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Autumn Nelson said she was seeking help for alcohol addiction last spring when fellow members of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana suggested a rehabilitation center in Phoenix, far to the south.
The Children's Year (1918-1919) promoted child health and welfare, focusing on reducing infant mortality, improving nutrition, and promoting safe recreation. [42] The Sheppard–Towner Act of 1921 had a significant influence on children's health policies, marking a turning point in public health initiatives for mothers and infants. It set the ...
Childhelp is a US non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse.Founded in 1959 as International Orphans, Inc. [1] by Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson, Childhelp is one of the largest non-profit child abuse prevention and treatment organizations in the nation.
The troubled teen industry has a precursor in the drug rehabilitation program called Synanon, founded in 1958 by Charles Dederich. [11] By the late 1970s, Synanon had developed into a cult and adopted a resolution proclaiming the Synanon Religion, with Dederich as the highest spiritual authority, allowing the organization to qualify as tax-exempt under US law.
Fraudsters are preying on America’s seniors at staggering rates, with older Americans losing a whopping $1.9 billion to fraud in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission.Among the victims ...
Feb. 2—KINGWOOD — Right From the Start (RFTS) is a statewide program that helps West Virginia mothers and their babies lead healthier lives. Rita McNair, a registered nurse and designated care ...
Anne Fletcher, the author of Inside Rehab, a thorough study of the U.S. addiction treatment industry published in 2013, recalled rehabilitation centers derisively diagnosing addicts who were reluctant to go along with the program as having a case of “terminal uniqueness.” It became so ingrained that residents began to criticize themselves ...
DePelchin provides a range of services for children and families — it is an accredited foster care and adoption agency, and it also provides residential treatment for youth in foster care, as well as serving youth who are about to age out of foster care or have recently aged out of foster care.