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All posts tagged "Alabama"
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2.1KNewsRural Residents Who Struggle With Mental Illness Are Isolated, Stigmatized, Not Near Help
Tucked in the Cheaha foothills of eastern Alabama, Ranburne is home to 409 people.
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1.7KNewsQ&A: How We’ve Criminalized Mental Illness
When someone with mental illness is in crisis, families often call police for help.
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1.5KNewsPeople Stocking Up On Guns Though Safety Classes Unavailable
Across the nation as confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to rise, people are stocking up on more than groceries and toilet paper. Americans...
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3.0KNewsOnly One Alabama Program Works on Domestic Violence Plus Firearms
When Susan Shipman took a job as a bookkeeper at a women’s shelter in Anniston in 2003, she didn’t realize how close...
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2.5KNewsWaiting Period Law for Firearms Would Aim to Save Lives of Suicidal Alabamians
This story is part of a series on public health and firearms. The first examined groups working to reduce homicide in Birmingham....
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1.6KNewsLife-saving Advice for Suicide Prevention From Public Health Experts
When a person commits suicide, family members are often left wondering how they could have saved their loved one’s life.
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2.1KNewsAlabama Mayor Says Peace is Everyone’s Responsibility
Mayor Randall Woodfin says Birmingham is ready for peace. With a call for communitywide investment, the mayor says it’s time for solutions...
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4.3KNewsBirmingham Mayor, Grassroots Organizers Believe They Have Gun Violence Solutions
When Randall Woodfin received the call that his older brother, Ralph Jr., had been shot, he rushed to the scene in the...
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1.4KGuest Opinion EssayAttorney General Sessions Would Return Youth to the Harmful, Ineffective Dark Ages
As I watched Attorney General Jeff Sessions announce the termination of DACA, I was reminded how President Donald...
