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  • North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary Confinement

    July 31, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, North Dakota

    Prison officials in North Dakota have revamped solitary confinement, inspired in part by Norway's system, which focuses on “punishment that works.” There is much less focus on using isolation to punish small infractions and more emphasis on mental health and helping inmates learn new skills to change behavior. The shift has reduced tensions between guards and prisoners, fostering better relationships and less disruptive behavior and suicide attempts by inmates.

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  • Can Green Space Be a New Mental Health Treatment?

    July 30, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, a study has found that turning vacant lots into parks and green spaces helped reduce rates of depression in the poorest neighborhoods. These findings complement previous evidence that providing access to nature and greenery can impact mental health.

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  • Creative live-work spaces are seen as one solution to area's housing needs

    July 30, 2018 |

    Glenwood Springs Post Independent |

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    Response Location: United States, Loveland, Colorado

    Together, the nonprofit real estate developer Artspace and Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a government program supporting creative industries statewide, are helping support artists through affordable housing and economic development. Artpsace helped build a live-work building for artists in Loveland. CCI is leveraging government resources to provide support as well. Though this addresses just a small segment of those needing affordable housing in the state, it sets a model that can spur more affordable development from other groups.

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  • The Power of a Theater Performance in Prison

    July 29, 2018 |

    Rolling Stone |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Creativity activities in prisons can provide inmates with an emotional outlet, a way to process their life experiences, and an opportunity to constructively work in a group. The theatrical performances staged at New York's Sing Sing prison by the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program provides inmates with these benefits as well as a sense of skill and pride in their accomplishment.

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  • Has the Netherlands figured out how to mainstream seaweed?

    July 27, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Denmark

    Seaweed is a sustainable and nutritious food source, which could be a solution to feeding a growing global population—the tricks getting people to eat it. Several Dutch companies are serving up seaweed in familiar formats like burgers, pasta, and falafel to make it an easier sell. They're also pioneering infrastructure to make farmed seaweed affordable.

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  • Eight West Virginia counties called ‘bright spots' for health in Appalachia

    July 25, 2018 |

    West Virginia Metro News |

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    Response Location: United States, West Virginia

    In Appalachia, health officials are changing the way they look at regional health. Instead of focusing solely on problems, regional health reports are featuring counties that are positive examples—especially counties where community involvement in health issues is strong. By focusing on what’s working for these communities, they hope to spread a replicable model of solutions and empower residents.

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  • When prisoners own the store, everyone profits

    July 25, 2018 |

    Alaska Public Media |

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    Response Location: United States, Seward, Alaska

    A unique setup at Spring Creek Correctional Institution means that inmates get to work at the prison’s store, and profits get reinvested into the prison. The arrangement benefits those who work at the store as well as those who have access to buy items. Having the chance to buy quality goods is a way to empower inmates, as well.

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  • We're Drowning In Plastic Trash. Jenna Jambeck Wants To Save Us

    July 24, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Jenna Jambeck is an environmental engineer specializing in waste management that became increasingly concerned about how much plastic was washing into oceans and where it was actually originating from. Her seminal research study resulted in an appointment by the U.S. State Department to advise environmental groups and foreign governments on possible responses to managing plastic waste.

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  • Police encounter many people with mental-health crises. Could psychiatrists help?

    July 23, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    More cities like Albuquerque and Louisville, are implementing programs that pair the resources of mental health professionals like psychiatrists with police departments to help officers deal more effectively, and less aggressively, with the mentally ill. That can mean more expense for cities and police departments, but some are seeing cost savings from the investment, as fewer people are routed into the criminal justice or hospital systems. But there are still challenges, including funding and finding enough psychiatrists and others to fill these roles.

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  • To fight loneliness, Irish pensioners are teaching English to migrants

    July 20, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Ireland, Dublin

    In over 100 communities in Ireland, elderly volunteers lead English classes for migrants to help them integrate into the community, understand the language, and connect with their neighbors. These informal classes, which help break stereotypes surrounding anti-immigrant sentiments in the elderly community, teach a kind of "street" English that most formal classes don't offer.

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