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Soonews.ca
Citizens give input for child welfare law
The North Bay Nugget
The Anishinabek Nation child welfare law development community consultations covered a lot of ground from mid-September to October, with sessions in ...
Anishinabek Nation to Develop Own Child Welfare Law Soonews.ca
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DOH plans compulsory community treatment for mentally ill patients
eTaiwan News
Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) The Department of Health (DOH) unveiled Saturday a plan that would make it compulsory for mental patients to receive treatment at the ...
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Times Online
Army will look for mental illness in accused shooter
Louisville Courier-Journal
As a psychiatrist with knowledge of murder in the military, Dr. David Walker said he expects ...
Experts: Rampages not necessarily the result of mental illness Richmond Times Dispatch
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Grant lets Wyoming Head Start grow
The Daily News Online
"The primary focus is to serve children in poverty," he continued. "Recently, changes in the law allowed us to consider children whose income is slightly ...
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Free dental clinic fills an aching need
Greensboro News & Record
People should be angry,” said Pearson, director of the Congregational Social Work Education Initiative at the church. “I hope this stirs anger, ...
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Midwest City slaying suspect's kin say she's mentally ill
NewsOK.com
A Midwest City woman who admitted killing a retired nurse after a chance encounter suffers from bipolar disorder, a boyfriend and relatives ...
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Dr CR Soman, social activist
Express Buzz
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Dr CR Soman who died here on Friday, was the son of CI Raman Nair, a Malayalam professor, and Karthyayani Amma. Soman inherited from his ...
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Chino facility to house mentally ill inmates
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
CHINO - The state plans to house a portion of its mentally ill inmates at the former Heman G. Stark Youth Correctional Facility as early as 2012. ...
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Providence Journal
Dog rescued in Iraq now in foster care in North Providence
Providence Journal
Lucy, the dog from Iraq that was up for adoption because her owner must return to Iraq, has been placed in foster care in North Providence ...
Iraq dog placed in temporary foster care Turn to 10.com
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Mental illness can snare even the successful
FayObserver.com
Billy Maxwell Jr. - the man police say killed his family and then himself Monday - apparently suffered from mental illness. ...
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Child Abuse: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Momlogic.com
A judge rules that parents can choose whether they want to know if their child was molested. Police believe as many as 30 babies and toddlers might have ...
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WNCT
Preacher: Maxwell was mentally ill
WRAL.com
Fayetteville, NC — Family and friends of a slain Fayetteville family shared memories Friday at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church. Police said William "Billy" ...
Pastor: Man who killed family seemed mentally ill Myrtle Beach Sun News
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Cumberland County man accused of child abuse
WRAL.com
Autryville, NC — A Cumberland County man has been charged with nine counts of taking indecent liberties with a child. Deputies said Ronnie Collins, 51, ...
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Chicagoist
Chicago's Mental Health Services Still in Jeopardy
Chicagoist
While we've been lamenting things like the loss of the Outdoor Film Festival and the shrinking of the Chicago Christmas tree, there are certainly more ...
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Deputy White House Counsel to Leave for Anti-Poverty Job
The BLT: Blog of Legal Times
Cassandra Butts is leaving her job as a deputy in the White House Counsel's Office to become a senior adviser to a federal agency fighting global poverty. ...
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Ethiopia may not reach anti-poverty goals
United Press International
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The impact of the worldwide financial crisis could include preventing Ethiopia from reaching its anti-poverty goals ...
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Questioning of Dugard, Garrido detailed
San Jose Mercury News
Her attempts to hide her true identity come as no surprise, said Katherine van Wormer, a social work professor at the University of Northern Iowa who has ...
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ixtapa Restaurant Premiere Opening Benefits Foster Care Children's Charity
PRLog.Org (press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 06, 2009 – (PASADENA, CA)— Celebrating its Premiere Opening on November 18, ix●tapa Restaurant is opening its doors for the ...
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County's children's services let down youngsters
Mansfield Chad
To read this article in full you must have registered and have a Premium Content Subscription with the n/a site. To read this article in full you must be ...
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HOW TO AVOID POVERTY AND ENTER THE AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS
National Center for Policy Analysis
The conventional wisdom says that if we want to increase opportunities for children, we should give their families more income. Of course money is a factor ...
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How One Kid Dealt with Mental Illness
Momlogic.com
Dr. Wendy Walsh: So goes one of the opening lines of a new documentary aimed at exposing and eliminating the stigma against mental illness. ...
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W. Pa. man charged with raping mentally ill woman
Philadelphia Inquirer
AP BERLIN, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania man has been charged with repeatedly raping a mentally disabled woman at her apartment and, later, the nursing home ...
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Nashville Scene
Some of Mike Turner's Best Friends Are Black
Nashville Scene
Neighborhood schools actually hinder learning for children in poverty-stricken, high-crime sections of the city. Given all that, why did the school board ...
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Psychology expert: Slaying suspect Patton mentally ill
Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA A psychology expert said Thursday that Frank D. Patton was fearful of losing his family and admitted to killing his wife, ...
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Pinoys in Ireland hold car wash, tea party, disco for cyclone victims
GMA news.tv
... reported that it gathered and packed 133 packages worth of relief goods for shipment to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). ...
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Police Arrest Mom And Her Boyfriend For Child Abuse
NewsChannel5.com
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A 3-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were severely beaten, and Friday morning, their mother and her boyfriend were arrested. ...
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She's a community organizer — and proud of it
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
You'd think these may not be the best of times for Lara Granich, the director of a nonprofit that serves as a watchdog against lax and ...
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Loughton - Child welfare
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2009, Official Report, columns 1404-05W, ...
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Fuel Poverty
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made on measures to reduce fuel poverty among park home ...
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Mental health patient is found
Oxford Mail
A 25-year-old man who absconded from Littlemore Hospital on Wednesday returned to the hospital late last night. Mental health patient Saju ...
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BOCES To Offer Child Abuse Program
Jamestown Post Journal
ANGOLA - A state-mandated training session for professionals on identifying and reporting child abuse, maltreatment and neglect will be held from 7 to 9:30 ...
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MyFox Houston
HPD Helps Protect Mentally Ill
MyFox Houston
HOUSTON - A mental disorder can cause someone to act irrationally and even cause them to be a danger to themselves or others. ...
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Seminar helps raise media's role in HIV/AIDS prevention
VOVNews.vn
A seminar was held in Hanoi on November 5 to gather opinions on a set of principles for best media coverage of HIV/AIDS prevention and control in Vietnam. ...
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National Union of Public and General Employees
Canadians value community social service workers
National Union of Public and General Employees
This fall municipal governments from across the country, representing more than 7.5 million Canadians, have passed official resolutions acknowledging Nov. ...
Health Sciences Association celebrates Community Social Service Workers ... Canada NewsWire (press release)
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City Gets $250k to Curb Gang Activity
Alexandria Times
... together in a comprehensive approach for combating gang activity, which includes sharing intelligence and best practices across jurisdictional lines. ...
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Faith Notes
Springfield Connection
Leonard has a masters in social work, and is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia. She has been on staff for 10 years with the Meier Clinic in ...
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WSAV-TV
Bond hearing continued for child abuse suspect
WTOC
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - A long-time Savannah lawyer and former political candidate is behind bars. Savannah-Chatham police say ...
WTOC, Savannah, Georgia, news, weather and sports | Wanted child abuse suspect ... WTOC
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Cornell Study: Half Of US Children — And Most Black Children — Will Use Food ...
Ethio Planet News
“Children in poverty are significantly more likely to experience a range of health problems, including low birth weight, lead poisoning, asthma, ...
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Column: Don't neglect mental health services for vets
The Tomah Journal
Veterans Day in Wisconsin is a special moment of reflection for the more than 427000 veterans in this state. Their service spans not only ...
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SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2010 Grants to Expand Substance Abuse ...
Webnewswire.com
The purpose of this program is to expand the community's ability to provide integrated and comprehensive community-based responses to a targeted, ...
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Fort Gordon celebrates Halloween
The Fort Gordon Signal
(Left) Tilda Lyde, an employee for the Department of Social Work Service in the local area and a volunteer for Fort Gordon's Hallelujah Night, ...
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BBC News
Mentally ill nurse inquiry call
BBC News
A judge in Cardiff is demanding an investigation into how a nurse with a history of mental illness was employed to look after patients with dementia. ...
Dementia patients cared for by mentally ill nurse WalesOnline
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New measures urged to protect foster children
WalesOnline
Improvements in arrangements for protecting vulnerable children have been proposed after a girl was raped by the adopted son of her foster carer. ...
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Medicaid Policy Changes Affect Delivery of Mental Health Services
Medscape
November 5, 2009 — Recent changes to Medicaid policy are forcing state mental health systems to be more accountable for the services they provide and are ...
Discussion planned on mental health services Contra Costa Times
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Photojournalists Launch National Campaign to Fight Poverty
Reuters
As American poverty rates rise, award-winning photographers team with Catholic Charities USA to raise awareness about the poor and promote solutions OAK ...
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American Humane Testifies for Reauthorization & Expansion of Child Abuse ...
Reuters
American Humane Testifies for Reauthorization & Expansion of Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, Plus Increased Use of 'Differential Response' and ...
Hundreds gather to tackle child abuse issues KTKA.com
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Seeing Dignity In Poverty
Newsweek
As Linda Gordon points out in her excellent new biography, Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits, the photographs Lange took of the "handsome homeless" ...
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Government 'must act to end child poverty'
Bounty
The government should put more investment into both the benefits system and helping unemployed parents back to work in a bid to tackle child poverty. ...
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Sector leaders react to CHRE report on GSCC conduct flaws
Communitycare.co.uk
... of social workers and believes now is the time for social work education and training responsibility to be taken up by a college for social work. ...
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24dash
Tories blame 'dithering' ministers for 'massive rise' in fuel poverty
24dash
Dithering by ministers has contributed to a "massive rise" in the number of families facing fuel poverty this winter, Tories claimed today. ...
Barker - Fuel poverty DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
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