Fact Sheet: Congress Should Prioritize Development of the Pediatric Mental Health Workforce
Our Children are in Crisis The United States has a severe shortage of pediatric mental health professionals. In fact,...
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Our Children are in Crisis The United States has a severe shortage of pediatric mental health professionals. In fact,...
Ensuring Children Have Access to Health Care Coverage During the Most Critical Years: Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Eligibility Through...
Children in the United States are facing unprecedented mental health challenges. In October 2021, First Focus on Children joined...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its annual report on Household Food Insecurity in the United States,...
The American Rescue Plan marks the biggest policy gain for children in the United States in decades. The comprehensive...
Every child should have access to stable, affordable, and quality health care coverage. For seven million children in the...
On September 12, 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the United States saw a significant increase in child...
Pesticides are intended to target pests in the agriculture industry but they can also cause severe harm to humans....