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In the wake of experts warning that the possible third wave of pandemic will affect children, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has recommended that the State government form task forces involving pedestrians at the district level.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary, the commission has asked that infrastructure be put in place to treat children before the next wave strikes. This includes reservation of beds for children in both government and private hospitals.
The committee has also asked the State government to form supervisory committees to protect the rights of children who have lost both their parents owing to COVID-19.
Allison Russell Faces Her Past in Song
The singer and songwriter’s debut solo album, “Outside Child,” tells a harrowing story with a survivor’s joy.
Allison Russell sings plainly about the sexual abuse she endured as a child on her debut LP. But it’s an album of strength and affirmation, not victimization.Credit.Bethany Mollenkof for The New York Times
May 13, 2021, 10:00 a.m. ET
It took a long time before Allison Russell was ready to sing her own full story. Once she was, the songs came rushing out.
Her solo debut, “Outside Child,” speaks bluntly about sexual abuse by her adoptive father. She spells it out, over a steadfast Memphis soul beat, in the first song she wrote for the album, “4th Day Prayer”: “Father used me like a wife/Mother turned the blindest eye/Stole my body, spirit, pride/He did, he did each night.”
Rep. Sterling: Partners in caring
Rep. Danny Sterling
I recently had the opportunity to meet and converse with two individuals who are involved with supporting and implanting the goals of a program in the communities of Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties. The program is called “Partners in Caring” (PIC). These two individuals are Joani Webster, the PIC director, and Mystie Smith, a volunteer at the Pottawatomie County Child Welfare Collaborative. Both of these ladies are passionate advocates for the youth that this program serves.
PIC is a school-based, integrated health care initiative, providing a wide range of direct care and care coordination services in rural underserved communities in Pottawatomie and Lincoln counties. PIC utilizes an evidence-based model, CDC recommended strategy, known as Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community (WSCC). PIC is comprised of 14 main partners and includes a wide range of health care professionals, mental health professionals, parent educ
Parents in Mississippi can now get their kids age 12-15 a coronavirus vaccination by
May 13, 2021 • Comments
Children aged 12 to 15 wait to get vaccinated at a pediatric center in Decatur, Ga. on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Hundreds of children received the Pfizer vaccine just days after it was approved.
Parents in Mississippi can begin scheduling a coronavirus vaccination for children age 12 to 15. The state s leading pediatricians have this to say about the shot.
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The Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine has received emergency use authorization from the FDA and has now gained approval by the CDC for use in the 12 to 15 age group. The shot is identical to what is given to adults, and studies have shown the vaccine to be safe and effective for this age group. Dr. Anita Henderson is President of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She says some pediatricians in
What transpired yesterday was extremely concerning and distressing, the premier said this morning. He s denied any wrongdoing. I asked him if police had contacted him, and he said no.
Ms Berejiklian said Mr Ward had done absolutely the right thing by standing aside in the party room. None of us will tolerate behaviour which is regarded as completely unacceptable, Ms Berejiklian said. I think the standards are pretty clear, and if you breach those standards you will be treated accordingly.
Yesterday Mr Ward announced he would leave the frontbench, where he served as Families Minister, and sit on the crossbench as an independent.