August, 2019

APA Speaks Out Against Administration Effort to Replace Flores Settlement

By drwong
August 29, 2019

American Psychiatric Association August 23, 2019 APA is speaking out against the Trump administration’s attempt to nullify a longstanding legal settlement that limits the time that migrant children can be kept in detention.  The Department of Homeland Security today issued a rule that seeks to replace the Flores Settlement Agreement, the federal consent decree that has...   read more


America's heartbroken physicians demand action on gun violence

By drwong
August 29, 2019

American Medical Association By Andis Robeznieks August 5, 2019 The AMA is calling for meaningful action to address the public health crisis of firearms violence. Two more horrific episodes shook the country last weekend with mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 31 dead and more than 50 wounded. “The devastating...   read more


Time for Action on Firearm Violence Is Now, Says APA

By drwong
August 29, 2019

American Psychiatric Association Thurs Aug 8, 2019 APA on Wednesday joined six other physician and health professional organizations in calling for action to address the public health epidemic of firearm-related injury and death. “Our nation is in the midst of an epidemic of firearm-related injuries and deaths, and we must treat this as a public...   read more


Give Your Child the Tools to Recognize Sexual Abuse

By drwong
August 8, 2019

The New York Times By Shani Zoldan- Verschleiser July 22, 2019 It seems that every day we open our newspapers, go on social media or watch the news, there’s a horrific new story of child exploitation and abuse. In my role as a counselor and educator who focuses on prevention of child sexual abuse, people often...   read more