Human Trafficking in ND ~ Oil Field Thefts ~ Rural Suicide Problem ~ Poison Prevention Week

In an excerpt from the “On Point” radio show from WBUR in Boston, Tom Ashbrook delves into the problem of human trafficking as he visits with Windie Lazenko, executive director and founder of 4her North Dakota; Bridgette Carr, director of the Human Trafficking Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School; and North Dakota senator Heidi Heitkamp. ~~~ The drop in the price of crude oil means thousands of people are losing their jobs in oil fields nationwide. There’s renewed focus on an ongoing problem in the oilfields – the theft of oil, tools, piping and copper wire by laid off or disgruntled workers. For Inside Energy, Lorne Matalon of Marfa Public Radio reports. ~~~ Youth suicide rates in rural areas are almost double those in urban areas, according to a recent study in JAMA Pediatrics, a publication of The Journal of the American Medical Association. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with a Montana psychologist, about the disparity. This conversation originally aired Sunday on All Things Considered. ~~~ This is National Poison Prevention Week. Here with some safety tips is Carma Hanson of SafeKids Grand Forks. ~~~ An essay from Beth Diane Bradley, “Mother said, ‘It’s all Greek to Me.’”