Several barriers can prevent medical providers’ diagnoses of suspected child abuse and neglect in military families from reaching the military's welfare agency, the Family Advocacy Program (FAP), even when providers make reports according to existing hospital protocol and state laws.
85% of youth who used antipsychotics received these medications concurrently with another psychotropic medication class.
Today, more and more low- and moderate-income working families (earning 100–400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level) are shifting their children to public insurance.
After implementing a universal depression screening for youth ages 12-17, about 25 percent of youth had elevated symptoms of depression scores on the PHQ-9-M.
“You’re not having any trouble getting food, right?” I was asked as I waited for the doctor to see me. “Uh, no,” I replied. The medical assistant...
Moms want what’s best for their kids, but we often fail to recognize that doing the best for kids means taking care of parents’ needs, too. This...
As you likely continue to read in your local news or experience in your community, the United States is in the midst of a deadly drug overdose...
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