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  • How one city cut violent crime by 60 percent

    December 22, 2013 |

    Fayetteville Observer |

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    Response Location: United States, High Point, North Carolina

    Areas of High Point, North Carolina have suffered from crime, poverty, and neglect, until the city began implementing Operation Ceasefire, a policing program that uses data collecting, community support against crime. High Point is now leading the country in its success of Operation Ceasefire, boasting dramatic reductions in violent crimes, domestic abuse, robberies, and drug-related offenses.

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  • Three years in, co-parenting court claims success

    December 13, 2013 |

    Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Hennepin County Court, serving Minneapolis, MN and the surrounding area, has developed a co-parenting court – helping unmarried parents work together to raise their children, work through issues, and strengthen their partnership. Born out of a need for an alternative to family court, where individuals – typically fathers – are just given a child support amount to pay before being on their way, the program offers ongoing support, including co-developing a childcare plan to qualifying parents.

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  • How can Milwaukee County's broken mental health system be fixed?

    November 05, 2013 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Milwaukee County’s mental health system put more resources in expensive emergency care rather than invest in programs that offer continual care. As a result, Milwaukee County identifies nine solutions from other cities that have had success in repairing mental health systems. Solutions include the ending of reliance on emergency care, expand community support programs, change laws, and supportive housing.

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  • Global Rate Of HIV Infection, AIDS-Related Deaths Dramatically Reduced: UN

    September 23, 2013 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Switzerland, Geneva

    HIV/AIDS infection and death rates are down world-wide, due to an increasing access to anti-retroviral treatment that has come from private donations, UN-work, and increased public health spending by heavily affected countries.

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  • Girls Tweeting (Not Twerking) Their Way to Power

    September 04, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Sexual assault, rape, and sexism are social problems that young women face and many feel powerless to create change. Non-profit organizations such as SPARK and WAM have trained teenage girls to be advocates for themselves. Online campaigns and social media have also made teenage girls feel empowered to express themselves and make social change.

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  • The Benefits of Cash Without Conditions

    August 28, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Conditional cash transfers – giving the poor money if they do things that will make their children less poor, such as keep them in school – are the world’s most successful and widespread social program. Could it be possible, however, that the conditions aren’t necessary – just giving the poor money works just as well? In some circumstances, the answer seems to be yes.

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  • The Real Future of Clean Water

    August 21, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Bengaluru, Karnataka

    Water:Charity assumed that money and celebrity exposure would be able to solve the world’s access-to-clean-water crisis. But this approach often led to more abandoned water pumps. Charities – and journalists who cover them – are now working to concentrate on making their solutions sustainable.

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  • Hot, Crowded and Smart

    July 22, 2013 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    For the past three years, water levels in the San Antonio Edwards Aquifer have decreased to uncomfortable levels and drought periods may continue as the population booms. The San Antonio Water System organization has set up rules to limit water use and has recycled water for conservation frugal innovation.

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  • What Does It Take to Stop Crips and Bloods From Killing Each Other?

    July 10, 2013 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    In the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles,the Crips and Blood gangs have violently fought each other for decades. By 2013, the LAPD has enforced new measures including community policing with an emphasis on fairness rather than deterrence. The Community Safety Partnership has significantly reduced crimes in Watts and has built trust between residents and the police.

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  • HPV Vaccine Is Credited in Fall of Teenagers' Infection Rate

    June 19, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The human papillomavirus is a primary cause of cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine has reduced the rate of infection by half in recent years among teenagers. However, the vaccine has still encountered resistance by some social conservatives.

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