Study Shows Impact On Mental Health Care On Low-Income Mothers And Infants
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 16:07
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has recently raised concern for a study from the Urban Institute. The study has revealed that more than one-half of babies in poverty are being released by mothers living with depression creating parenting and child development challenges.
NAMI, the largest mental health organization, has reported that 70 percent of low-income mothers go without treatment and only 30 percent get help by sp ...
Alan Simpson's 'tit' isn't offensive, distorting Social Security is
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 09:35
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The devastating effect of "cheap" food on Black America
Thu, 08/19/2010 - 00:00
Our high cholesterol, high sugar, high salt diet is slowly killing us. In essence, we're eating to die ...
The nation's highest minimum wage brings in $17,800 a year
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 15:14
3.6 million workers earn minimum wage nationally, and that's not accounting for the recession ...
CDC Report: AIDS Is A Black And Poor Disease
Wed, 07/21/2010 - 12:11
The president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute is now describing AIDS as a Black disease, The Seattle Medium reports. Although Blacks are 12.8 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 45 percent of all people infected each year with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ...
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Educating inner-city kids
Sun, 07/11/2010 - 00:00
Geoffrey Canada, President & CEO of Harlem Children's Zone ...
Sun, 07/11/2010 - 00:00
Geoffrey Canada, President & CEO of Harlem Children's Zone ...
Why is teenage pregnancy still on the rise?
Sat, 05/29/2010 - 00:00
We have to provide resources to poor teens. ...
The real economic death in the debate on Black abortion
Thu, 03/25/2010 - 00:00
Unwanted pregnancies can create an economic burden. ...
Self-sufficiency is key to fixing Black unemployment
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 00:00
Blacks must be self-sufficient to be truly free. ...
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Defining poverty
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:00
The Obama administration is devising a new formula to describe pove ...
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 01:00
The Obama administration is devising a new formula to describe pove ...
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