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Practice Deliberation: On and off campus issues Higher than national average of food insecure Skepticism towards Penn State having a that large of a food insecurity Approach one: Penn State Meal plans Can change the levels or add donations  Never seen one of the kiosks for meal plan donations  Having a better place to purchase the food that is wanted to be cooked Cleanliness after cooking and theft (leaving college freshmen alone to cook) Having someone in change of the kitchens-student employment option Approach two: State College Current initiatives and past initiatives  Abba java coffee house and St. Andrews community cafe (current) Full meals (sunday night and thursday brunch) There is a take home option Community partners  Penn State can’t advertise due to risk If you don’t feel food insecure should you still feel able to go This has to to with breaking the stigma- includes the entire commun...

The Brightline is a railway system that takes its passengers to and from metropolitan areas of Florida such as West Palm Beach, Ft.Lauderdale, and Miami. The Brightline is the nation's deadliest railway, with more than one death per month. This is more than all of the 821 railways in the US. Many of these deaths are a result of suicide or reckless behavior (ie. trying to beat the train or playing drinking games too close to the tracks, etc.). Railway suicide does not only impact the families of the deceased but the passengers and staff on the train and the communities around the area of the incident. Brightline as a company has an inadequate way of addressing suicide prevention and preventing reckless behavior. Despite the clear need for effective change, Brightline has not yet found an efficient way to address this issue. Brightline has partnered with Operation Lifesaver non-profit focused on creating railway safety education. Operation Lifesaver has an abundance of resou...

Alexa Clayton Advocacy Project Memo: Suicide Prevention ( this is a basic idea of where I am going with this project) My advocacy project is a continuity of the idea from my policy paper. The Brightline Train is the nation’s deadliest railway. The majority of these deaths are the result of suicide. To reduce the amount of railway suicide it becomes important to create suitable ways to address the issue of suicide prevention. In terms of visibility, it is important to have a mode that can be easily be seen by those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts and those who are in immediate distress. The distribution will specifically take place in Brightline Train Stations and the communities surrounding train stations but with my partnership with the National Suicide Hotline, the posters can be displayed across the nation. Starting at local levels, such as Brightline Train Stations will be a starting point for addressing the issue of suicide prevention. My aim for this project is to s...

Solution The amount of railway related accidents has increased since 2005. The aim of this section is to propose plausible legislation that addresses the issue of suicide prevention and reckless behavior. This will be done through the evaluation of the proposed programs by Brightline. Furthermore, I will explain the Suicide Prevention and Public Safety Act (SPPSA). Suicide Hotlines Brightline's attempts to address suicide prevention includes a partnership with 211 Helpline. This is a hotline that connects people to the services that they need. Currently, Florida's House of Representatives has an appropriations bill that will allocate $650,000 to this hotline. Since Florida's House of Representatives deems this helpline an effective way of addressing suicide prevention it is important to evaluate what they do and how well they respond to this issue. The 211 Helpline connects people to various call centers based on the resources that they seek. The 211 Helpline has conne...

When I watched the lessons about the advocacy project, I immediately thought about this idea. I wanted to create something that addressed the issue of depression in a nuanced way.  Since I created this graphic for this issue before I had a clear idea about what I want to advocate for. I find myself working backwards. People can be and sometimes are displeased and dissatisfied with their situation or their lifestyle, and this is normal. When one lets their dissatisfaction fester can develop into mental illnesses such as depression. With regard to the pandemic, people are not spending as much time socializing as they would before the pandemic. This creates and can increase the feeling of loneliness and this holds true especially for the people that are already experiencing depression. The situation of depression becomes important to address because without intervention this issue can worsen.  I plan on partnering with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America...