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Volume 9 | Issue No. 73
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LOSING MEDICAID OR CHIP? 3 THINGS TO KNOW
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLUES
EQUITABLY SUPPORTING STUDENTS REQUIRES TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOL STAFF
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TEENS AND SUICIDE: LET'S RESIST MAKING THIS AMERICA'S 'NEW NORMAL'
RURAL YOUTH SUICIDES FUELED BY SHAME AND ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS
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ONE PILL CAN KILL: FENTANYL CARRIES FATAL CONSEQUENCES FOR TEENS EXPERIMENTING
WITH DRUGS
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IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE PROUD: LGBTQ+ YOUTH NEED IDENTITY-AFFIRMING SUPPORT
Hafsa Tahir
Multimedia Graphic
Designer
Janice Ingram
Doula/CHW
Denise Lewis-Dillard
Operations
Manager
Ruth McCleery
Doula/CHW
Heidi Koger
Proofreader
Marjorie Langas
Multimedia Designer
Tonia Wright
Publisher/Editor-In-Chief
Katie Feuerstein
Staff Writer
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LOOK IT IN THE EYES: CHILD SUICIDE PREVENTION
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