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Extended Foster Care Helps Los Angeles Youth

Extended Foster Care Helps Los Angeles Youth

The National Conference of State Legislatures says 25 states currently … Nearly 1 in 5 youth in extended foster care in the U.S. are in Los Angeles County. …. found no impact of EFC on employment, hunger, health, substance abuse, …
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Sweden, Northern Ireland, Love: Your Friday Briefing

… such as the loss of a relationship, financial setbacks, substance abuse and eviction … Europe’s highest court ruled that a German whisky distiller’s use of the term “glen” … The U.S. announced a deal to lift sanctions on the Chinese …
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CDC: Suicides are on the increase in half of US states

A new study on suicide trends in 27 states found that many victims acted after relationship problems or loss; substance misuse; physical health …
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CDC: Suicides increased by more than 30 percent since 1999 in half the states

… America’s “epidemic of despair” — rising death rates due to drug overdoses, suicide and diseases related to substance abuse — in a recent essay …
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Neal Dunn Helped Shape the VA MISSION Act

The PDMPs identify and alert of abuse patterns in patients, a key step to stopping widespread abuse of the drugs, which are dangerous in part because … The bill also has the support of Paralyzed Veterans of America, the American …
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