Health Care

Pride Month

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June 12, 2024

Part two in a series about LGBTQIA+ youth. How do I know if and when medical intervention is appropriate? Luckily, I have guidelines from trusted organizations. They have deep knowledge about the development, mental health, and medical well-being of adolescents. In my assessments, I’ll reference the specific criteria outlined for a diagnosis...

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Alexis Bleich, LCSW, MA

Pride Month

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Health Care Parenting & Families Social & Emotional Development

June 6, 2024

Sometimes I know before the first appointment. A parent may have been the one to reach out, to answer the question when I ask, “So, tell me what’s going on.” Maybe this is a family where the parents have already wondered about their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity (or both!). Perhaps the kid has already come out, to themselves, at school, at home, or nowhere. Sometimes it’s not on anyone’s radar - and anxiety, depression, trouble focusing, or other struggles are front and center.

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Alexis Bleich, LCSW, MA

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

May 28, 2024

Leading Moms Group Will Use Funding Support from Melinda French Gates to Mobilize Moms to Advance Paid Leave, Affordable Child Care, Reproductive Justice The MomsRising Education Fund announced today that it is receiving generous multi-year funding from Pivotal as a part of Melinda French Gates’...

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Health Care Immigration

May 16, 2024

Not only are immigrants 27 percent of the direct care workforce, including home health aides, personal health aides, and nursing assistants, many immigrants are caring for family members as well. "My wife is my caregiver. I am a U.S. Army Disabled Veteran and USCIS does not want to grant her...

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Donna Norton

Take Action

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Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Reproductive Justice

May 7, 2024

This Mother’s Day, as we celebrate the many, many ways that moms power the U.S. (and all of us!), we’re calling on Congress to power moms by passing care policies! Tell Congress: Power moms - Pass care policies in honor of Mother’s Day! What happened? Together, we’ve championed AND PASSED many...

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Felicia Burnett

Policy Heroes: Building the Care Infrastructure and Economy

Childcare & Early Education Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Family Leave Reproductive Justice

May 7, 2024

This Mother’s Day, as we’re celebrating the many ways that moms power the U.S. (and all of us!), we’re sharing powerful care stories with every member of Congress so they know why these policies are important. We're delivering our storybook, "Policy Heroes: Building the Care Infrastructure and Economy" to the White House and every member of Congress

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

April 19, 2024

Quick signature: Tell Congress to close the Medicaid gap! Everyone—regardless of race, class, or zip code—deserves to have health care coverage. Everyone. Yet, there are still 10 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, leaving 1.6 million...

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Sue Anne Reed

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Health Care

April 15, 2024

Everyone—regardless of race, class, or zip code—deserves to have health care coverage. Everyone. Yet, there are still 10 states that have refused to expand Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act, leaving 1.6 million people in a Medicaid “gap” and uninsured. Quick signature:...

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Felicia Burnett

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Health Care

March 30, 2024

Thanks to the pressure that the Biden administration has been applying, multiple corporations like Eli Lilly and Sanofi have capped patient costs for their insulin at $35 per month! This development is critical as 8.4 million Americans rely on insulin to survive, and as many as 1 in 4 patients have been unable to afford their medicine. This victory shows that our voices and advocacy has a powerful impact.

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Tasmiha Khan

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

March 20, 2024

Moms and parents across the country are rising up to share their stories, once again demonstrating that a care economy and a country that prioritizes and invests in care is the path to prosperity. Policies like affordable childcare, nutrition supplements like affordable child care, Paid Family and...

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