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Teaching correctional officers trauma-informed opioid response

A new training program out of St. Joe’s University is trying to improve how Pa. first responders treat people who use opioids.

• The CDC gave the program $1.2 million to start, and just cleared another $650k for expansion. The training also touches on self care for officers, which can help them relate to those in recovery.

Courtenay Harris Bond sat in on a recent session in Philly, where correctional officers learned tips on getting overdose survivors to accept help.

There’s still a ton of free activities for Philly teens this summer

For teenagers in the city who haven’t secured a summer job or headed off to camp, what can you do that doesn’t cost money you don’t have?

• A lot, actually. While it’s easy to spend a day lounging by one of Philly’s public pools, there are plenty of free activities designed to help teens explore the city and learn skills they might not teach in schools.

Billy Penn intern Bibiana Correa rounded up 11 free teen-centric summer offerings, from kayaking in Bartram’s Garden to taking a mural tour.

RECAP: What else happened?

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• Three of the teens present for the beating death of James Lambert tried to help him, according to a lawyer for one of the group. His client, 13, can be seen on video trying to intervene, and records show she called 911. [Billy Penn/Inquirer$]
• Pa. is providing a new child tax credit that can be claimed when filing state taxes starting next year. Officials say eligibility will be similar to last year’s federal program. [Spotlight PA/WHYY]
• Philadelphia officials — and even some activists — are calling for a return to “stop and frisk” policing, reigniting the debate over how aggressively the historically racist practice should be used. [WHYY/KYW/BP 2018]
• Philly’s “Restore Repair Renew” initiative provides loans for major home repairs, and it’s just been revamped. The program now offers direct, low-interest loans up to $50,000 — double the previous limit. [WHYY’s PlanPhilly]
• A new street art piece reflects the city — literally. Artist Irregular Sean uses mirrors in his new installation at 11th and Sansom. [Streets Dept.]
• Insomnia Cookies is launching a new line of ice cream, with flavors ranging from standard vanilla to something called Dreamweaver, which folds double chocolate chunk cookies into purple, s’mores-flavored ice cream. [Wooder Ice]

MAYOR WATCH

Mayor Kenney has two meetings with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today: First a virtual roundtable on the new 988 suicide prevention hotline (10 a.m.), then an in-person press conference in West Philly about the same (11:45 a.m.).

ON THE CALENDAR