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Solo seniors with cognitive impairment hit hard by pandemic
Last updated: 01/09/2021
The pandemic has exacerbated isolation and fears for one very vulnerable group of Americans: the 4.3 million older adults with cognitive impairment who live alone. As the...
Seniors Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Hit Hard by COVID-19 Pandemic
Last updated: 01/09/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated isolation and fears for one very vulnerable group of Americans: the 4.3 million older adults with cognitive impairment, who live...
Parents may have to pay for asking social workers to take their troublesome teens into care
Last updated: 01/09/2021
Parents who ask social workers to take their challenging children into care may be charged for doing so if councillors approve an official proposal. An increasing number of...
5 Things a Single Parent Can Do with Their Kids During COVID-19
Last updated: 01/08/2021
Many single parents are struggling to maintain a positive relationship with their kids during COVID-19 while trying to keep them entertained and mentally stimulated with limited...
Rethinking Distance Learning, and How to Make It Work for All Students
Last updated: 01/08/2021
But distance learning was a thing long before Zoom platforms were widely used. As early as 1728, when correspondence courses to learn shorthand were advertised in newspapers,...
Navigating adoption: How families can make the process shorter and more affordable
Last updated: 01/08/2021
(Live Action) Each year, millions of families hope to adopt a baby in the United States. According to the Adoption Network, just 135,000 children are adopted each year, while an...
Support Services for Youth in Transition: Mental Health
Last updated: 01/08/2021
Resources included in this section address the mental health needs of youth transitioning from foster care and the services to support them. Included are State and local...
Educators’ and Students’ Rights During COVID-19
Last updated: 01/08/2021
ARTICLE Educators’ and Students’ Rights During COVID-19 A children’s rights attorney and a policy analyst from the Southern Poverty Law Center explain educators’ rights to...
Q&A: What would school closures mean and how long could they last?
Last updated: 01/07/2021
How long could school closures last? The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 is meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss potential closures of up to three weeks. However,...
Jess Casey: Remote learning lays bare society's inequalities
Last updated: 01/07/2021
Even with the best efforts of everyone involved, remote learning during 2020 was far from ideal. Irish education changed completely overnight as classrooms were forced to...