No More Waiting for Mental Healthcare – Oct 11, 2024
ADDRESS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE CRISIS ERUPTS We couldn’t say it better than State Rep. and emergency physician, Arvind Venkat, who has a unique perspective…
PA Hospitals Lose Nearly $400 Million a Year to Care for Uninsured Kids
PA HOSPITALS LOSE NEARLY $400 MILLION CARING FOR UNINSURED KIDS July 1, 2024 – The financial statements for eight out of ten Pennsylvania’s hospitals…
No Break for Mental Health Support – May 24, 2024
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS DON’T TAKE VACATIONS I’m overwhelmed…I’m worried…I’m afraid…I’m alone. These heartbreaking words are uttered far too often by teenagers and younger…
Hospitals and kids are in the same boat – May 3, 2024
Unburden PA’s Health Care Systems by Insuring Every Child There are more uninsured children in the Commonwealth than the total populations of Harrisburg and…
Let’s Get Mental Health Help to our Youth! – Mar 22, 2024
Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years Suicide rates among U.S. adolescents has doubled in 10 years. Half of kids who…
Cover All Kids – Jan 19, 2024
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL CHILDREN Pennsylvania has the 5th highest number of uninsured children in the nation, according to the Pennsylvania Partnership for…
Is Your Home Safe for the Holidays? – Dec 1, 2023
GIFTS ARE GREAT BUT LET’S DELIVER BASIC NEEDS TOO The classic holiday song croons that “There’s no place like home for the holidays.” As families…
Should We Let Them Suffer? – Oct 6, 2023
COVER ALL CHILDREN MEANS ALL CHILDREN With a state budget surplus now far beyond $10 billion, it’s not only heartbreaking, but unacceptable that…
Quiet Threat to Hispanic Kids – Sept 22, 2023
GIVING HISPANIC CHILDREN THE FUTURE THEY DESERVE National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the many contributions of the Hispanic community.…
A Lesson in Mental Health – Sept 15, 2023
THE HAVES AND HAVE-NOTS OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR KIDS We all know that kids are suffering from mental and emotional challenges these days. But…