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What About the Children?

A study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that nearly half of all children in the United States are exposed to at least one social or family experience that can lead to traumatic stress. According to a Center for Promise report, Don’t Quit on Me, young people who left high school before graduating experienced twice as many “adverse life experiences” as youth who stayed in school.

Healthcare Reform We Can All Believe In

Healthcare Reform We Can All Believe In

When President Barack Obama today signed into law legislation that will enable millions of Americans to gain access to healthcare insurance, he delivered on the promise he held since launching his audacious journey to the White House: Change we can believe in. With the 219-212 House vote late Sunday night, he achieved a historic milestone that eluded six previous presidents—Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter and Clinton – over a span of more than 60 years.

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