Dispersal of HIV-positive asylum seekers often medically inappropriate finds study / Aidsmap, 30 July 2004

Aidsmap | Dispersal of HIV-positive asylum seekers often medically inappropriate finds study: "Michael Carter
The overwhelming majority of doctors with experience of treating HIV-positive asylum seekers believe that the current policy of dispersing asylum seekers at short notice around the UK can have negative health implications, including the development of resistance to antiretrovirals, mother-to-baby transmission of HIV, according to a paper published in the July 31st edition of the British Medical Journal. "

Cops take a POP at crime / ic Solihull, 30 July 2004

ic Solihull - Cops take a POP at crime ..TEXT: MOUNTAIN biking police will be hitting the streets of Solihull in a new initiative to cut down on crime.: "Lisa Wright
TEXT: MOUNTAIN biking police will be hitting the streets of Solihull in a new initiative to cut down on crime
The 'POP' team, which stands for Problem Orientated Policing, is due to begin in September, to tackle anti-social behaviour hotspots and reduce the fear of crime.

Voice in the sky warning to yobs / Evening Leader, 29 July 2004

Editorial Detail Page: "Wrexham is to be the first town in North Wales to have street speakers to warn yobs they are being filmed by CCTV cameras.

Special talking signs have been installed in the town centre informing passers-by they are being watched in a bid to ensure pub and clubgoers behave themselves.
Police and town chiefs hope the new technology, the first of its kind in North Wales, will further reduce anti-social behaviour in the town centre."

Reports Shows Link Between Addiction, Mental Illness / Join Together, 29 July 2004

Reports Shows Link Between Addiction, Mental Illness: "A new report, Serious Mental Illness and Its Co-Occurrence with Substance Use Disorders, illustrates the association between mental illness and addiction among adults aged 18 or older, according to a July 29 news release from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The Report - http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/CoD/CoD.htm"

YouthZone the link between kids and community / Glenwood Springs Post Independent, 29 July 2004

Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Valley News: "'Carrie Click
We literally provide connections between kids, their families and their communities,' YouthZone executive director Debbie Wilde said. 'We're the connecting piece, the mortar, between the bricks - between social services, law enforcement, schools and the youth we serve.'"

Ireland Considers Vaccinating Against Drug Addiction / Join Together, 28 July 2004

Ireland Considers Vaccinating Against Drug Addiction: "The Irish government is being asked to consider a radical approach to fighting addiction: vaccinating children against future heroin, cocaine, and nicotine misuse.
Belfast Telegraph - http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=544782

National crime rate jumps in 2003 [Canada] / CBC ews, 28 July 2004

CBC News:National crime rate jumps in 2003: "An increase in counterfeiting, stolen cars and break-ins drove the national crime rate up six per cent last year despite a drop in the murder rate, Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday.
The increase in the overall rate for 2003 was the first substantial spike for a decade"