The New York State Department of Health has announced that effective immediately, newborns in the state will have to undergo yet another mandatory screening at birth.
If you've still got kids or teens in tow, there's an outlet for you any day, any time in New Jersey — and it's one that advocates are certain is not being utilized as often as it should be.
The weight of this can be stressful for adults, according to a Rutgers psychologist, as they may be navigating new territory in discussions with the kids in their lives.
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Smalls Sr. was talking about the crime in his town when he said it but after seeing what's been going on in New Jersey these last few weeks, his words could benefit the entire state.
Since 1976, the Valerie Fund has operated throughout New Jersey, New York City, and the Philadelphia metro area with the mission of supporting comprehensive health care for these children.
If a parent should ever have to deal with the tough task of telling a young child that the parent has a serious illness, the likely first word out of the child's mouth is predictable: "Why?"