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A Psychologist's View on Children Not Receiving Mental Health Care
Speaking as a psychologist, its essential for children to have access to medical and mental healthcare services. CDC states, "Nearly 1 in...
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WELCOME TO WE FIGHT FOR THEM
By Muriel Oosthuizen
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OUR MISSION:
To improve children’s access to medical care, the government should change health care insurance to be a necessity, not an option, that is accepted by all health care providers.
The New York Times, Many Insured Children Lack Essential Health Care, Study Finds, by Marc Santora
November 20, 2016
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The blogs are all written by Muriel Oosthuizen. Some are inspired by different articles that were given credit. While some are based upon someone else's story.
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A Mother's View on Lack of Health Care
As a mother, not being able to provide healthcare for my children; I feel as if I have failed to uphold my responsibility. I have four...
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The Consequences of Poverty on Children's Health
"Children from poor families or neighborhoods are more likely than other children to have serious health problems." (HealthyChildren.org)...
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The Well-Being of Children Due to Their Health Insurance
I was recently asked what my opinion is on health insurance coverage and the affect it has on children's well being. After extensive...
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Citations:
Healthy Children. “Poverty and Child Health.” HealthyChildren.org, 2016,
www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Community/Pages/Poverty-and-Child-Health.aspx.
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“Making Sure Children Get the Mental Health Care They Need | Features | CDC.” Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 June 2017,
www.cdc.gov/features/child-mental-healthcare/index.html.
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Murphey , David. “Health Insurance Coverage Improves Child Well-Being.” Child Trends, 12 May 2017,
www.childtrends.org/publications/health-insurance-coverage-improves-child-well.
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Santora, Marc. “Many Insured Children Lack Essential Health Care, Study Finds.” The New York Times, The
New York Times, 21 Nov. 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/nyregion/many-insured-children-lack
essential-health-care-study-finds.html.
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