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Countering Russian and Other State-Sponsored Propaganda
Since the Russian propaganda campaign that targeted the 2016 U.S. presidential election, researchers have penned a trove of reports that offer recommendations for countering such efforts. To help policymakers and others, RAND experts produced a compendium that divides these recommendations into various categories.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Admiral Vladimir Korolev at a parade in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 30, 2017
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New Thinking to Translate Infrastructure Dollars into Resilience
Infrastructure investments the United States makes today to recover from the pandemic can help boost resilience for the future. We will need to think beyond what we've done in the past to ensure that these investments can continue to protect the nation from shifting threats in the future.
Sexual Assault
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The Risk of Sexual Assault to Sexual Minorities in the U.S. Military
Service members who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, or who did not indicate that they identify as heterosexual, represented only 12 percent of the active component population in 2018. But they accounted for about 43 percent of all sexually assaulted service members that year.
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Challenges in Implementing Physical Security Measures in K–12 Schools
Creating safe and secure environments is essential to supporting effective teaching and learning in America's classrooms. What are the most common challenges to physical security planning in schools?
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How COVID-19 Lessons Can Transform U.S. Mental Health Care
It would be a powerful conclusion to the pandemic if Americans reimagined a health system that was resilient against future threats, including the resulting psychological trauma. Policymakers have the opportunity now to cut short the pandemic's long tail of mental illness by taking decisive action.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND
RAND research and expertise can inform immediate policy responses to address the disastrous effects of COVID-19—and help aid in recovery long after the disease stops spreading.
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Most Prescriptions for Opioid Addiction Medication Buprenorphine Are Written by a Small Number of Providers
Half of all patient-months of buprenorphine treatment during 2016 and 2017 were prescribed by just 4.9% of the physicians and other providers who prescribed the drug during the period.
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Has COVID-19 Led to Divergent and Inequitable Pathways in Education?
Remote schooling is associated with fewer instructional opportunities and potentially poorer student outcomes compared with in-person schooling. Nevertheless, many schools will continue to offer a remote option after the pandemic has passed.
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Vulnerability, Inequity, and COVID-19: The Pandemic in Allegheny County
No community in the United States has been spared from the effects of COVID-19. But the pandemic has affected certain populations more than others. This interactive tool shows how underserved communities in Pittsburgh and in Allegheny County have experienced inequities in cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and the ability to practice physical distancing.

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RAND Corporation Provides Objective Research Services and Public Policy Analysis

Countering Russian and Other State-Sponsored Propaganda

New Thinking to Translate Infrastructure Dollars into Resilience

The Risk of Sexual Assault to Sexual Minorities in the U.S. Military

Challenges in Implementing Physical Security Measures in K–12 Schools

How COVID-19 Lessons Can Transform U.S. Mental Health Care

COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from RAND

Most Prescriptions for Opioid Addiction Medication Buprenorphine Are Written by a Small Number of Providers

Has COVID-19 Led to Divergent and Inequitable Pathways in Education?

Vulnerability, Inequity, and COVID-19: The Pandemic in Allegheny County

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