Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Veterans will have better access to health services, treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and job training under legislation backed by state Rep. DeLuca, D-Chicago Heights, intended to help returning service members transition into civilian life and prevent veteran suicide. “Taking care of our veterans and providing them[Read More…]
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Chicago Conservation Corps to Host Water Conservation Workshop on Saturday, March 25
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 21, 2017. Leaders with the Chicago Conservation Corps (“C3”) will host a Water Conservation Workshop this Saturday, March 25th, 1:00 p.m., at Willye White Park Fieldhouse, 1610 W. Howard in Chicago. Learn how you can prevent basement flooding and empower youth to be stewards of our most precious resource – water. You will also learn how our houses,[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez on Homeland Security Initiative to Shame State & Local Police Over Immigration Policies
Rep. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL-04) source:house.gov “The reality is that in most cities, the police have found that acting as deportation police makes it harder to keep their cities safe.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2017. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the[Read More…]
Senator Duckworth Statement on FBI Investigation into Kremlin-Trump Campaign Coordination
Senator Tammp Duckworth (D-IL) source: duckworth.senate.gov WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. Following FBI Director James Comey’s acknowledgement that the FBI opened an investigation into whether there was coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian officials who were meddling in our presidential election, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released the following[Read More…]
Illinois Women March on Springfield April 25 for Progressive Agenda, Responsible Budget
ILLINOIS—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. More than 50 organizations have joined a coalition to educate and organize around dozens of progressive bills being proposed in the Illinois House and Senate this session. They will bring together people across the state for the Illinois Women March on Springfield for a progressive agenda and responsible[Read More…]
The American Health Care Act’s Rollback of Medicaid Risks Rash of Overdoses in States Hardest Hit by Opioid Crisis
Advocates Warn Congress: Stop Playing Politics or People Will Die Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have a devastating impact on the millions of people in this country currently struggling with problematic substance use and would exacerbate the worst drug overdose crisis in U.S.[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly to Host Youth Job and Resource Fair on April 1
MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Youth Job and Resource Expo for young men and women between the ages of 15 and 24 on Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Field House of Thornton Township High School, 15001 Broadway Ave., Harvey. More than[Read More…]
South Sudan Now World’s Fastest Growing Refugee Crisis – UN Refugee Agency
Refugees from South Sudan arrive in Elegu, northern Uganda Photo: UNHCR/Will Swanson GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 March 2017. The number of South Sudanese fleeing their homes is “alarming,” the United Nations refugee agency today said, announcing that 1.6 million people have either been displaced or fled to neighbouring countries in the past eight[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Report Addresses Behavioral Symptoms of Childhood Maltreatment
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. Reflecting the latest scientific findings on how traumatic experiences can shape a young child’s health and development, an updated American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report in the April 2017 Pediatrics aims to help recognize and respond to symptoms of maltreatment in a positive, healing[Read More…]
Most Adolescents Who Abuse Opioid Drugs Were First Medically Prescribed the Drugs, Study Finds
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. The U.S. consumes the majority of the world’s prescription opioid supply, and studies show this is a growing trend. One consequence is an increase in the non-medical use of opioids, and related emergency department visits and overdose deaths. A study funded by the National[Read More…]
