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Los defensores de los niños están presionando a los legisladores de California para que aprueben un proyecto de ley que aumentaría la supervisión de los planes de salud cuando niegan servicios de salud mental a los niños. En este momento, los padres tienen que solicitar una revisión a su...
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Children’s advocates are pressing California lawmakers to pass a bill that would increase oversight on health plans when they deny mental health services for children. Right now, parents have to ask their health plan for a review when a child’s mental health condition isn’t covered by their insurance –...
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Health insurance does not help you if you can’t find a primary-care doctor – and that is a problem for 100 million Americans, according to a new report. Researchers from the National Association of Community Health Centers have found that one-quarter of medically disenfranchised people are children. Joe Dunn, senior vice...
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If you want to understand the seriousness of the crisis facing California’s kids, just ask the team running Fresno County’s “All 4 Youth” mental health program. When students returned to school last fall, mental health referrals doubled. The list of concerns was long: suicidal thoughts, disciplinary challenges, depression, anxiety....
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La pandemia de COVID ha profundizado las brechas educativas para los niños. Millones se han atrasado en los niveles de lectura y matemáticas. Esta pérdida de aprendizaje, que los expertos sugieren llamar “aprendizaje inconcluso”, ha resultado en la interrupción de la instrucción en persona. ¿Qué programas y estrategias ayudarán...
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The COVID pandemic has deepened education divides for children. Millions have fallen behind in reading and math levels. This learning loss, which experts suggest calling “unfinished learning”, have resulted in the disruption of in-person instruction. Which programs and strategies will help kids bridge the education gap and get excited...
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Suzanne Potter Public News Service CARSON CITY, Nev. – As expected, progressive groups slammed President Donald Trump’s lengthy State of the Union speech Tuesday night, calling it hypocritical and full of untruths. The president spoke at length about unity, but then railed against illegal immigration and turned the spotlight...