Schools Take on Social Work Amid High Unemployment, Drug Abuse

Schools Take On Social Work Amid High Unemployment, Drug Abuse

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Her organization's clinic in McDowell County is treating 24 people for opiate addiction and has 143 others on a waiting list for the telemedicine program. The drug problem become so severe that officials opened a juvenile program inside the school so …
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Officials deliver a message

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Young documented his illness, surgeries and treatments and through a photo presentation of his experience, he vividly illustrates his story in graphic detail. “His presentation is sometimes … He emphasized that he was there to tell them the truth and …
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New Law Gives Parents Behind Bars in Washington State a Way to Hold Onto …

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Alise Hegle gave birth to her daughter while facing a seven-year sentence for her meth addiction. … In Washington State in 2013, according to the Children Defense Fund's statistics, the number of children in foster care in the state is 9,533. The …
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