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Congress is running out of time to fully fund a program that provides food and health support for breastfeeding moms, and kids up to age five. Greta Allen, policy director with the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger, said if Congress does not address a $1 billion shortfall for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children - known as WIC - over two million families will lose critical support, including 25,000 new or expecting parents and kids in Colorado. "WI...

Parents and young people facing an emotional crisis now have a place to turn anytime, day or night - the National Parent and Youth Helpline. The program used to run 12 hours a day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ...

A Reddit user is asking if she's in the wrong for refusing to share her grandmother's inheritance with her estranged father.

Celebrating the holiday season can be complicated for households with a loved one dealing with an addiction. A South Dakota expert said there are steps the individual and their family can take to avoid major problems. Matt Walz, representative for the Keystone Treatment Center, said because alcohol is often provided at holiday gatherings, it is important for the host to provide different beverage options. ...

Psychologist Kim Sage sheds light on narcissistic fathers and one of the biggest red flags to look out for.

A new statewide program in Kentucky is providing addiction advocacy groups and recovery centers with flexible funding to focus on resource equity and expansion of services. Gary Biggers, program operations manager for the nonprofit Voices for Hope, said the nearly $50,000 grant will be used to provide staff with training centered on listening, empathy, and nonjudgmental communication when working with diverse populations. The group will also work with communities of color to provide education o...

A mother's daughter is distraught after she did not go to her graduation. But her mother had a reason for not going.

The opioid crisis continues to plaque communities across Ohio, and according to the state Department of Job and Family Services, more than 3,000 Ohio children were removed from their homes because of parental substance use in 2022. A silver lining is a program called START, which provides wraparound services to families and is seeing high success rates. Fawn Gadel, director of the Ohio START program for the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, said when a family interacts with Childre...

After Suzanna Quintana wrote an article about her father's abuse, he confronted her about it. Instead of taking his anger, she accused her father of hating her — which he didn't deny.

Community advisory committees across rural Colorado are working to better understand the mental-health needs for community members including farmers, ranchers and veterans, and to connect them with the help they need. Jace Honey, agriculture advisory council founding member and president of La Junta Livestock Commission, formed by Southeast Health Group, said individual mental health challenges are also community challenges. "Everybody in rural America pretty much knows who everybody ...