The Democratic leader’s speech at CrescentCare was part of a national tour aimed at elevating health care as a defining issue ...

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Volunteering can improve social capital, benefit public health, and decrease health inequalities. Research shows that children who volunteer are less likely to experience anxiety and behavioral ...

The administration proposed a return to allowing congregate sheltering for families — a practice that has been prohibited for years due to concerns about health and safety risks.

Schools and parents turn to the courts far too often for kids who need behavioral resources and educational support, ...

Children in foster care use a disproportionate amount of Medicaid-funded mental health services. Meanwhile, President Donald ...

American health care is blessed with motivated clinicians, care teams and hospital and health system leaders who strive to ...

It won’t happen immediately, but advocates and state officials are predicting that changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the budget reconciliation bill signed last week will ...

A number of factors goes into the budget problems. One seemingly endless issue: the pension scandal that has cost $404 million and counting.

The hospital has become the battleground in a broader campaign to reset the balance of power across the state’s health care ...

It’s news that could help families across our area in the fight against youth drug and alcohol abuse and addiction. On ...

We see this budget for what it is, an extremist road map that takes away what people rely on to survive,” U.S. Rep. Maxwell ...