How do you solve the toughest cases of homelessness?

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/how-to-help-the-most-expensive-homeless-people-in-santa-monica/how-do-you-solve-the-toughest-cases-of-homelessness

Anna Scott

Steve Chiotakis

KCRW

18 July 2019

Podcast / 5-15 Minutes

To combat homelessness, an interdisciplinary group known as the “homeless multidisciplinary street team” is focusing efforts on housing those that call 911 more often than others. Taking lessons from a similar model that failed in Los Angeles, the program so far is showing promising results, both in housing this most vulnerable population as well as in reducing costs for the city.

Feeling Lonely? Perhaps You'd Like to Talk to Some Strangers

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/well/mind/feeling-lonely-perhaps-youd-like-to-talk-to-some-strangers.html

Julia Hotz

The New York Times

18 July 2019

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Moving to a new city, working remotely and constant use of mobile devices are just a few reasons for a rise in loneliness, but are also reasons why new meet-ups such as Tea With Strangers are becoming widely used as a solution. Based on the idea that strangers can become more like neighbors, these gatherings promote conversation and connection with the goal of reducing isolation.

Rural Hospitals Find Ways to Survive, Expand

http://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-07-17/rural-hospitals-find-ways-to-survive-expand

Katelyn Newman

U.S. News & World Report

17 July 2019

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Close collaboration between stakeholders in a community allows rural health centers to remain in operation. With the failure of many rural hospitals across the United States, medical providers, nonprofit organizations, and even city governments are coming together to invest and save institutions crucial to their communities. From placing faltering hospitals under municipal control, to expanding services through nonprofit donations, many rural communities are finding solutions that fit.

Your Local Library May Have A New Offering In Stock: A Resident Social Worker

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/730286523/your-local-library-may-have-a-new-offering-in-stock-a-resident-social-worker

Colin Dwyer

NPR

17 July 2019

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Libraries across the United States are expanding what they offer to not just include books, but also a host of social and human services. From stocking an anti-overdose drug to offering mental health services and legal support, libraries are preparing to serve anyone that may walk through the door.

Heartland High: Ohio's First School For Students With Addiction

https://radio.wosu.org/post/heartland-high-ohios-first-school-students-addiction

Paige Pfleger

WOSU

16 July 2019

Radio / 3-5 Minutes

When students return to school after receiving treatment for drug or alcohol addictions, they often face new pressures and are convinced to again use substances. At Heartland High in Columbus, Ohio, a small class size, peer support, and access to a recovery coach help students stay sober.

How One Community Brought Child Mortality Down From 154 To 7 Per 1,000 Live Births

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/07/12/740847647/how-one-community-brought-child-mortality-down-from-154-to-7-per-1-000-live-birt

Peter Yeung

NPR

12 July 2019

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Providing door-to-door health care for mothers and children under five years of age greatly reduces mortality. Thanks to a program of home visits by community health care workers funded by the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the Yirimadio neighborhood of Mali’s capital city, Bamako, has succeeded in dramatically reducing childhood mortality. The government intends to scale the pilot program into a nationwide campaign by 2022.

Inside the Ambitious Campaign to Drive Homicides in Chicago Below 400

https://www.thetrace.org/2019/07/chicago-gun-violence-399-campaign

Brian Freskos

The Trace

11 July 2019

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In Chicago, community organizations, public officials, and private funders have come together behind a campaign called “<399” – with the goal of bringing homicides to under 400. This collaboration has taken on a comprehensive, community-centered approach that includes initiatives like community outreach, individual support, and mentoring. While they’ve received significant funding from the city, they’re hoping to secure long-term financial and political support from all levels of government.

‘I'm not the only one who has a mom in jail': Camp reunites locked-up mothers with their kids

http://milwaukeenns.org/2019/07/11/exclusive-im-not-the-only-one-who-has-a-mom-in-jail-camp-reunites-locked-up-mothers-with-their-kids

Allison Dikanovic

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

11 July 2019

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Wisconsin’s Camp Reunite is bringing together women experiencing incarceration with their children. The camp was hosted at Taycheedah, a correctional facility in Fond du Lac, WI, and while the kids were there had less security and more carnival games. Parental incarceration has a strong effect on children and on the parent/child bond, something Camp Reunite hopes to help repair.

What Gun Violence Prevention Looks Like When It Focuses on the Communities Hurt the Most

https://www.thetrace.org/2019/07/gun-violence-prevention-communities-of-color-funding

Elizabeth Van Brocklin

The Trace

10 July 2019

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Across the United States, gun violence prevention initiatives are finally turning their attention to the urban communities hit hardest and supporting community-driven approaches. In the past, financial support has gone to linear, legislative approaches to gun control that often favor white communities, but the tides are turning. Funding has shifted to focus on initiatives that provide trauma recovery centers, hospital-based centers, and programs that provide communities hit the hardest with mentorship, job training, and therapy – all initiatives that have proven to help break the cycle of gun violence.

How Australia Could Almost Eradicate H.I.V. Transmissions

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/world/australia/hiv-aids-prep-prevention-drug.html

Livia Albeck-Ripka

The New York Times

10 July 2019

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Australia is nearing eradication of H.I.V. thanks in large part to the rapid implementation of PrEP as a preventative medication as well as the country's universal health care system. Although the battle is not over, at this point, only 0.1 percent of the population has been reported as carrying the virus.