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Two days after the deadly mass shooting north of Chicago, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services was in Connecticut to talk about new gun reform legislation. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act includes $12 billion to support community mental health.
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A Connecticut judge has approved a $9 million settlement between the state and the brother of a man who was abused numerous times at the state’s maximum-security psychiatric hospital, lawyers in the case announced Thursday.
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On this episode of Audacious, from grave cleaning to free house cleaning to drive-by compliments, meet people who use TikTok to make the world a better place!
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On this episode of Audacious, what do we get wrong about anorexia? Hear from two people who've lived very different lives around this condition, one of which is in recovery.
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On this episode of Audacious, join Chion as she wonders about physical affection during her experience with a professional cuddlist one-on-one, and at a 25-person-strong cuddle party.
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For Theologian and Author Candice Marie Benbow, church culture hasn’t always aligned with her personal relationship with God. This week on Disrupted, Benbow on her evolving relationship with faith and what it means to be what she calls a “Red Lip Theologian.”
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Experts say traumatic events like mass shootings can cause confusion and fear, even for those experiencing it from afar.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David Wheeler, father to a 6-year-old who was killed in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, about his reaction to the events in Uvalde, Texas.
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From 2019 to 2021, the number of child care workers in Connecticut dropped 28 percent compared to the previous three years, according to federal statistics.
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History is littered with promising innovations that failed to live up to their hype. This week on Disrupted, a look at three revolutionary but doomed disruptions and their impact on our world today.