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Social policy outcomes
We are living in a time in American society where the population is very polarized and rather than debate what is right, people would rather argue about…
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It's time to enhance your scientific literacy. The Trump administration is not going to help you.
The following comes from American Prospect on 01/23/25:
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Open letter to mental health professional colleagues as they witness the pain of their clients.
A colleague wrote in part : “This has been an ugly week of multiple clients upset with the executive orders.
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New York State mandates paid prenatal leave for pregnant employees
Governor Kathy Hochul announced New York's pioneering paid prenatal leave program, starting January 1, 2025.
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Rank of US healthcare system in cost and effectiveness in world is the worst of developed countries.
Most Americans have no idea about the state of our terrible healthcare system.
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Enshittification takes over healthcare service delivery systems
A colleague of mine pointed out to me and a group of colleagues on a list serv that I participate in for mental health professionals that the Macquarie…
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Coming to terms with our mortality
Sometime in our 40s and 50s we begin to realize that we are mortal and going to die.
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The US Health Care system is the most expensive and the lowest performing of any developed country on Earth.
From a Commonwealth Fund Report on 09/19/24
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Murder rate and life expectancy in US as compared to other developed countries
The most telling indicator of a people’s welfare is life expectancy.
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The US health care system - Medicare drug cap.
The US has the most expensive and the lowest performing health care system among the developed countries.
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Paranoia in the helping professions
When are you as a helping professional afraid of engaging and helping someone because of the "gaze" of the criminal justice system?
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The optimism/pessimism scale
Should I continue my life?
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