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PNS Daily Newscast - April 16, 2024
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CO families must sign up to get $120 per child for food through Summer EBT; No Jurors Picked on First Day of Trump's Manhattan Criminal Trial; virtual ballot goes live to inform Hoosiers; It's National Healthcare Decisions Day.

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2024Talks - April 16, 2024
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Former president Trump's hush money trial begins. Indigenous communities call on the U.N. to shut down a hazardous pipeline. And SCOTUS will hear oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped when charging January 6th insurrectionists.

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The Yonder Report - April 11, 2024
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Fears grow that low-income folks living in USDA housing could be forced out, North Carolina's small and Black-owned farms are helped by new wind and solar revenues, and small towns are eligible for grants to boost civic participation..

WV: Juvenile Justice

According to the Prison Policy Initiative, approximately one in five youths held in juvenile facilities are awaiting trial and have not been found guilty or delinquent. (Adobe Stock)
Fewer juveniles locked up in WV; recommendations to continue the trend

The number of children behind bars in West Virginia has declined significantly in recent years, but their advocates said more work could be done to …

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According to the Sentencing Project, Between 2000 and 2020, the number of youths held in juvenile justice facilities fell from 109,000 to 25,000 - a 77% decline. (Adobe Stock)
Mounting Evidence Finds Youth Incarceration Ineffective

A wealth of research shows youth incarceration doesn't increase public safety or work for youth well-being, according to a recent report from the …

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West Virginia is one of only a few states with rising levels of young people behind bars, and advocates say part of the issue is a lack of behavioral health care. (WV Virginia Center on Budget and Policy)
Lack of Behavioral Health Care for Young People Limiting State Progress

CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Lack of behavioral health care for children may be undermining West Virginia's efforts to reduce truancy, cut juvenile …

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According to a new survey, U.S. jails hold 10 times more mentally ill individuals than hospitals. (NC DPS)
Jails Now "Nations Biggest Mental Hospitals"

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- There are roughly twice as many mentally ill people in West Virginia prisons as there are in state treatment hospitals. And it's …

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The majority of states have cut prison populations and also have seen a drop in crime rates. (Wikimedia Commons)
Most States Reduce Incarceration, Still See Crime Drop

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Many states that have reduced their prison populations are seeing their crime rates go down, too, according to a new report …

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Marshall University counseling professor Carol Smith says new research about how trauma can change the brain shows a lot of practical promise. (Dan Heyman)
Why We Should Understand How Trauma Changes the Brain

CHARLESTON, W. Va. - A new understanding of how trauma changes the brain shows promise of helping with crime, education, health care, even parenting…

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Backed by extensive new research and a compelling personal story, Virginia social worker Allison Jackson comes to Charleston with big news about public health. (Courtesy of Jackson)
Speaker: To Boost Public Health, Count The ACES

CHARLESTON, W. Va. – To improve public health, count the ACEs – the Adverse Childhood Experiences. That's the message coming to a social …

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