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  • Community policing models that inspired Canton Police

    Weston Morrow

    March 22, 2016 |

    The Canton Repository |

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    Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

    Community policing models in Lowell Mass., Boston and Philadelphia, have significantly decreased violent crime, and inspired the Canton's Police Department.

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  • Underage drinking treatment evolves with better understanding

    Weston Morrow

    November 08, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    During the last 12 years, the number of minors in Alaska sentenced to time in correctional facilities because of drug or alcohol charges has been steadily reduced, from 730 in 2003 to 395 in 2014. A big contributing factor behind that improvement has come with the department’s progress in, firstly, assessing what kids need treatment and, secondly, getting them into the right treatment programs.

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  • Progress in Alaska promising, experts say

    Weston Morrow

    November 07, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    Alaska has come a long way in reducing underage drinking in the past two decades by introducing restorative justice and other programs. Self-reported numbers have declined, as have referrals into the juvenile justice system.

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  • Intervention with a purpose combats underage drinking

    Weston Morrow

    November 04, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: Fort Apache Reservation, United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    To combat high rates of teen alcohol use, Alaskan schools are introducing positive interventions, trying to help students rather than simply punish them.

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  • Preventing underage drinking takes more than scare tactics

    Weston Morrow

    November 01, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Fairbanks, Alaska

    Rasmus and Allen are attempting to take the data they’ve gathered from their years working with western Alaska communities to establish Qungasvik as an evidence-based solution for not only alcohol abuse but also for other issues facing rural Alaska, such as suicide.

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  • Ad campaign aims to dispel idea that most Alaska kids drink

    Weston Morrow

    November 01, 2015 |

    Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |

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    Response Location: United States, Alaska

    In order to address teenage alcohol abuse, the Alaskan Wellness Coalition has started a campaign to clear up a misperception among teens that their peers are drinking more than they actually do. By providing accurate figures—as well as testimonials by sober teens who grew up around adults with alcohol issues—the Coalition is helping teens to establish new, healthier social norms around alcohol intake.

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