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  • Baltimore's new anti-violence strategy targets drug gangs

    March 28, 2023 |

    Associated Press |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    Homicide and shooting rates are declining in Baltimore. Officials credit the city's Group Violence Reduction Strategy that, when possible, offers services and support to those participating in violent crime instead of law-enforcement action.

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  • APAIT: Positively impacting LA's underserved communities

    March 26, 2023 |

    Los Angeles Blade |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT) works to positively impact the quality of life for medically underserved communities — particularly people of color within the LGBTQ+ community. APAIT’s primary focus is helping those with behavioral health challenges, housing insecurity, and who are at risk for HIV/AIDS, but has recently expanded its services to include helping those who are victims of sex trafficking.

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  • 'We can't incarcerate our way out of the problem': Why some judges favor drug courts' treatment-based approach

    March 23, 2023 |

    Juvenile Justice Information Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

    Drug court programs serve as an alternative to incarceration for people dealing with substance abuse. The treatment-based approach provides medical treatment, counseling, education assistance, and employment assistance.

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  • Clients consider the Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre a lifesaver

    March 23, 2023 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Canada, Cowichan Valley, British Columbia

    The Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre works to combat the ongoing overdose crisis. The Centre offers services like mental health support and a community hub where people can access, test and use drugs safely, as well as connect with healthcare, detox, and treatment services. Not only have these services benefited people, and connected them with others in the community, but they’ve also led to decreased criminal activity like theft.

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  • Prisoner Correspondence Project brings comfort and hope to LGBTQ2S+ prisoners across North America

    March 22, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

    The Prisoner Correspondence Project connects LGBTQ2S+ people who are incarcerated in the United States and Canada with pen pals who are not incarcerated. The consistent communication helps combat isolation and improve mental health and rehabilitation outcomes.

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  • Michigan city offers Wichita a road map for providing seamless mental health care

    March 21, 2023 |

    Wichita Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Grand Rapids is working to reform behavioral health services and the way law enforcement interacts with those in a mental health crisis through efforts like its county-run crisis access center. An increased need has led to an expansion of these programs, and the city now has a psychiatric urgent care center, mobile crisis teams that make house calls, social workers who join the police on 911 calls and plans for a 24/7 behavioral health crisis center that will open in November.

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  • Shootings Remain High in Philly, But City-Funded Violence Interruption Shows Promise

    March 14, 2023 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s city-funded Group Violence Intervention program identifies people who commit crimes together and offers them help to get a job, GED, or whatever assistance they need. The program brings together a variety of community members to conduct outreach, offer social services, and warn them of the consequences of continuing to participate in crimes.

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  • Who's going to check them? Racial equity audits can help corporate America keep its promises to address systemic racism

    March 13, 2023 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States

    Racial equity audits are conducted to identify where racial inequities exist within an organization and then provides strategies the organization can implement to work toward promoting racial equity. Several major companies, like Airbnb, have participated in these audits since they emerged in 2011, aiming to create a workplace with less racial bias and discrimination.

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  • Project FLEX brings sports with a purpose to teens in Illinois juvenile justice system

    March 03, 2023 |

    CBS News |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Coaches from Northern Illinois University's Project FLEX program facilitate sports matches at youth prisons a few times a week to improve recidivism rates. During huddles, the coaches combine sports with psychology-based lessons to emphasize positive skills and strengths.

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  • ROCA's relentless commitment to disrupting gun violence shows signs of success

    March 01, 2023 |

    WBFF-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    The four-year ROCA program reaches out to young men in Baltimore at risk of becoming involved in gun violence. Youth workers check in on participants a few times a week and give them opportunities to learn the skills necessary to find a job. The program's lessons are based on cognitive behavioral therapy and remind participants to pause and think before they act.

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