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Engaging Youth with Public Policy: Middle School Lessons to Counter Truth Decay
May 24, 2022
Andrea Prado Tuma @PradoTuma, Alice Huguet

As part of its efforts to counter Truth Decay, RAND researchers developed a series of five lesson plans to help teachers introduce middle school students to a key element of civic education: understanding and engaging with public policy topics.
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Addressing the Shortage of Behavioral Health Clinicians: Lessons from the Military Health System
May 23, 2022
Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Kimberly A. Hepner @KimberlyHepner, et al.

Access to behavioral health services is one of the top challenges for the U.S. health care system, due in part to a shortage of licensed mental health providers. One potential solution to expanding the behavioral health workforce can be found in the U.S. military.
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Camping Bans and Group Shelters Unlikely to Solve Homelessness Crisis
May 23, 2022
Sarah B. Hunter, Jason M. Ward @jason_m_ward

Should Los Angeles continue to direct most resources toward creating permanent housing with services? Or should it try to rapidly add more group shelters and shared tiny homes which would allow the city to enforce camping bans in certain areas? There are compelling arguments for both approaches.
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Implications of a Coercive Quarantine of Taiwan by China
May 23, 2022
Bradley Martin, Kristen Gunness, et al.

It's possible that China could enact a quarantine of Taiwan, preventing it from sending exports or receiving imports. Quarantine exploits Taiwan's economic vulnerability but also has consequences for the United States and other allies. How should they respond?

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Countering China's Gray Zone Coercion

Extremist Use of Online Spaces

Assessing China’s Defense Industrial Base

Responding to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine While Mitigating Escalation

Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation Solutions to Climate Change

Improving Department of Defense Civilian Casualty Policies

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