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| 05-07-2012 |
Letters to the editor: Card turned in
To the kind person who found my bank card and returned it to First National Bank, my greatest gratitude and well wishes! It warms my heart to know that there are wonderful people like you in our area. Many thanks again. L. Vaughn|Erie Help comes in the clutch Jan. 15 was a bright, sunny day with a temperature of 14 degrees (one of... - Erie Times-News |
| 05-07-2012 |
Link hosts mental health walk
TOWANDA - Words like "Love," "Smile," and "Hope" were written in chalk on the sidewalks Friday in Towanda as The Main Link hosted the second annual "Paint the Town Purple Event." It was in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. The event was originated in 2011 with hopes of creating community awareness and suicide prevention... - Towanda Daily Review |
| 05-06-2012 |
Chris Kelly: Corbett blind to biggest fraud
Gov. Tom Corbett's cynical war on the poor, sick and elderly escalated Tuesday with the implementation of a means test for Pennsylvanians receiving food stamps. Under the governor's new policy, families with more than $5,500 in assets - $9,000 for seniors or people with disabilities -... - Scranton Times |
| 05-06-2012 |
Drug/alcohol treatment groups lobby to block state aid cuts
HARRISBURG - Drug and alcohol treatment providers are lobbying lawmakers to spare them from cuts under a proposed block grant for county-run human services. They want to preserve funding for the Behavioral Health Services Initiative that aids the working poor and Act 152 drug and alcohol programs that... - Scranton Times |
| 05-04-2012 |
Advocacy group’s survey: Housing bias continues unabated
Nearly 70 percent of the nation’s community-based organizations say housing discrimination continues unabated, especially against immigrants, disabled people, and families with children, results of a recent survey indicate. Nearly 550 community groups surveyed in April by the nonprofit advocacy... - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 05-04-2012 |
Food-stamp test a kick to the stomach
It’s hard enough to feed a family on food stamps, but this week Pennsylvania made it harder when it imposed an unreasonable asset test. Flunking the asset test means going without food stamps, even if an individual or family meets the threshold of earning no more than 160... - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 05-04-2012 |
Mental health awareness
Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, I would like to use this opportunity to bring attention to the fact that each year more than 36,000 Americans die by suicide. Many of these deaths could be prevented by treating the underlying depression, bipolar illness, alcohol and substance abuse and other mental... - State College Centre Daily Times |
| 05-04-2012 |
For decades, caring about welfare of others
Lois Schultz started her nursing career caring for poor patients around Temple University and making medical visits to homes throughout Philadelphia. So, when she moved to the Greenfields neighborhood in Bern Township in the 1980s, it was just natural to put that knowledge to use helping others.... - Reading Eagle |
| 05-03-2012 |
Mental health help provided by Westmoreland County
For years, one of Westmoreland County's main human service departments was called MH/MR, for mental health and mental retardation services. The name was changed a couple of years ago, and today it's called the Behavioral Health and Developmental Services department. This county... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| 05-03-2012 |
Changing the Subject
Let’s talk about the Senate races. It’s a matter of mental health. We cannot spend the next six months fixating on Romney versus Obama. Before you know it, we’ll be so bored that we’ll start arguing about whether it’s seemly for the president to brag about killing Osama bin... - New York Times |
| 05-03-2012 |
Disability cuts rally draws Corbett response
HARRISBURG - As hundreds rallied against spending cuts for mental disabilities, Gov. Tom Corbett voiced caution Wednesday about using the state's improving revenue picture as a green light to restore funding in the final state budget. Addressing the areas of human services and education, Mr. Corbett said he... - Scranton Times |
| 05-03-2012 |
Commissioners to consider child care agreement with DPW
The Lycoming County commissioners on Thursday will consider the renewal of an agreement between the county and the state Department of Public Welfare to allow STEP Inc. to receive funding for its Child Care Information Service program. On Tuesday, John LaRose, STEP director of early child care and education... - Williamsport Sun-Gazette |
| 05-03-2012 |
House Human Services
05/03/12, 9:30 a.m., Room 60, East Wing
By Jason Gottesman The committee met to receive testimony on changes of policy in the Department of Public Welfare's (DPW) Office of Long Term Living (OLTL). |
| 05-02-2012 |
Why are Fewer Moms Applying for Safety Net Program?
More Americans are collecting food stamps than ever before, but fewer needy mothers are using another federal government program that offers free baby formula and food for young children. There isn’t one answer to explain the recent decline in the number of women and young children in the program, commonly known as WIC, which the... - Stateline.org |
| 05-02-2012 |
More trouble found within VA
Bureaucrats within the Veterans Administration who are cheating those who have served in the military should be fired. Period. Many in the VA work hard to provide the best help possible to veterans, especially those who need help healing the physical and mental scars of... - Lewistown Sentinel |
| 05-01-2012 |
Drug use in foster system on rise
Foster children in the United States receive mental health drugs at an "alarmingly high rate," the lead researcher of a state-by-state analysis told the Tribune-Review on Monday. The study by researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found that the use of antipsychotic drugs by foster children on Medicaid across... - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
| 05-01-2012 |
What are we supposed to do with poor people?
What are we supposed to do with poor people? With state lawmakers back in session to grapple with the budget, this question may not be asked literally, but it will inform the debate over whether Gov. Corbett is successful in getting big cuts he wants to social... - Philadelphia Daily News |
| 05-01-2012 |
Tobacco fund must go to its designated areas
We need support for medical research. Better treatments and, ultimately, cures for Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and others will get people back to work. An increasing amount of your tax dollars is spent for health care and disability... - Harrisburg Patriot-News |
| 05-01-2012 |
'Real Talk' touches on race, identity
By Aaron J. Kendeall Staff writer akendeall@observer-reporter.com This article has been read 57 times "We're here to have an open and honest discussion about race," Rueben Brock told more than 50 people gathered in a classroom in the basement of Washington & Jefferson College's Burnett Center last night. The congregants... - Washington Observer-Reporter |
| 05-01-2012 |
New York on $15,000 a Year
Imagine trying to survive in New York City on less than $15,000 a year. That is what a person making the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour earns for a full-time job. It’s time to do something about that. Related Times Topic: Minimum Wage Opinion Twitter Logo. Connect With Us on Twitter... - New York Times |
| 05-01-2012 |
People must speak out on mental health issues
It is important that people who struggle with mental health disorders or brain diseases speak out and advocate for their needs. When others do this for us, it sends a message that we are victims captured by our illnesses and unable to make choices and decisions regarding our medical and social... - Altoona Mirror | |
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