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Tennessee Children Face High Instability in Foster Care, Limited Access to Mental Health Services and Other Challenges |  Chattanooga Times Free Press

Tennessee Children Face High Instability in Foster Care, Limited Access to Mental Health Services and Other Challenges | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Unstable foster care, poor access to mental health treatment and high childcare costs are among the biggest challenges facing Tennessee children and their caregivers, according to a report at the scale of the state released Wednesday. While rates of youth depression in Tennessee are similar to or lower than the United States as a whole, …

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Foster: Obstetricians/gynecologists face legal uncertainties related to abortion ban

Foster: Obstetricians/gynecologists face legal uncertainties related to abortion ban

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the implications for health care following the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Alana Carstens Yalom is a third-year obstetrics and gynecology resident at the University of New Mexico. She attended medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans and had the idea of …

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Severely mentally ill teens sent to New York foster home unable to treat them, causing scares

Severely mentally ill teens sent to New York foster home unable to treat them, causing scares

A teenager standing in front of a car, asking the driver to end his life. Another teenager steals a family’s chicken from their backyard, then eats it alive, right in front of the kids. There is a severe shortage of psychiatric care for teenagers that has led to conflict and crime in a town in …

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Trauma: James Arthur, 34, decided to revisit the 'trauma' of being placed in foster care aged 14, in a bid to tackle 'decades' of battling his health mental (photo in 2021)

James Arthur reflects on the ‘trauma’ of being placed in foster care and the impact on his mental health

He has previously spoken of feeling suicidal after being dropped by his record label, Syco in 2014. And now James Arthur, 34, has decided to revisit the ‘trauma’ of being placed in foster care at the age of 14, in a bid to tackle ‘decades’ of battling his Mental Health. The former X Factor winner …

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Michigan Anatomical Donor Registry Information Bill Moves to Senate, Foster Care Responsibilities Bill Signed by Governor Whitmer - State of Reform

Michigan Anatomical Donor Registry Information Bill Moves to Senate, Foster Care Responsibilities Bill Signed by Governor Whitmer – State of Reform

Bills related to healthcare facilities providing information on anatomical donations and foster care for children have recently moved through the Michigan Legislature. Get the latest information on state-specific policies for the healthcare industry delivered to your inbox. Senate Bill 1025sponsored by Sen. Wayne Schmidt (R-Traverse City), would allow a doctor’s office or urgent care center …

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