Schools are doing their best to help kids with mental health, but I wonder if they’re on the right track. My district uses SEL (Social Emotional Learning) lessons, surveys and counselors, but a lot of parents see the SEL techniques as controversial. Without parents on board, will it work? If not, what will? You’re right….
Robin O’Brien, 61, has $64,000 in student debt from her master’s degree. She’s experiencing long COVID, which has caused her to work part time earning half an income. Now, she’s forced to choose between affording health insurance or paying off her student debt. Loading Something is loading. Even on an income-driven repayment plan for her…
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On a recent Saturday, Dr. Ligia Peralta took her health clinic to Wheaton Mall. She spent the morning providing COVID-19 vaccinations and dispensing medical advice alongside community organizations and local agencies at the District 18 Family Resource Fair. This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland…
Kalani Bright already has had to pay more than $34,000 out of pocket for sex reassignment procedures after losing a three-year battle to get her health insurance to cover them. Now, the 42-year-old transgender woman is due for another round of voice surgery, but her insurance will still not cover the costs because it’s considered…
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Portrait of happy senior man sitting at home with walking stock and smiling.Portrait of nice … [+] cheerful positive cheery stylish old man wearing checked shirt leaning on cane in white light modern interior studio room new house getty In the sometimes bleak landscape of American health insurance coverage—which 71% of Americans rate as fair…
For years the northeast corner of 38th Street and Arlington Avenue has brought little but blight to the surrounding community. The Value City that once stood there closed a decade ago, leaving a boarded-up shell and parking lot pocked with potholes in its wake. Two summers ago, a pop-up party drew hundreds and a stray bullet…
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A total of 164 people in Clark County are living with diagnosed HIV, according to 2020 data from the Ohio Department of Health. Statewide, more than 13,300 Ohioans are living with diagnosed HIV, while nearly 12,000 are living with AIDS. ExploreOhio 3rd in nation for dog attacks on postal workers In 2021, Clark County saw…
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Sanford Health president and chief executive officer Bill Gassen joined nine other health care officials in Minnesota to release a statement declaring gun violence as a public health crisis. “As leaders of some of our state’s health care systems, we believe it is time to declare gun violence as a…
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