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Big Pharma execs are the new robber barons
Mylan Pharmaceuticals has been price gouging its life-saving injectable epinephrine — EpiPen — by charging $300 for a product that costs less than $10 to make.
Webinar Recording: Financial Elder Abuse – Detection, Intervention & Prevention
Originally recorded on Thursday, October 13, 2016 Receive Webinar Invites by Email Financial Elder Abuse refers to a broad range of behaviors, including: taking money or property, forging an older person’s signature, coercing or unduly influencing an older person …
Something New is Brewing in our Community
Zest it Up’s Creative Endeavor for FCNICommunity members, Chanda Brown & Samantha NasonVoice of a Community Partner As a tiny introduction to get acquainted, we are Chanda Brown and Samantha Nason of Zest it Up, a locally run event design …
Connecticut Substance Abuse/Child Welfare Project: State Will Pay for Success, But Hasn’t Defined It
Connecticut has announced it is underway with a pay-for-success venture that will reward private funders if they are successful in using a substance abuse treatment model to curb re-referrals to, and out-of-home placements made by, child protective services. One wrinkle: …
Building Relationships Key to Youth Success, Say Conference Panelists
WASHINGTON — Kevin Washington, president and CEO of the YMCA of the USA, loves to see family and friends pack a preschool graduation to support their loved ones. But he always reminds them to show up a decade down the …
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Several Diseases Worldwide
Here at home as well as in nations around the globe, there are a great number of diseases and conditions that can be directly linked to vitamin deficiencies. Of course everyone knows that Vitamin C is essential for immunity …
The Essential Drives
Love, Peace and Purpose This week, I achieved a huge milestone in my life. I have wanted to be an author since I published my first poem in a kid’s magazine at 8 years old. Monday, I released my first …
Weighty Choices: Ethical Challenges of Addressing Eating Disorders
Image via Courtney Emery STUDENT VOICES | CHYNN PRIZE FIRST-PLACE WINNER By: Geena Roth In certain situations, the moral or ethical decision is obvious, but more often than not, there are a number of complicating factors. Almost all decisions we make …
Why Youth Organizations Need to Know the Signs of Suicide
Suicide among youth is a reality we would rather not think about, but it’s more common than most people think.
