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Child Well-Being... The 10 WORST States - Ranked

Posted by: George Ritacco on 8/18/2011 | 2 Comments
I was reading an article today written by The Huffington Post that caught my attention. The article describes a new report written by The Annie E. Casey Foundation yesterday, a non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of "vulnerable children and families," - that ranks all 50 states according to 10 specific indicators that are meant to represent a scale to determine the overall well-being of a child. This is interesting material as measured on a state level. You can download the report here - 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book.

SAMHSA Releases School Toolkit for Suicide Prevention

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/24/2011 | 0 Comments
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Suicide Prevention Research Center has released - "After Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools."

Healthcare and Human Services April Review - INPUT

Posted by: George Ritacco on 5/12/2010 | 0 Comments
Our friends over at INPUT - The Authority on Government Businss IT has released their April review for the Health and Human Services IT sector.