Wednesday, October 09, 2002

At One Year Mark of Sept. 11, Officials See Unmet Human Needs
Mental Health Weekly story at Medscape - "...among professionals assessing on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks the mental health of those affected, there is, eerily, scant sense of people moving on with their lives." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Universal care hinges on cost (Oregon)
Story in The Oregonian - "Cast against a national backdrop of eroding health coverage, Oregon moves into the spotlight next month with a ballot measure that would create a single statewide health plan for virtually all residents."  
  

HHS Awards $21.85 Million To Fund Minority Substance Abuse/HIV Prevention Programs
HHS press release - "Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today awarded almost $21.85 million in grants to support effective substance abuse prevention services that are integrated with HIV prevention services directed at youth and other at-risk populations in minority communities. Grant money will also be targeting creation of prevention infrastructure in affected communities."  
  

Early pressures tied to drug abuse
Boston Globe story on a study published in the academic journal Child Development, in which "researchers paint a troubling picture of early and excessive substance-abuse among well-to-do adolescents, triggered, they found, by social isolation and the pressure - even at such an early age - to get into a top college."  
  

Federal help sought for indigents' care (Oklahoma)
Story in The Oklahoman on how the federal government is being asked to pay for indigent health care services as one way to avoid Medicaid cuts scheduled to begin Nov. 1 for 79,700 poor Oklahomans, a shift that will involve programs in the state Department of Human Services, the state Health Department, and the state Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Department.