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When Marc Cherna applied for a position leading Allegheny County’s child welfare department more than 25 years ago, he didn’t think he’d get the…
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Lawsuit Challenging End Of Small Cash Payments To Poorest Pennsylvanians In Commonwealth Court TodayA case before Commonwealth Court today challenges the end of a cash assistance program for the poorest Pennsylvanians.State lawmakers ended the General…
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On today's program: The Allegheny County Department of Human Services is beefing up existing programs and rolling out new ones thanks to a federal grant…
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“Do you want my real name or my studio name?”Asaun Brown, an aspiring rapper, hasn’t actually spent much time in recording studios, but he’s not fooling…
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When 22-year-old Kristian Trump Goerman died of a drug overdose in January, she left behind two young children. Trump Goerman had long battled an opioid…
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Child advocates warn that Senate Republicans’ latest proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act could threaten child welfare funding. Cuts to Medicaid,…
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One local social service agency has launched a new program to house Pittsburgh's homeless youth ages 18-24.Sponsored by Auberle and the Allegheny County…
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People cannot be defined by their mental health symptoms and should be treated as complex people, according to Familylinks Senior Director of Behavioral…
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Over-prescribing painkillers, marketing and formulation changes and cheap heroin prices led to opioid epidemics in Carrick, Sharpsburg and Allentown,…
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Twenty Centers of Excellence, which will treat Pennsylvanians struggling with addiction, will open by Oct. 1.This would help the roughly 4,500 people…