • Chasing Heroin

    Marcela Gaviria

    February 23, 2016 |

    PBS Frontline |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    A two-hour investigation places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light -- telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic's years-in-the-making social context, deeply examining shifts in U.S. drug policy, and exploring what happens when addiction is treated like a public health issue, not a crime.

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  • Hillary Clinton Wants to End the School-to-Prison Pipeline. She Should Embrace Restorative Justice.

    Alexandria Neason

    February 23, 2016 |

    Slate |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Restorative justice programs essentially focus on rehabilitation instead of punishment. Schools that use the model try to understand and address the deficits that provoke students to misbehave, and teach students how to reconcile the consequences of their actions with all those affected by them.

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  • CSI Cleveland: How the city is curbing sexual violence

    Christopher Johnston

    February 21, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Ohio's second-largest city has become a national leader in responding to rape cases and dealing compassionately with victims by working from day one with advocates from rape crisis centers.

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  • How an unlikely alliance of Jewish settlers and Palestinian activists are trying to bring peace to Israel

    Linda Solomon Wood

    February 16, 2016 |

    National Observer |

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    Response Location: Palestine, Gush Etzion, West Bank

    Grassroots organizations are helping Palestinians and Israelis to meet and discuss their experiences with each other, often for the first time. Ali Abu Awwad, a Palestinian, co-runs one of these groups with two Israeli settlers. He describes their center is a place where “the enemy is transformed into a neighbor,” a process he says must happen before lasting political solutions to the conflict can be reached.

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  • Violence Interrupted: Rochester, N.Y., police keep one step ahead of street disputes

    Ashley Luthern

    February 13, 2016 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    In order to disrupt cycles of violence, Milwaukee’s Homicide Review Commission has recommended that Milwaukee police examine how their peers in Rochester, N.Y., organize police work around the concept of preventing disputes from escalating into violence.

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  • Police and the Public Bridge Gap on Stage

    Thomas MacMillan

    February 05, 2016 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York

    An ensemble of New York Police Department officers and members of the public are participating in a theater program designed to bring together the opposite sides of the nationwide debate on interactions between police and minority communities.

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  • Innovative 'HUB' model improves infant mortality and saves money: Saving the Smallest

    Brie Zeltner

    February 03, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Pathways Community HUB model, born in Mansfield as way to improve pregnancy outcomes, is becoming a national model. Its success is in large part due to its rewarding only caretakers whose patients achieve certain health milestones.

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  • The Importance of High-School Mentors

    Alyza Sebenius

    January 13, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When it comes to helping young people succeed, education experts and nonprofits are embracing the idea that a broad web of formal and informal role models is key.

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