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Misinformation – such as that a person needs a passport to receive medical attention – can make immigrant moms reluctant to interact with doctors and hospitals. Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

Immigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care – here’s how they’d improve Philly’s health care system

Immigration rhetoric and policies have created a chilling effect for immigrants seeking medical care. Two dozen Latina immigrant mothers share their experiences during pregnancy.
To reduce alcohol consumption among young people, parental rules are more effective than daily discussions. (Shutterstock)

Alcohol consumption among teenagers: Parents need to set rules and not just talk about it

Parents of teenagers play an important role in their alcohol consumption. A new study shows that parental rules are the key, and that talking is not all that useful!
An interaction with police caused one young man’s heart rate to spike to 130 beats per minute, and it stay elevated for 30 minutes. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

‘It’s a deep emotional ride’ – 12 young people in Philly’s toughest neighborhoods explain how violence disrupts their physical and mental health

A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.
Child-care wait lists have ballooned across Ontario since the province signed on to the national $10-a-day program, as demand due to the lower fees appears to be far outstripping the creation of new spaces in many regions. Children play at a daycare in Coquitlam, B.C., on March 28, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

3 years after Canada’s landmark investment in child care, 3 priorities all levels of government should heed

Governments need to co-operate to prioritize access to high-quality child care for low-income families, and sustain not-for-profit care centres with well-paid educators.
We should be asking legislators and policymakers to build a health-care system that supports better lives for people with mental disorders and their families. (Gus Moretta/Unsplash)

MAID and mental health: Does ending the suffering of mental illness mean supporting death or supporting better lives?

In addition to asking health-care systems to prepare to end suffering of mental illness through Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), we must ask policymakers to support better lives for families.

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