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(REGIONAL) In-N-Out Burger (AZ, CA & NV)

Deadline: Aug. 1. Since 1995, the In-N-Out Burger Foundation, giving arm of the iconic West Coast restaurant chain, has been helping abused children. The foundation's purpose is to assist children who have been victims of child abuse, and to prevent others from suffering a similar fate. The ...

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(MEDICAID) State Cutbacks Likely Unless Congress Extends Federal Funding

States face massive cutbacks in Medicaid programs in the coming months as extended federal funding expires on Dec. 31. In a report released by the nonprofit organization Families USA, the termination of extended funding will result in many states inability to maintain badly-needed programs, especial...

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Medicaid Crisis Developing In Nevada

Nevada physicians say a plan to reduce Medicaid hospital payments for inpatient services by 14% will lead more hospitals to eliminate services for patients. The cuts would be on top of 5% "across the board" inpatient care reductions announced earlier this year by the state Dept of Health ...

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GTECH'S After-School Advantage

Deadline: Rolling. GTECH's After-School Advantage Program provides state-of-the-art computer labs to organizations in inner-city communities. GTECH supports after-school programs targeting disadvantaged youth and at-risk children aged 5-15. Eligible ...

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Under Pressure, Byrd Gives Up Appropriations Chair

Under pressure from the Senate Democratic leadership, Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) says he will give up his chairmanship of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. In making the announcement, Byrd, 90, says it was "a new day." Byrd will turn over the chairmanship on Jan. 6 to his successor, Senat...

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NIMH-Funded Project Will Test New Campus Suicide Prevention Strategy

If found to be successful in reducing suicide attempts and thinking, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy could be readily disseminated within the college experience, and may be incorporated into a classroom-based approach that could have broad public health implications, the researchers say.

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Hopes Fall For Passage of American Indian Healthcare Bill

A host of American Indian healthcare advocates, tribal leaders and other supporters have admitted the defeat of the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act reauthorization bill (HR 1328) after several attempts to bring the legislation to a vote failed late last month, according to a statement posted on...

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Foundation for Child Development

Deadline: Rolling. The Foundation for Child Development opens the competition for its 2008-09 Young Scholars Program—which supports basic and policy-relevant research focused on the early education, health and well-being of immigrant children. Propos...

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House Passes Addiction/Mental Health Parity Legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives moves forward with the Paul Wellstone & Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (HR 6983), passing it 376-47. Insiders have told SDR that Senate leaders plan to attach the Senate's mental health parity legislation to a package...

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SAMHSA Plans Follow-Up for HIV Test Kits

SAMHSA is requesting an emergency review and approval from the federal Office of Management & Budget (OMB) of a form that will help to monitor the effectiveness of a HIV test kit being used with American Indians and Alaska Natives at risk for substance use and HIV/AIDS.

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