A roundup of the week's most newsworthy policy and public interest press releases from PR Newswire, including PSAs regarding school violence and mental health.NEW YORK, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the policy and public interest industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download. PR Newswire Weekly Policy Public Interest Press Release Roundup, Sept. 25-29, 2023

What are the friendliest places in America? The self-storage company Neighbor.com has just released its fourth annual list of America’s 25 Most Neighborly Cities, in honor of National Neighbor Day. The 2023 study ranks U.S. cities based on factors like charitable donations, volunteering, crime rates and more.This year, Madison, Wisconsin has been named the most neighborly city in the U.S. This is not the first time that this friendly Midwestern city has topped the list: It was also in the number one spot in 2021, and last year it ranked second. “According to research, it ranks number three as one of the nation’s happiest cities and it leads the nation in non-profits per 100,000 residents,” Neighbor’s CEO and co-founder, Joseph Woodbury, told me in an interview.Adding to Madison’s allure: “It ranks high for outdoor recreational activities, breweries and farmers markets. Residents also turn up to the polls—in the last mayoral race nearly 60% of residents participated,” says Woodbury

Neighbor introduced its Junji Ito-themed content with a creepy trailer.