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US: Foster-care death in Wilson to get scrutiny
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US: Uprooted: For foster kids, holidays can be wistful
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US: Social Worker and Entrepreneur Stewart Gordon Recognized for Distinguished Service
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 6:55 AM | Permalink
US: Records show gaps in child welfare oversight before Jazzmin's death
UK: Grant targeted on poorer students
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US: HHS’ AIDS.gov to Use Blogs, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networks to Deliver HIV Information for World AIDS Day 2008
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 8:25 AM | Permalink
UK: Social work fear after Baby P case
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US: Actor-therapists heal from the stage
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 9:13 AM | Permalink
US: Former social worker starts to get her life back on track
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 10:34 AM | Permalink
US: Benefits for poor facing big cuts
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 11:18 AM | Permalink
US: Help Lags Behind Need in Pr. George's
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 11:21 AM | Permalink
IL: Welfare-to-work program proves a success in the South
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 11:57 AM | Permalink
US: A profile of the homeless
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US: Memorial service remembers homeless who have died
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US: Poverty spreading in suburbs
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CH: Swiss approve prescription heroin
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US: Heritage University Social Work Students Hold Coats Drive
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US: COTS works to prevent homelessness
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MY: More Aid For Housing The Poor
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US: Look to the Internet to fight poverty
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 5:32 PM | Permalink
PH: DSWD streamlines crisis intervention unit ops
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US: Man threatening to kill himself taken into custody
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 6:34 PM | Permalink
UK/ZA: UK funds for S Africa Aids fight
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 6:38 PM | Permalink
US: Route To Obesity Passes Through Tongue
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 8:12 PM | Permalink
UK: North-east care home to close in cutback drive
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 8:20 PM | Permalink
UK: Virtual Ears And The Cocktail Party Effect
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 8:56 PM | Permalink
US: Money woes: Poor face loss of legal-aid services
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 10:04 PM | Permalink
UK: Standing up for whistleblowers like Nevres Kemal, the social worker who pleaded with the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate to investigate the child-protection service in Haringey
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 10:05 PM | Permalink
US: Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Posted by Gary Holden on December 1, 2008 10:06 PM | Permalink
IE: Gardai fear epidemic of heroin in rural areas
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 12:02 AM | Permalink
US: Demand up for mental health care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 12:04 AM | Permalink
CA: Healing hands
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 12:07 AM | Permalink
US: Officials failed to spot abuse in case of beaten, starved girl
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 12:13 AM | Permalink
US: People who grew up in the Depression recall desperate times
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 12:37 AM | Permalink
US: Troubled families of Franklin County -- Foster care: How long is too long?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 2:42 AM | Permalink
US: Adoption 'always part of my life'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 3:38 AM | Permalink
US: Adoption begins with a home study
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 3:42 AM | Permalink
UK: Locked wards 'harm patients'
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US: Family matters when foster care turns to adoption
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US: Opening their hearts - and their home
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 5:13 AM | Permalink
US: DHS works to make everyone’s holiday brighter
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 5:19 AM | Permalink
US: County seeks permanent homes for foster kids
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 5:20 AM | Permalink
US: No case for banning gay adoption
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US: For Separated Families, City Never Seemed Bigger
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 6:13 AM | Permalink
US: From foster child to foster care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 6:21 AM | Permalink
UK: Looked-after children with HIV face rejection
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 6:29 AM | Permalink
US: Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends
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US: A Chair with a View
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US: From the depths of despair
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AO: Govt Committed to Reducing HIV/Aids Rate - Welfare Minister
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 11:22 AM | Permalink
UK: The work of a children's solicitor
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 11:27 AM | Permalink
UK: YJB finds foster care pilots for young offenders prove effective
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 11:28 AM | Permalink
US: Nonprofits in a faltering economy
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 11:31 AM | Permalink
US: City reaching out to those who hoard
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 12:00 PM | Permalink
UK: Police clampdown on prostitutes
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 12:13 PM | Permalink
US: FSU, Army link to train social workers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 2:41 PM | Permalink
UK: Brown urged to launch wide inquiry after Baby P
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 3:30 PM | Permalink
UK: Fears as tranquilliser addiction rises
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 4:13 PM | Permalink
UK: Ian Johnston to step down from as BASW chief executive
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 5:28 PM | Permalink
US: Illinois budget woes mean child-welfare agency ends drug tests for prospective workers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 5:32 PM | Permalink
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US: Failing the AIDS Test
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UK: Third of Scots 'breadline poor'
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Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 6:13 PM | Permalink
UK: Baby P: Haringey leader and children's cabinet member resign
Posted by Gary Holden on December 2, 2008 6:29 PM | Permalink
UK: Baby P timeline
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Social workers bemoan paperwork mountain
Posted by Gary Holden on December 5, 2008 3:44 PM | Permalink
A growing problem for veterans -- domestic violence
Posted by Gary Holden on December 5, 2008 3:48 PM | Permalink
Social Work Students Help Community
Posted by Gary Holden on December 5, 2008 3:51 PM | Permalink
Is There Really an Epidemic of Depression?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 5, 2008 4:56 PM | Permalink
State won't delay next foster care provider payments
Posted by Gary Holden on December 5, 2008 5:59 PM | Permalink
Author Battles Silence Surrounding Depression in Black Communities
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 1:59 AM | Permalink
Wichita social worker sees deadly toll of child abuse
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 4:02 AM | Permalink
HSE Reminds Health And Social Care Organisations To Conduct Risk Assessments After A 90-yr Old Lady Dies
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 7:03 AM | Permalink
CVS accused of under serving minorities, the poor
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 8:52 AM | Permalink
More Professionals See Value of Volunteering to Help Vets
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 8:54 AM | Permalink
Fury at pay for Baby P social work chief
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 10:07 AM | Permalink
Happiness Is 'Infectious' In Network Of Friends: Collective -- Not Just Individual -- Phenomenon
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 11:14 AM | Permalink
Greek PM offers limited relief for poor as crisis bites
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 12:09 PM | Permalink
Psychiatric drugs force queried
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 2:07 PM | Permalink
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Depression Care no Longer Needs to be Earthbound
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 5:00 PM | Permalink
Is Hispanics' Depression Outcome Affected by Language Choice?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 7:01 PM | Permalink
Happiness 'rubs off on others'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 6, 2008 8:23 PM | Permalink
Subthreshold Symptoms: Where Do They Lead?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 7, 2008 2:02 AM | Permalink
Substance-Abuse Risk Appears Less in Stimulant-Treated ADHD Patients
Posted by Gary Holden on December 7, 2008 6:02 AM | Permalink
Combined Therapy Proves Superior for Pediatric Anxiety Disorder
Posted by Gary Holden on December 7, 2008 12:03 PM | Permalink
Monitor Suicide Risk After Surgery for Parkinson's, Clinicians Urged
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 12:05 AM | Permalink
Care report urges improvements
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 12:10 AM | Permalink
Moody or Mentally Ill?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 12:47 AM | Permalink
Poor Mental Health May Boost Asthma Risk
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 2:48 AM | Permalink
Child welfare up for sale
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 3:11 AM | Permalink
Court documents cite ‘severe disarray’ within DHS system
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 4:12 AM | Permalink
Inquiry into social work role over Shannon case
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 6:08 AM | Permalink
Some With Depression Able to Get Assisted Suicide
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 7:06 AM | Permalink
Ministers pledge social work overhaul after Baby P
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 8:32 AM | Permalink
Death of shaken baby raises parallels with Baby P case
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 9:14 AM | Permalink
Minorities Avoid MH Care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 10:06 AM | Permalink
Biden picks Bernstein as his economic adviser
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 11:03 AM | Permalink
Harper-Dorton named WVU social work chair
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 11:04 AM | Permalink
U of M research reveals dramatic differences in the social well-being of Minnesota counties
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 1:05 PM | Permalink
Age discrimination ban in social care faces further delay
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 3:11 PM | Permalink
Social services overhaul
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 4:04 PM | Permalink
Social Work To Be 'Transformed'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 4:33 PM | Permalink
Care home places for Alzheimer's sufferers fall by 11000 as cases rise
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 5:11 PM | Permalink
Study highlights link between domestic violence, murder
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 6:12 PM | Permalink
Baby P media witch-hunt to make filling social worker posts even harder
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 7:16 PM | Permalink
A career as a social worker? No thanks
Posted by Gary Holden on December 8, 2008 10:18 PM | Permalink
Social work transformation urged
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 12:06 AM | Permalink
Review aims to boost social workers' status and quality
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 12:21 AM | Permalink
Children Displaced By Hurricane Katrina Experience High Rates Of Illnesses, Mental Health Problems
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 5:27 AM | Permalink
Alleged abuse of abducted 'miracle child' poses more questions for council that failed Baby P
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 5:33 AM | Permalink
The Social Work Task Force: The four areas being looked at
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 6:07 AM | Permalink
A justified reaction to Baby P?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 6:29 AM | Permalink
Unkind cuts for mentally ill
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 1:16 PM | Permalink
Would an Ofsted inspector have seen through Baby P's mother?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 4:44 PM | Permalink
Social Security's unfair 'prosperity bonus'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 5:19 PM | Permalink
Opinion: Wasted money and wasted lives
Posted by Gary Holden on December 9, 2008 7:22 PM | Permalink
Baby P: Shoesmith dismissed without payout
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 4:10 AM | Permalink
Women on Their Own in Much Worse Financial Condition Than Other Americans
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 4:11 AM | Permalink
Ontario's new anti-poverty plan at a glance
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 4:19 AM | Permalink
Social Work Taskforce: Sector leaders urge pay and training boost
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 7:08 AM | Permalink
Where Are the New Jobs for Women?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 9:03 AM | Permalink
L.A. nonprofit helps poor children by keeping families afloat
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 9:11 AM | Permalink
Higher Rates Of Mental Illness Among The Homeless In Western Countries
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 12:31 PM | Permalink
Not All Antipsychotics Created Equal: Analysis Reveals Important Differences
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 6:34 PM | Permalink
DSWD cleans up list of beneficiaries
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 7:04 PM | Permalink
Equivalent of 2-3 Cups of Coffee Worsens Motor Learning and Word Recall
Posted by Gary Holden on December 10, 2008 9:37 PM | Permalink
Resolution Foundation: All pensioners must have assessment right
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 12:11 AM | Permalink
Evangel Social Work Club donates clothing to Missouri Hotel
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 12:57 AM | Permalink
Kirklees announces serious case review
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 1:28 AM | Permalink
Baby P case triggers Scottish government child protection review
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 2:12 AM | Permalink
Napo renews critique of Ofsted inspections of Cafcass
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 4:12 AM | Permalink
Carcieri: Eliminating ‘death tax’ would boost R.I. population
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 4:30 AM | Permalink
City gets carried clean away after Leeds social worker's visit
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 5:18 AM | Permalink
Report Finds Fault With U.S. Health Services for Teens
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 5:22 AM | Permalink
Columbia University School of Social Work Alumnus Jared Bernstein Appointed Chief Economic Advisor to Vice President-Elect Joseph Biden
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 9:41 AM | Permalink
How Shift Workers Can Improve Job Performance And Implement Realistic Sleep Schedule
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 9:44 AM | Permalink
Jersey watchdog: Social worker shortages stifling family support
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 11:14 AM | Permalink
Depression Relapse Less Likely Among Teens Who Receive CBT After Medication Therapy
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 12:38 PM | Permalink
GSCC's Mike Wardle calls for minimum client/worker ratio
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 2:25 PM | Permalink
Community service breaches rise
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 2:52 PM | Permalink
New body to 'review' social work
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 3:45 PM | Permalink
Japan tops child welfare table
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 5:24 PM | Permalink
Chinese Government's Treatment of Drug Users Hindering Efforts To Curb Spread of HIV, Group Says
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 5:41 PM | Permalink
Shift to prevention for older people hampered by lack of indicator
Posted by Gary Holden on December 11, 2008 7:14 PM | Permalink
Bournemouth University researchers: ‘Cash for training social care workers is being cut back’
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 12:29 AM | Permalink
£330,000 to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime in London
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 12:38 AM | Permalink
Tackling Drugs Changing Lives Awards - National Winners
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 12:49 AM | Permalink
Social welfare czar Joe Gerada resigns
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 12:50 AM | Permalink
Ireland's HIV Incidence Higher Than EU Average; Officials Express Concerns About Incomplete Data on New Cases
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 2:42 AM | Permalink
Poverty report: 36% of Israeli needy live in hunger
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 2:45 AM | Permalink
Teen Mental Health: How to Raise Kids Who Can Cope
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 2:48 AM | Permalink
Are public sector pensions sustainable?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 2:59 AM | Permalink
Ofsted accused of complacency on child protection
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 3:38 AM | Permalink
Maggie Atkinson says taskforce must consider case for better salaries
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 4:31 AM | Permalink
FDA Officials To Review New Female Condom
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 4:36 AM | Permalink
Anxious and Depressed Teens and Adults: Same Version of Mood Gene, Different Brain Reactions
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 4:39 AM | Permalink
Long-term Academic Effects of Child’s ADHD May Extend to Siblings
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 4:40 AM | Permalink
Stubbing out recruitment of young smokers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 4:49 AM | Permalink
Children: The children's database is a non-solution
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 5:25 AM | Permalink
LGA: Child social work is councils' biggest recruitment headache
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 6:09 AM | Permalink
Councils have lost track of 400 children, says Care Leavers Association
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 7:25 AM | Permalink
Social Work Faculty Search for Solutions to Help People Cope with Troubled Economy
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 9:47 AM | Permalink
Why Do Americans Still Hate Welfare?
Ed Balls announces six areas to pilot social work practices
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 10:13 AM | Permalink
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Marital Problems Lead To Poorer Outcomes For Breast Cancer Patients
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 11:35 AM | Permalink
Social work morale at Haringey 'severely damaged'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 3:14 PM | Permalink
Baroness Morgan vows to embed UN child rights charter in UK
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 6:18 PM | Permalink
UN talks split on aiding poor to cope with warming
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 7:49 PM | Permalink
No. of Emergency Welfare Fund Applicants Skyrockets
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 8:22 PM | Permalink
Q&A: Welfare reform white paper
Posted by Gary Holden on December 12, 2008 8:51 PM | Permalink
Poor white boys still lag behind
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 3:49 AM | Permalink
JRF warns of impact of recession on child poverty strategy
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 4:19 AM | Permalink
Boy-girl Bullying In Middle Grades More Common Than Previously Thought
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 5:37 AM | Permalink
Reports recommending the transfer of funding from the NHS to social care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 7:39 AM | Permalink
Report lauds better Tennessee foster care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 8:50 AM | Permalink
An Post to keep Social Welfare contract
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 10:40 AM | Permalink
Palm Pilots Bridge Communication Gap Between Therapists And Patients
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 11:27 AM | Permalink
Why Do People Make 'A Mountain Out of a Molehill?' Aggression, Status And Sex
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 11:41 AM | Permalink
Homelessness, hunger on rise in US cities
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 1:28 PM | Permalink
Doncaster social services blasted over deaths of tragic Baby A
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 1:38 PM | Permalink
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Harm-reduction Cigarettes Are More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes, UC Riverside Study Finds
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 4:54 PM | Permalink
One In Three U.K. Adults Will Be Obese By 2012
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 5:45 PM | Permalink
Funding an issue for student teaching program, social workers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 5:49 PM | Permalink
China's Paradoxical Policies On HIV And Drug Use Threaten Health, Experts Argue
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 6:34 PM | Permalink
Social worker resigns after death of Chester-le-Street baby
Posted by Gary Holden on December 13, 2008 8:52 PM | Permalink
Balls 'was irresponsible' to promise Baby P case will not happen again
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 12:30 AM | Permalink
‘Baby P inquiry will not distract me from my job’
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 12:52 AM | Permalink
Students rediscover social reform
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 2:00 AM | Permalink
Youth crime: Stop and search blitz cuts knife attacks
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 2:42 AM | Permalink
Obesity Among California's Low-income Teens Nearly Triple That Of More Affluent Peers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 2:45 AM | Permalink
Warning over social work software
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 5:25 AM | Permalink
Child health: Measures fail to curb obesity in children
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 5:41 AM | Permalink
Mental health disorders common in young adult
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 6:23 AM | Permalink
Inspectors praise social work services
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 8:02 AM | Permalink
Foster care controversy
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 9:29 AM | Permalink
State urged to increase mental health spending for foster children
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 10:31 AM | Permalink
Breaking The Silence After A Study Ends
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 10:46 AM | Permalink
Threat Of Legal Action If GPs Fail To Follow NICE
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 11:55 AM | Permalink
New blueprint for world-class children and young people's workforce
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 1:02 PM | Permalink
Keeping The Weight Off: Which Obesity Treatment Is Most Successful?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 1:48 PM | Permalink
Social activist Ah Quon McElrath dies
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 4:38 PM | Permalink
Are Men Hardwired To Overspend?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 5:51 PM | Permalink
Economy squeezes Dallas-area nonprofits
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 5:56 PM | Permalink
Welfare shoppers & their excuses
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 6:06 PM | Permalink
B.C. children's watchdog says government pace glacial on child reforms
Posted by Gary Holden on December 14, 2008 6:34 PM | Permalink
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Helping Seniors Beat the Holiday Blues
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 12:56 AM | Permalink
It's the worst economy since the Great Depression
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 2:10 AM | Permalink
Severn barrage plan could 'end fuel poverty'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 3:56 AM | Permalink
CFS making impressive changes
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 4:37 AM | Permalink
Baby's death brings foster care reforms -- Nurses will evaluate children
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 4:43 AM | Permalink
Md.-Based Group Helps Get Housing Vouchers for Foster Care Kids
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 5:17 AM | Permalink
The Children's Plan: One year on
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 5:56 AM | Permalink
Former student sues RI social work school
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 8:18 AM | Permalink
UNC program seeks to head off breakdowns
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 9:55 AM | Permalink
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Girls offer the poor protection from the cold
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 11:58 AM | Permalink
Mental Health Ideas Laid Out
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 1:22 PM | Permalink
In N.H., more women inmates
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 3:23 PM | Permalink
DSWD, BSU ink pact for child labor research
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 4:38 PM | Permalink
Building a good community home for kids
Dept helps the needy
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 5:00 PM | Permalink
Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 5:13 PM | Permalink
Pact 'condemns folk to poverty'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 7:58 PM | Permalink
Interest in Relics of the Depression Grows
Posted by Gary Holden on December 15, 2008 9:12 PM | Permalink
Antidepressants may damage more sex lives
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 12:33 AM | Permalink
Rising fuel poverty 'a major cause for concern'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 12:36 AM | Permalink
100,000 households get £150 boost
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 1:34 AM | Permalink
Bridge House uses clubhouse model to help those with mental illness
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 2:32 AM | Permalink
Obesity 'controlled by the brain'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 3:35 AM | Permalink
Government considered social welfare cuts to make savings
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 3:50 AM | Permalink
Child protection: The anger is justified as bad times bite. But the targets are all wrong
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 6:41 AM | Permalink
Hunt for top social workers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 7:37 AM | Permalink
Children: Working mothers still gather guilt
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 8:42 AM | Permalink
Therapy hope for eating disorders [video]
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 9:36 AM | Permalink
Drug Use, With Academics in Mind
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 10:39 AM | Permalink
A socialist policy for auto workers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 12:12 PM | Permalink
Social care: Social care is Stalinist. That's not an insult, it's a fact
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 2:43 PM | Permalink
Sweetened Beverage Consumption Increases Dramatically In U.S.
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 2:47 PM | Permalink
Aid for families at risk of homelessness
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 5:47 PM | Permalink
Rural poverty a 'serious problem'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 7:33 PM | Permalink
Florid Goes Live - A One-stop Place For Mental Health Information
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 8:48 PM | Permalink
£400 million deal agreed to provide affordable housing
Posted by Gary Holden on December 16, 2008 9:40 PM | Permalink
School services overhaul proposed
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 12:50 AM | Permalink
Funding to help homeowners
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 1:53 AM | Permalink
Judge orders state to find homes for 500 kids
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 2:52 AM | Permalink
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 4:51 AM | Permalink
Social service agencies brace for growth in child abuse cases
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 5:47 AM | Permalink
Survey Reveals Troubling Ethics
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 6:58 AM | Permalink
HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 8:17 AM | Permalink
Why I quit social work at Umstead
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 8:49 AM | Permalink
The ILO at 90: Working for social justice
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 9:58 AM | Permalink
Domestic violence calls increase
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 10:55 AM | Permalink
Federal Law Gives Tribe Ruling in Baby Talon's Fate
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 10:59 AM | Permalink
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 12:24 PM | Permalink
GSCC study encourages use of grow your own training schemes
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 12:27 PM | Permalink
Doncaster Council 'grossly inadequate' in dead baby case
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 3:07 PM | Permalink
Prison Service publishes report on five-year race review
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 5:39 PM | Permalink
Cafcass reforms may falter if post-Baby P spike continues
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 6:26 PM | Permalink
Preventing domestic violence over the holidays
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 6:42 PM | Permalink
'Weight fears' over suitcase man
Posted by Gary Holden on December 17, 2008 7:33 PM | Permalink
Ed Balls appoints Peter Lewis as new Haringey children's director
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 12:08 AM | Permalink
Campaigners welcome carers income support U-turn
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 1:29 AM | Permalink
Student Says School Persecuted Him for Being Conservative
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 2:00 AM | Permalink
Effects Of Unconscious Exposure To Advertisements
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 2:16 AM | Permalink
Nigeria: Delta State and One Year of Poverty Eradication
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 2:53 AM | Permalink
Obesity All In Your Head? Brain Genes Associated With Increased Body Mass
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 4:21 AM | Permalink
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 4:58 AM | Permalink
Concern Over Child Mental Health Needs
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 5:05 AM | Permalink
New York State Office of Mental Health Names Psychiatric Institute Building in Honor of Dr. Herbert Pardes
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 7:06 AM | Permalink
Foster care comes at a high price
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 7:09 AM | Permalink
Violence Against Women Contributes to Spread of HIV in Ghana
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 11:09 AM | Permalink
Baby K cost city council more than £30000
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 3:10 PM | Permalink
Ofsted publishes 2008 Annual Performance Assessments
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 3:31 PM | Permalink
Gov't to Drastically Expand Welfare Support for Low-Income Earners
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 6:22 PM | Permalink
Government of Indonesian Province Rejects Plan To Implant Microchips in Some HIV-Positive People
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 7:11 PM | Permalink
Plea to quarantine social welfare
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 8:07 PM | Permalink
Damning report on jail conditions
Posted by Gary Holden on December 18, 2008 9:12 PM | Permalink
Troubled council backs £24.5m cuts plan
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 12:42 AM | Permalink
Council Fined After 90-Year-Old Lady Dies
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 1:44 AM | Permalink
Child advocate declares Utah lawsuit over
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 2:45 AM | Permalink
Charities face winding down as funds dry up
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 3:46 AM | Permalink
DCF slapped over sloppy records
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 4:47 AM | Permalink
CMS Releases Quality Ratings for U.S. Nursing Homes
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 8:48 AM | Permalink
West Virginia Medicaid Program Sued for Reducing Benefits for 90% of Children Enrolled
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 9:49 AM | Permalink
Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 11:34 AM | Permalink
FDA Requires Warnings about Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior for Antiepileptic Medications
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 11:40 AM | Permalink
Smoking Associated With Increased Risk For Colorectal Cancer And Death
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 1:44 PM | Permalink
1.5 million people to benefit from free cash machines in low-income areas
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 3:44 PM | Permalink
Deadly dangers of parents' bed
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 4:21 PM | Permalink
California's homeless sex offenders on parole up 800%
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 4:53 PM | Permalink
Spike in Xmas domestic violence expected
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 5:27 PM | Permalink
Heroin worth €6m seized in Dublin
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 5:39 PM | Permalink
Depression, Anxiety Spur Poor Health Habits, Damaging Heart And Blood Vessels
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 6:59 PM | Permalink
Financial Incentives Appear Effective For Short-term Weight Loss
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 10:06 PM | Permalink
Ark. child welfare agency to make surprise visits
Posted by Gary Holden on December 19, 2008 10:32 PM | Permalink
A record high 55 homeless people died on Silicon Valley streets this year
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 12:11 AM | Permalink
Jury skeptical of SF police in shooting of mentally ill woman
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 1:15 AM | Permalink
Councils expect social problems from recession
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 3:23 AM | Permalink
La Causa will give up state child welfare contract
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 4:52 AM | Permalink
Children: One in four parents now put their family before work
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 5:25 AM | Permalink
Independent review commends state's progress on child welfare
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 6:52 AM | Permalink
Russian Attitudes Colder Toward Foreign Adoptions
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 7:16 AM | Permalink
Detroit Homeless Children's Clinic Opens
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 8:58 AM | Permalink
Truth About Give And Take In Social Situations: The More You Take The More You Lose
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 10:06 AM | Permalink
Social exclusion: Government unveils 40 new Gypsy sites
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 10:24 AM | Permalink
Young people: A better life shouldn't have to mean leaving your peers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 10:26 AM | Permalink
For many, a 'blue' Christmas is part of the season
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 1:27 PM | Permalink
Eating at buffets plus not exercising equals obesity in rural America
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 2:28 PM | Permalink
Good Loans Make Good Borrowers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 3:29 PM | Permalink
House passes social welfare law
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 3:31 PM | Permalink
Candlelight Vigil for Homeless This Weekend
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 3:55 PM | Permalink
No safety net between middle class and poverty
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 4:31 PM | Permalink
Under-fire social work team 'good'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 5:34 PM | Permalink
Social work pilot doubts exposed
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 6:35 PM | Permalink
More low-income families need food aid
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 7:15 PM | Permalink
Mental health: Recession could raise risk of suicide
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 7:25 PM | Permalink
Aberdeen social workers see huge increase in at-risk child referrals
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 7:35 PM | Permalink
LGA: Recession sparks increased demand for children's services
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 8:33 PM | Permalink
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 9:07 PM | Permalink
Parliamentary joint committee to hold children's rights inquiry
Posted by Gary Holden on December 20, 2008 10:37 PM | Permalink
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 12:03 AM | Permalink
Conflicts of Interest Said to Threaten Credibility of Medical Profession
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 1:37 AM | Permalink
DCF child-abuse probes get better marks
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 2:35 AM | Permalink
Tough New Rules for Adoptive US Parents
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 2:36 AM | Permalink
Some bias, some bull
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 4:32 AM | Permalink
Scotland public audit committee urges tighter control of free care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 6:39 AM | Permalink
Fuel poverty and children
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 7:05 AM | Permalink
Second video may show staff ignoring abuse
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 7:42 AM | Permalink
Moms-to-Be Who Drink May Damage Fetus' White Matter
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 8:45 AM | Permalink
Czech social service providers to protest against budget cuts
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 9:21 AM | Permalink
Homeless population moves north
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 10:22 AM | Permalink
What Principles Should Guide Treatment Effectiveness Study?
Hunger mounts in the US
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 11:30 AM | Permalink
Suicide 'linked to sexual abuse'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 11:46 AM | Permalink
Statins Show Promise in Protecting Against Alzheimer's
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 12:29 PM | Permalink
CQC: PCTs and councils to face common assessment from 2010
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 1:37 PM | Permalink
Homeless BC woman burns to death while trying to keep warm
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 1:47 PM | Permalink
Social welfare denies turning blind eye to grant abuses
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 3:56 PM | Permalink
What Accounts for Link Between Allergy and Suicide?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 4:29 PM | Permalink
Brain Imaging Maps Journey From Anticipation to Action
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 6:32 PM | Permalink
GSCC: Ex-Haringey support worker barred for faking qualifications
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 7:39 PM | Permalink
Exercise Suppresses Appetite By Affecting Appetite Hormones
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 8:57 PM | Permalink
Musicial Strings Bind Psychiatrist and Her Patients
Posted by Gary Holden on December 21, 2008 10:23 PM | Permalink
Haringey asks Ed Balls for extra cash in wake of Baby P case
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 1:41 AM | Permalink
UI finds its place in Second Life
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 1:55 AM | Permalink
Data Identify New Genes That Play Role in Schizophrenia
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 2:30 AM | Permalink
Child Protection Bill soon: secretary
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 2:39 AM | Permalink
Amaraye Bryan case review calls for more scrutiny of men
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 3:40 AM | Permalink
Family Court may gain foster care option
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 4:37 AM | Permalink
Does A Younger Dad Mean A Healthier Child?
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 4:44 AM | Permalink
Assessing Youth Competence Requires Multistage Process
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 5:28 AM | Permalink
A place called home since 1914
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 5:51 AM | Permalink
A Restorative Look At the Troubled Somali Youth
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 6:52 AM | Permalink
Fight poverty by giving the poor social security
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 7:46 AM | Permalink
Row over state loan charge 'plan'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 8:56 AM | Permalink
Regents Approve New Programs
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 8:57 AM | Permalink
Homeless on the holidays
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 9:55 AM | Permalink
Welfare booms under Labour
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 11:50 AM | Permalink
Psychosis Risk Doesn't Drop in Second-Generation Immigrants
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 12:31 PM | Permalink
Shortage of Social Workers in West Virginia
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 12:49 PM | Permalink
No place to call their own
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 1:48 PM | Permalink
Japan threatened by social divide: Addressing poverty and the nation's new struggling underclass
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 3:47 PM | Permalink
Brain Stimulation for OCD: Delicate Balancing Act Needed
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 4:31 PM | Permalink
Govt plans to halve homeless Australians
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 4:44 PM | Permalink
PM unveils policy to halve homeless numbers
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 5:43 PM | Permalink
Pain Hurts More If Person Hurting You Means It
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 5:45 PM | Permalink
City social welfare program goes into Tet mode
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 5:57 PM | Permalink
Aging Brains Allow Negative Memories To Fade
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 7:46 PM | Permalink
Welfare groups praise homeless plan
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 8:42 PM | Permalink
L.A. County probation officials propose juvenile mental health hospital
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 9:29 PM | Permalink
Nursing home hunger scandal
Posted by Gary Holden on December 22, 2008 10:50 PM | Permalink
Psychiatrists Urged to Learn Signs of Steroid Use
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 1:33 AM | Permalink
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 1:35 AM | Permalink
Foster care challenges grow in severity
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 2:36 AM | Permalink
‘Child abuse continues to remain a hidden issue’
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 3:39 AM | Permalink
Welfare agencies can stop life-saving care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 4:38 AM | Permalink
DCFS must build on success
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 4:46 AM | Permalink
Hundreds of DCFS kids left in limbo in inappropriate settings, Cook County guardian finds
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 5:36 AM | Permalink
Foster care facing squeeze
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 6:26 AM | Permalink
Salvation Army's 'angels' take toys, joy to West Oahu families
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 7:24 AM | Permalink
All GPs to get dementia training
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 8:53 AM | Permalink
Remembering those who died alone, possibly penniless
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 9:21 AM | Permalink
Acts of kindness are second nature for Salvation Army director
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 10:23 AM | Permalink
Web sites offer tools to combat cyberbullying
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 11:55 AM | Permalink
Genes May Influence Popularity, Study Of College Students Finds
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 12:02 PM | Permalink
Holland social worker offers hints for coping with holiday stress
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 12:26 PM | Permalink
Street kids drown woes in substance abuse
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 1:27 PM | Permalink
Local government, aid to the poor hit hard by unallotments -- “an assault on the underclass”
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 2:29 PM | Permalink
Bad parents 'widen ability gap'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 3:01 PM | Permalink
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 4:34 PM | Permalink
DSWD gets P5-B budget hike for pro-poor program
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 5:22 PM | Permalink
French president proposes repressive “reform” of mental health care
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 6:03 PM | Permalink
Number of homeless 'may increase'
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 6:14 PM | Permalink
Alzheimer’s Disease: Women Affected More Often Than Men
Posted by Gary Holden on December 23, 2008 6:27 PM | Permalink