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Community Safety

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Long hours, tough calls way of life for 2 rural Missouri EMS stations

Rural EMTs face long shifts, long transports, limited resources, rising mental-health and chronic-disease calls, and a heavy emotional toll.

Community Safety, Chronic Disease
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How Chicago succeeded in reducing drug overdose deaths

The city has adopted a ‘multifactorial approach to a multifactorial problem’ and has seen a 37% reduction in deaths since the national peak of the crisis

Addiction, Community Safety

¿QUIÉN LOS ESCUCHA? Escuelas con mayor población hispana en Dallas- Forth Worth tienen muy pocos consejeros escolares que hablen espanol

Tras las redadas migratorias y el endurecimiento de políticas en Texas, Jocelyn Rojo, de 11 años, se quitó la vida. En el norte del estado, faltan consejeros bilingües, dejando a jóvenes hispanos sin apoyo emocional.

Mental Health, Race and Equity, Community Safety
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Two neighborhoods in S.F. struggle with the aftermath of a citywide RV crackdown — and it’s about to get worse

Two distinct neighborhoods reveal the fallout of the city’s rising RV crisis and the lives caught in between.

Community Safety
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Health care workers want better guidance on handling immigration encounters. New law aims to help.

Southern California nurses seek clearer ICE encounter policies after incidents in hospitals. A new state law bars immigration agents from medical areas without warrants.

Community Safety
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As post-COVID absenteeism rates fall, high numbers still plague this Paterson school

While some improvements have been made, a lack of resources and cultural changes continue to challenge efforts to reduce absenteeism.

Poverty and Class, Community Safety
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This New Jersey city achieved zero traffic deaths. Could it be a model for Santa Cruz?

The low-cost strategies for street safety Hoboken has used could be a template for Santa Cruz to get closer to its safety goals.

Community Safety
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The Health Divide: The unequal and deadly toll of police chases warrants more coverage

Reporting has shown that African Americans and Latinos are killed at a disproportionately higher rate during such pursuits.

Community Safety, Race and Equity
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Watsonville’s walking and biking deaths far outpace the county average. Here’s why.

People walking and biking on Watsonville streets die at a rate 70% higher than the county average, according to a Santa Cruz Local analysis.

Community Safety, Race and Equity
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Four ways to make streets safer in Watsonville

Plans include road diets, lower speed limits, rerouting highways, and adding engineers to improve safety.

Community Safety, Women's and Maternal Health

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