Autism Not Diagnosed As Early In Minority Children: Study

 

		Autism Not Diagnosed As Early In Minority Children: Study
	WASHINGTON -- Early diagnosis is considered key for autism, but minority children tend to be diagnosed later than white children. Some new work is beginning...

 

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New Child Support System Could Cost Poor Fathers

 

		New Child Support System Could Cost Poor Fathers
	WASHINGTON -- Old child support debts could cost thousands of poor men their only income next year because of a policy aimed at reducing the...

 

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State's Welfare Cuts Causes Deep Divide

 

		State's Welfare Cuts Causes Deep Divide
	Last week, while working on a documentary about hunger in Michigan, Russ Russell had an experience that left him speechless. “I was visiting with this...

 

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5 NYC Students Arrested By NYPD Every Day In School, 90 Percent Are Black Or Latino

Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/5-nyc-students-arrested-by-nypd-each-day-in-school-90-percent-black-or-latino_n_1296238.html

Child Poverty Jumps In Poor Areas By A Quarter Over Last Decade - The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/02/23/child-poverty-rate_n_1296692.html

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Budget Cuts Threaten Parental Rights

Many thanks to a colleague who shared information about the following last week...

In an attempt to balance budgets in New Hampshire, the governor eliminated funding for attorneys for parents charged with abuse and/or neglect. Rightly so, many child welfare and legal professionals in New Hampshire see this as a huge step backwards, as much of the child welfare field is working to expand access to high quality attorneys for parents.

Visit the link just below to read about, as well as listen to, the New Hampshire Public Radio story.

http://www.nhpr.org/post/budget-cuts-threaten-parental-rights



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Cancer Screening Budget Cuts May Prove Deadly for Some Women

From The Huffington Post...

Government budget cuts may prove deadly for low-income women who are increasingly unable to get critical cancer screenings that once were offered free by state governments

Shrinking state and federal budgets, the elevated cost of top-notch testing and growing demand are leaving millions of uninsured women unable to access breast and cervical screening programs.

Read the full article...