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Health Care Limitations Available To Transgender Teenagers: A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Yessenia Madrigal, Michael Curtis
Health Care Limitations Available To Transgender Teenagers: A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Yessenia Madrigal, Michael Curtis
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This systematic review of literature explores the current academic literature that is available in regards to transgender teenagers, their healthcare options and the services that are available to these teenagers and any obstacles they face when seeking and obtaining healthcare services. This review specifically focuses on transgender teenagers and their family’s experiences and the lack of support given to them at different levels in different healthcare facilities. For this review a total of 29 articles were included in the final literature review and were categorized into different areas: the detrimental effects of non-accepting parents are explained healthcare options available, the …
The Need For School-Based Drug Prevention Programs In The Curriculum, Theodore Waldeck
The Need For School-Based Drug Prevention Programs In The Curriculum, Theodore Waldeck
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Drugs are still a problem facing our children. Studies have proven that prevention programs are beneficial to our children. In fact, one study, states that for every $150 spent per child for a program, $840 is saved in crime and healthcare costs (Caulkins, Chiesa, Pacula, and Paddock, 2002). What would the savings be if we educated our children from kindergarten, all the way through high school, instead of one, or a couple of years? Therefore, this study is to explain the need for implementing school-based drug prevention programs from kindergarten through twelfth grade.