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From behind, shows a man holding the hand of a little boy. Whether this is a parent or a foster parent is unknown, but the child appears calm and cared for.
Posted inChildren's Health

Foster care bill could allow for faster termination of parental rights

by Rose Hoban August 27, 2019

By Rose Hoban The way Rachel Lankford puts it, as a girl, she didn’t spend hours playing in the sandbox, hoping to become addicted to opioids, or alcohol, or marijuana. But she did. By the time she was 20, Lankford had lived hard. Her adolescence, in particular, had been hard. First came a divorce between […]

older white woman standing in front of a college building
Posted inMental Health

Orange County judge ruled for mental health patients from personal experience

by Taylor Knopf April 19, 2019November 13, 2019
Scales of Justice
Posted inChronic Disease

New Opioid Legislation Possible Next Year

by Taylor Knopf December 5, 2018December 17, 2018

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