Police departments across the country are ramping up more training to better respond to people's mental health crises. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/police-departments-including-cleveland-push-for-more-crisis-training-and-mental-health-sensitivity.

Ohio voting rights groups, as expected, challenged new legislative district maps in court. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/cleveland-will-increase-snowplow-fleet-add-on-line-tracker-to-clear-streets-faster.

PPE like face masks and latex gloves are collecting in waterways, beaches, and landfills; worrying environmentalists. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/the-amount-of-pandemic-related-trash-were-producing-is-raising-new-concerns.

The Cleveland Clinic has launched the largest ever clinical study focused on neurological disorders. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/cleveland-clinic-doctors-discuss-landmark-brain-study-with-goal-of-preventing-neurological-diseases.

On the "Sound of Ideas," in the aftermath of a synagogue attack in Texas, we talk to locals about training for a crisis. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/cleveland-jewish-community-reacts-to-synagogue-attack-in-texas.

The pandemic has been with us for two years now, and fatigue is reaching new levels. How are you dealing with it? Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/what-are-the-mental-health-and-behavioral-impacts-of-covid-as-we-enter-year-three-of-the-pandemic.

The omicron surge that has driven record hospitalizations has crested at least in Northeast Ohio. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/odh-northeast-ohio-has-reached-peak-of-omicron-surge-wave-of-infection-shifting-southward.

On the "Sound of Ideas," we dig into a report that measures the impact the Imagination Library has on child literacy. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/dolly-partons-imagination-library-helps-ready-children-for-kindergarten-according-to-new-study.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the new state legislative and congressional district maps did not meet voter reforms. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/ohio-lawmakers-on-a-tight-deadline-to-redraw-maps-that-meet-voter-approved-reforms.

Ohio is not doing nearly enough to stop human trafficking, but several local groups are addressing the problem. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/programs/sound-of-ideas/ohio-fails-human-trafficking-evaluation-organizations-coordinate-in-attacking-problem.