Introduction Mental health care settings present a series of challenges, more so when patients are children and adolescents. One of these controversial issues is the use of seclusion and restraint. Many nursing practitioners find that it is extremely difficult trying to balance between the civil rights of the child or adolescent patient and the [...]
Florida state legislatures are planning to file legislation this year that will extend state-subsidized health coverage for more children across the state. Currently, KidCare – Florida’s health program for children – is sponsored by the state of Florida as well as the national government. However, KidCare does not cover health insurance policies for children of [...]
Forty thousand Kansas children depend on a state program for health insurance, but the state program is failing to do its job because of budget cuts.Now some parents are worried how their children are going to get the care they need.”I just couldn’t believe the state would cut a program for Kansas kids,” says Harold [...]