by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to states encouraging them to leverage federal funding to address the “national youth mental health crisis.” The leaders from six HHS agency leaders called on states to carefully plan how they use...
by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc. and AbbVie’s Allergan over the opioid epidemic. Under the tentative deal, West Virginia would receive more than $134.5...
by Jordana Choucair | May 26, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that firearms were the leading cause of death for kids one and older for the first time in 2020. Nearly two-thirds of the 4,368 U.S. children up to age 19 who were killed by guns in...
by Jordana Choucair | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
LaWanda Flennoy is a mother, grandmother, wife, and lifelong learner. She earned an associate degree in Psychology while raising three daughters and then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree, cum laude, in Psychology. After spending most of her career supporting...
by Jordana Choucair | May 25, 2022 | Inequities and SDOH
A new Kaiser Family Foundation brief explores the impact of climate change on health, examining how climate-related health threats could increase going forward and the effects of climate change on health equity. The brief notes that climate change is “poised to...
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