Results List
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Mending the Safety Net
Source: Urbanite Baltimore Magazine
THE BIG IDEA: Lower-class children are bombarded with obstacles to success, not the least of which are higher rates of asthma, poorer nutrition, and less than adequate access to medical care. “Kids aren’t going to learn and succeed in school if they aren’t feeling well,”…
Resource type: News
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Viet Nam’s Helmet Story and Its Place in the Work on Global Road Traffic Safety
Source: Social Science Research Council
In 2007, a life-saving law in Viet Nam mandated that people riding motorbikes wear helmets. The result was a significant decrease in serious head injuries and road traffic deaths. This report provides an update to the 2010 report on the results of the helmet law, and…
Resource type: Research Report
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Putting The Brakes On Global Road Crash Deaths: One Foundation’s Efforts
Source: Health Affairs Blog
By Kelly Henning As the United Nations (UN) meets this week to formally adopt the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it will set the stage for dealing with a worldwide scourge—road crashes and the growing rates of traffic deaths and injuries. Road crashes kill more…
Resource type: News
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Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
$19,915,392
Resource type: Grantee
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Youth Justice Advocates Reject Excessively Punitive Measures, Call for Research-Based Approach to Ensuring Safe and Fair Schools
Source: Legal Aid of North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – A new issue brief released today by youth justice advocates debunks common myths driving much of the school safety debate and provides a comprehensive, research-based approach to the issue. The brief is endorsed by 56 organizations in North Carolina and across the…
Resource type: News
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Taxpayers for Public Safety Sponsored by a Coalition of Justice
$1,000,000
Resource type: Grantee
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'Safety first' for hi-tech funding
Source: The Australian
THE Liberal National Party is considering redirecting $120 million in Smart State funds away from risky start-ups to hi-technology companies struggling to remain viable, if it wins government. Opposition treasury spokesman Tim Nicholls told The Australian a defensive, risk-averse strategy was necessary as venture capital…
Resource type: News
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Belfast Community Safety Partnership
$1,222,689
Resource type: Grantee
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New York State Rural Health and Safety Council, Inc.
$31,300
Resource type: Grantee
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Texas Releases a New Report Showing the State’s Business Community’s Opposition to Drastic Cuts to Child Health Safety Nets
Source: The Children's Defense Fund
Austin, TX – Today, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Texas released a new report, Business Leaders Support Child Health: A Fiscally Responsible Investment for Texas. The document profiles statements made by the state’s leading Chambers of Commerce, prominent business leaders, hospitals and healthcare providers, economists and…
Resource type: News
