| JANUARY, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 105 | Kovaleski | DC Agencies for Homeless Miss 3 Deaths--freeze to death near shelter in NW Columbia Hts--not rpt'd |
| 106 | Kovaleski | Fatal Failure to Communicate on Homeless--DC officials call for better coordination: no one in charge |
| 106 | Horwitz | Foster Care Takeover Faulted--GAO rpt says 5 years of receivership did little, foster kids still languish |
| 107 | Salmon | No One to Watch Over Them--DC's day care shortage up to 5000 under 2:--due to jobs, high rent, welfare |
| 107 | Goldstein | Health Groups Huddle over DC Gen'l bids--private firms look at very different approaches to care for poor |
| 109 | Staff | Hospitals to Merge, Convert Services--Hadley Memorial will join Greater SE Community--same owners |
| 110 | Kovaleski | Agency for Homeless Tried to Intervene for those who died--workers say victims needed more help |
| 112 | Staff | Protest for DC Gen'l Ties Up Rush Hour--jobs for remaining 2000 workers uncertain: bids due 1/30/01 |
| 115 | Goldstein | Suddenly, No Wait for Detox --contractor now takes overflow: overdue expansion helps DC's 60K addicts! |
| 123 | Chan | Single-Can Beer Sales on DC Council Agenda--backers scramble for votes to pass ban, avoid loiterers |
| 123 | Leonnig | DC Settles Claims for Retarded--agreement includes $29M fund for non-profit, indep, monitoring foundation |
| 123 | Goldstein | Greater SE Hospital Firm Withdraws Request for Tax Break--property exemption could save $1M a year |
| 124 | Leonnig | DC Agrees to Rules on Care of Retarded--methodical plan follows bitter crticisms: DepMayor approves |
| 124 | Staff | Bills (from Catania) Target Child Support Nonpayment and Local Hiring--call for stiffer penalties for each |
| 125 | Editor | Cost of City Neglect--new foundation to monitor retarded will create small army--what are current staff for? |
| 126 | Chan | DC Officials Grapple with 5th Homeless Death--intoxicated, slept on sidewalk, no blanket in 31deg night |
| 127 | Goldstein | DC Gen'l Pediatrics, 2 Clinics to Close--nursing chief warns of staff exodus; use down: more probs coming |
| 128 | Kovaleski | Homeless Care's Deadly Gaps--disjointed DC services struggle to reach some, failed to save five |
| 130 | Chan | DC Plans City Jobs for Welfare Recipients--2700 of 16,500 turn ineligible for future aid within 2 years |
| FEBRUARY, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 204 | Davenport | Shuttles Get City Job Seekers Past End of Bus Line--fed$ provide buses,vans to serve remote areas |
| 206 | Goldstein | 2 Private Groups Bid to Run DC Gen'l Hospital for $540M over 9 yrs--Howard U disappoints with no bid |
| 207 | Staff | DC Council Steps Up Medicaid Fraud Fight--empowers IG to prosecute, bypassing US Atty's office |
| 207 | Staff | Ass'n Health Officials Criticize DC Gen'l privatization plan--as too fiscally oriented, not humane enough |
| 210 | Goldstein | City Seen Backing Bid to Take Over DC Gen'l--give long-term contract to GreaterSEComm Hospital |
| 212 | Monk | Financial Ills Mar MD Mental Health Program--state $26M debts blamed for closings of needed clinics |
| 213 | Goldstein | 5 DC Council Members to Fight Hospital Privatization Plan--claim DC poor will suffer: most disagree |
| 213 | Editor | DC General Takeover--gotta get real: separate rhetoric from reality, boost care for poor at lower costs |
| 214 | Mosk | MD Mental Health Providers Plead for Money--shift from grants to per patient billing yields overruns |
| 214 | Horwitz | DC Foster Care Molestation and Coverup Alleged--US Atty probes charge of concealing child abuse |
| 216 | Kovaleski | Indicators Show High DC Homelessness Getting Worse--may be up to 12,700 = 2.2% of pop'n in '99 |
| 218 | Milloy | Health Care Reform Misses Heart of Blacks' Problems--current system perpetuates racism, poverty |
| 220 | Goldstein | DC Hospital Protests Unlikely to Derail Deal--Control Board has authority: House unlikely to butt in |
| 220 | Seymour | Babies Being Born Healthier: more prenatal care, less smoking, but 63% in DC unwed v 33% USwide |
| 224 | Goldstein | DC Council Rails at Health Chief over DC Gen'l Takeover--want more time to develop alternatives |
| 225 | Brody Ltr | Code Red for MD Hospitals--must treat them as public utilities offering vital services for common good |
| MARCH, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 301 | Goldstein | Mayor Faces Hostility--cops whisk mayor away:'raucous' UnionTempleBaptist mtg re genocide, nazis? |
| 301 | Goldstein | Firm Drawn to Hospitals in Trouble: DC General Bidder Looks for 'Long Term' Profits--Catania unfair? |
| 303 | King OpEd | More Than DC General--'great symbol of black control' is revisionist--gotta fix health system |
| 304 | Cropp ltr | DC Cncl Chair: DC Health Care Plan Questions Remain: trauma, beds, school health, contractor, etc. |
| 305 | Kovaleski | DC Shelter Accused of Race Bias--homeless Latinos decry treatment, ejection, lack of language comp |
| 306 | Tucker | New Court Proposed for Abused Kids--House Whip DeLay envisions specially trained judges |
| 306 | Editor | DC General: Who's Right? gotta separate fact from fear-mongering re trauma, beds, school health, etc. |
| 306 | Goldstein | Secrecy of Contract Talks Worries PBC--timing of layoff notices, other transition details unsettled |
| 306 | Chamberlin Ltr | DC Council Flunks Test--role of members fanning flames of discontent re DC Gen'l not constructive |
| 307 | Wiener (Curr) | Unanimous Council Blasts DC General Replacement--GSECH contractor shakey: what if fails? |
| 307 | Chan | Health Plan Doubts Put on Record--DC Council vote questions privatization as 'poorly conceived' |
| 308 | Staff | Pastors Appeal to Mayor for DC General--41 ministers 'speak for God'--insulted by having cops around |
| 308 | Higham | DC Failed to Investigate Child Sex Abuse Reports--150+ reports not followed up promptly over 2 yrs |
| 308 | Fisher | DC Needs a Hospital Plan, But This Isn't It--prop up DCG until find good plan, respected provider |
| 310 | Editor | Sexual Abuse Cases Gather Dust--police don't probe promptly:'incompetent, impersonal bureaucracy' |
| 311 | Bovjerg/Ormond | DC General Is History. Let's Focus on New--stop ranting, build 21st century indigent health care system |
| 314 | Fahrenthold | DC System Failure Seen in Group Home Slaying--violent man wrongly placed, advocates say |
| 316 | Miller | DC Mental Health Switch Won't Hit Target Date--mayor, receiver have yet to fix plan for 10K clients |
| 316 | Horwitz | Child Welfare Care Called 'Incompetent'--DC officials face anger of Senators DeWine, Landrieu,DeLay |
| 316 | Staff | Washington Hospital Cntr Wary of Plan for DC Gen'l--may have to close its trauma center if swamped |
| 317 | Editor | Before DC Gen'l Closed, answer claims re: new trauma cntr, land re-use; EMS alts;finances, Barch plan |
| 317 | Chan | DC IG, FBI, Probe Bias Rpt at Homeless Shelter after Death--Hispanics accused of ejecting drunk |
| 319 | Goldstein | PBC Broke Contracting Rules, Audit Finds--DC IG sez DC Health Agency steered to favorites |
| 319 | Mosk | State-Run Health Plan Gathers Steam in MD--potential windfall could help cover 800K uninsured |
| 320 | Staff | Council to Discuss Pay, New Agency--special mtg for new DHS director, separate Dept Mental Health |
| 321 | Mosk | MD Mental Hospitals in Dire Straits--private facility operators may shut down without more state aid |
| 321 | Goldstein | DC General Takeover Not a Done Deal--financial review delays privatization plan: will PBC $ run out? |
| 321 | Staff | DC Council Ups Salary for Human Services Director--frm $139K to$150K-- job to Colvin from SSA |
| 323 | Goldstein | Montgomery Cnty's 263-bed Shady Grove Hospital Gets Top Rating Back after 18 months |
| 324 | King OpEd | Kids On Drugs--January stats show 2 11-yr olds arrested, one on drugs; 0f 38 16-yr-olds, 79% users |
| 324 | Staff | DC Council to Review Pick of Colvin as Dept Human Services Chief--$150K salary for $370M budget |
| 325 | Williams | Mayoral Letter Explains Plan for Healthier City--more primary care, less emergency care objective |
| 327 | Staff | DC's GU Hospital to Close Rockville, MD Facility--lost money on inadequate volume of 30K patients |
| 328 | Leonnig | Disabled Sue DC Over Housing--class action suite says too few publicly funded units barrier-free |
| 328 | Goldstein | DC General Hospital Phaseout Not Ready--DC plan studied by Control Bd--subcontractors not ready? |
| 330 | SchussheimLtr | Mental Health--Stronger System for DC--mayor should OK receiver's 3-yr plan, w/more Medicaid $s |
| APRIL, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 329 | Chan | New Human Services Chief Carolyn Colvin Takes Long View--puts MRDDA, Welfare, homeless tops |
| 401 | Tucker | DC Seeks New Tack to Solving Teen Woes--kids testify before mayoral commission--few attend |
| 402 | Chan | Subsidized Jobs Aimed at Welfare Clients--DC tackles toughest cases: 1st 100 of 2000 in next 2 yrs |
| 403 | Editor | From Welfare to What? --2700 to lose payments in 12 mos--gotta train up to hold unsubsidized jobs |
| 403 | Pierre | Williams Launches Campaign to Calm Fears Over DC Gen'l Hospital mailing out, TV radio coming |
| 404 | Freeman(Curr) | Hospital's Closure Will Affect Entire City--PBC board member asks why no patient advocates OK move? |
| 404 | Staff | Receivership to End on Mental Health--since 1997--judge OKs city transition plan, new director due |
| 405 | Goldstein | After Drop, DC Infant Mortality Rate Rises to 18.5/1000 from 15 in '98--births down 34% from '90 |
| 406 | Chan | Kinsley to Be DC Mental Health Boss--was consultant to rec'v'r: only one receiver left:Child/FamServs |
| 408 | Hobson Ltr | Mayor's Muddled Plan for DC Gen'l--privatizing despite facts--PBC never had fair chance to function? |
| 411 | Goldstein | Vote to Replace Agency Running DC Gen'l Expected Soon--Rivlin, others impressed: Cncl drags feet |
| 412 | Pierre | DC Cncl Moves to Derail Health Plan--switch $2lM to DC Gen'l til Cntl Bd disbands: keep pub contrl |
| 412 | Otto | Area Counts 12,850 1-Day Homeless--survey finds 45% in 'burbs, 27% kids, 17% work! DC 7.3xavg |
| 413 | Goldstein | DC Cncl Defies Mayor--allocate DC Gen'l funds, remove PBC replacement $s--1750 still on PBC rolls |
| 414 | Goldstein | DC Gen'l Brief Doesn't Sway Council--hospital costs too much to run: gotta fix 3rdWld health stats! |
| 415 | Pohlman ltr | Priced Out of the City--lack of affordable housing driving less fortunate out--shouldn't forget them |
| 415 | Rivlin Ltr | Right Health Choice for DC--Cntl Bd Chair cites DC Gen'l costs, poor PBC perf., need for new network |
| 418 | Chan | Homeless East of Anacostia--adults describe desparation in struggle to survive--some seek PG jobs |
| 418 | Becker | Rockville Psych Hospital Loses Survival Bid--Montgomery Cncl defeats mental facility bail-out plan |
| 418 | Kovaleski | Least Help, Most Need--DC homeless services fall short in SE: most depend on churches, others |
| 419 | Walks Ltr | DC Health Dept. Chief says DC Gen'l lacks leadership, offers no viable alternative to mayor's plan |
| 421 | Goldstein | DC Gen'l Refuses Ambulances due to "Nurse Shortage",Black Doctors Grp Back Privatization Plan |
| 422 | Moreno | DC Gen'l Ambulance Ban Has Little Impact--GreaterSEComHosp treats 130 Saturday night, staff OK |
| 422 | Chan | Fight Over DC Gen'l Focuses DC Council, public opinion, political grievances boost opposition to plan |
| 424 | Editor | 14,000 Animals on Loose--no $ in '01 Health Dept budget, no RFP ready--animal control in 'sorry state' |
| 424 | Staff | DC Gen'l Diverting Ambulances--25-nurse sick-out produces 'little discernible effect' at other hospitals |
| 425 | Tucker | Superior Ct's Foster Care Plan Goes to Hill--hire 3 new judges, 12 case mgrs, 'dramatic improvement' |
| 425 | Goldstein | DC Gen'l Turned Ambulances Away 59% of April--no problems or service interruption noted elsewhere |
| 427 | Goldstein | PBC Board Splits on Criticism of Chief Exec--did Barch really try to avert DC Gen'l's nurse shortage? |
| 427 | Staff | Council to Reject Hospital Contract Today--plan to override mayor's veto, hold press conference |
| 427 | Leonnig | Downtown (438MassAve) Homeless Women's Shelter Shelved--displaced by plans for 765 posh apts |
| 428 | Staff | Downtown Cluster of Congregations Criticize DC for reversing homeless shelter plan--new site sought |
| 428 | Goldstein | DC Council Unanimously Overrides Hospital Plan Veto--Cntl Bd, Congress likely to overturn votes |
| 428 | Staff | SE Protesters Accuse Mayor of Health Care Lies--mock court outside Union Temple Baptist Church |
| 430 | Strauss | Child Care Worries Adding Up--studies show kids more likely to be aggressive; staffs less educated |
| MAY, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 501 | Goldstein | DC General Transferred from City to Private Firm--Cntl Bd action defies DC Council, raucus protesters |
| 501 | Goldstein | How DC's Poor Will Obtain Medical Care--provide 9 Q/As re wkg poor, all uninsured under 2xpovlevel |
| 501 | Kovaleski | Child Welfare Director Named in DC--former HHS official Olivia Golden to head CFSA back from r'cvrs |
| 501 | Smith OpEd | After DC Gen'l:98% private, 97% Medicare, 94% Medicaid get care from private hospitals--why not rest? |
| 501 | Editor | DC Gen'l Decision--far-reaching plan lacks clear political consensus--worry about depending on DoH |
| 502 | Goldstein | Workers Grill Bosses at DC Gen'l--jobs 'not over til God says it's over'-plan to fight decision |
| 502 | Davenport | Howard County Study Portrays Seniors--grow to 23% of more diverse pop'n by 2020 from 10% now |
| 505 | Staff | DC Gen'l Still Diverting Ambulances--still impacted by staff/nurse shortages--inpatient care phasing out |
| 505 | Cropp Ltr | A Committed DC Council--said it would state its opinion, but work towards success anyway: now is time |
| 506 | Goldstein | Health Care Prognosis Hazy--DC officials vow close oversight: mayor to appoint 30-mbr advisor group |
| 507 | Ottaway | Private Social Welfare Initiative Draws Scrutiny--Bush plan model, DC Center illustrates mgmt concerns |
| 509 | Milloy | Doctors, Patients Have Questions About City's Health Care Plan--30% mental problems, + 25% illiterate |
| 513 | Goldstein | DC Gen'l to End Inpatient, Trauma care in June--hamstrung by unions/lost resident drs, absent docs |
| 514 | Chan | Bodies, Questions Mount in DC--Med examiner backlog slows cases--1300 behind: still no toxicol lab |
| 517 | Staff | 2 DC Gen'l Depts Begin Shutdown--admit no more in obstetrics/pediatrics; 500 Jan layoff never done |
| 522 | Editor | Pretty Words on Poverty--Bush shouldn't kid himself religious groups can solve poverty problems |
| 522 | Chan | DC Child Welfare Shapes Up--Kids Count report says poverty, infant mortality rates declining |
| 523 | Tucker | DC 'Family Court' to Emerge From Congress's Superior Court Overhaul Bill, new laws, more judges |
| 523 | Goldstein | Foes of DC Gen'l Shutdown Dealt a Setback--judge denies Chavous,Catania right to quiz Rivlin, Smith |
| 523 | Horwitz | DC Child Welfare Receivership Ends--city gets agency back after 6 years: in no better shape? |
| 526 | Staff | DC Gen'l to Reopen to (some) Ambulances after 5-wk sick-out--other ER's loaded--55 in-patients left |
| JUNE, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 601 | Schwartzman | Financial Crisis at Pr. George's Indigent Hospital Center--trying to overcome $30M several yr deficit |
| 603 | Chavous Ltr | Health Care in Critical Condition--city trashed working system w/o suitable alternative--need new plan! |
| 608 | Goldstein | Health Panel Set Up in DC--38-member group to monitor care of indigent pro, anti, pols represented |
| 609 | Goldstein | Legal Plea Made for DC Gen'l--Councilmbrs Chavous, Catania beg judge to save inpatient services |
| 611 | Brubaker | DC Area Hospitals Go Abroad for Nurses--big pay gap: US ($70) vs foreign ($25/hr)--UK, Phillippines |
| 613 | Horwitz | Foster Care Oversight Criticized--social wkrs do not monitor group homes with 400 of 2700 foster kids |
| 614 | Chan | Is DC Ready for Welfare Cut?--Fed reform deadline to take effect next year: DC w/72% area poor, lags |
| 615 | Raghuntathan | Protesters Take Over Revoked DC Shelter--masked activists protest decision despite better plan |
| 616 | Staff | Activists occupying old Firehouse Reject City Overture re alternate shelter--Price threatens action |
| 617 | Lazere Ltr | DC Plan Overlooks Neediest Citizens--mayor's proposed housing legislation would fail low incomers |
| 617 | Bosin Ltr | Unfair Income Tests Plague Montgomery Cnty--hurdles discriminate against those seeking Section 8 |
| 617 | Poux Ltr | VA Sits on Pile of Unspent Housing Financing $--400K now live in substnd hsng, or pay >30% income |
| 619 | Wilgoren | Housing Aid Sought for DC poor--Cnclmbr Graham wants setasides in all projects over 20 hsng units |
| 620 | Staff | 4 Shelter Activists Carried from Firehouse, Arrested by Police--to cries of 'stop picking on the poor' |
| 623 | Staff | Hospital Closing Draws More Criticism--Catania claims privatization 'haphazard, stupid, incorrect' |
| 624 | Chan | Welfare-to-Work Program Fizzling--most eligible DC residents don't join 'Project Empowerrment' |
| 624 | Connolly | St. Louis Offers Long View on changing indigent hospital--transition tough, but fears eased 4 yrs later |
| 624 | Goldstein | DC Gen'l Sends Off Last Patient--shut down, resulting heAath system major gamble for mayor--and DC |
| 626 | Chan | DC to Aggressively Tackle Welfare Rolls--2100 fams lose benefits soon: 900+ don't try, get creative? |
| 627 | Schafer | Study Faults Year-old DC Career Centers--fail to meet basic goals: haven't yet found anyone work! |
| 627 | Editor | Deadline for DC Welfare--promised more 'creative' approaches not evident; are recipients trying? |
| JULY, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 706 | Bacon | Adoption Funds Go to DC Agencies--after 2 year delay in DC Council: $s for scholarships, support, etc. |
| 711 | Staff | Pr. George's to Provide $3M Fund to Strapped Dimensions Healthcare public hospital with $30M debt |
| 714 | Staff | Johns Hopkins Hospital Again Rated #1 in US by USNWR--Mayo Clinic 2nd, Mass Gen'l 3rd |
| 716 | Layton | Disabled Riders Weary of Waiting--'MetroAccess' van service criticized by many of 17,500 area users |
| 717 | Fahrenthold | Mental Patients At Risk in Homes--most of 278 group homes have no OK license, says DC Auditor |
| 719 | Cooper | Child Welfare Improving --study says US teen death, pregnancy, poverty rates lowest in 20 years |
| 721 | Editor | Maltreating Mentally Ill--gotta get cracking, bring city's squalid, dangerous group homes into 21stC |
| 725 | Staff | Montgomery Cnty's Shady Grove Hospital Hopes to Expand--$36M expansion w/new rooms, facilities |
| 726 | Staff | Cnclman Chavous Decries Shutdown at DC Gen'l--claims poor have suffered since June: proof? |
| 728 | Blum | Disabled Pupils' Bus Service Still Faulted--drivers still late, no-shows, despite more carriers, less stops |
| AUGUST, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES |
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| 804 | King OpEd | Group Home Near You--city officials can't avoid real, resourceful, persistent resistance to mental homes nearby |
| 804 | Goldstein | Fairfax Residents the Healthiest--regional survey says race, education, income are factors: DC near worst |
| 808 | Goldstein | Bid to Revive DC Gen'l Fails--judge affirms Control Bd powers, rebuffs Chavous, Catania--who agree DCGen'l gone! |
| 811 | Staff | Mayor Marks Opening New Mental Health Facility for Community Services Agency--partnership pact w/union signed |
| 812 | Goldstein | Southeast Hospital Facility Proposed--new unit on 65-acre DC Gen'l campus would not have promised trauma unit |
| 814 | Editor | DC Health Care: Then and Now--SE hospital renegging on trauma center, caught mayor by surprise, may reverse |
| 815 | Cohn | More Group Homes in DC, MD, less in VA--10-yr total up 3735>7898, DC up 1654>2807 for mental, disab, drug care |
| 815 | Fahrenthold | Boys Town Sues Re Delayed Permits for DC Project for 40 abused kids--activists bully, shout down proponents |
| 817 | Editor | Short Shrift for Food Stamps--27M down to 17M recips, cost $25B>$15B...Congress has cut back too far for future |
| 818 | King OpEd | Zeke's House: the Fight Goes on--as NW neighbors object to open half-way house for mentally ill |
| 820 | Editorial | Too Many Behind Bars--tot 4x '80 at 2M/$55B/yr--9.7% all blacks in 20s in jail,2.9% Hispanic,1.1% White: gotta try new |
| 826 | King OpEd | A Community Affair--continues to point out unwillingness of well-to-do community to take mental halfway house |
| 826 | Offner Ltr | DC Doesn't Need Another Hospital--has too many hospitals, too many trauma centers: really needs primary care |
| SEPTEMBER, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 906 | Staff | Regional Health--diabetes-related deaths vary from 25-50% higher (DC,PG) to 50% lower (Ffax,Loudon) |
| 906 | Goldstein | Looking Beyond Jobs in Welfare Reform--conservatives advise states to push marriage, families,etc. |
| 906 | Chapman ltr | HSC CEO Agrees w/Offner--Healthier People Need Fewer Hospitals: core issue is poor's primary care |
| 909 | Horwitz | DC's Lost Children--'protected' kids died as gov't did little--critical errors in network found in 40 deaths |
| 910 | Higham | DC's Lost Children--foster girl sent away dies alone--protection agency didn't monitor Deleware facility |
| 911 | Horwitz | DC's Lost Children--without help frail infants died--released to troubled mothers with little supervision |
| 912 | Higham | DC's Lost Children--mentally ill mother threatened son--DC police Child Protection Agency did not act |
| 918 | Horwitz | Child Protection Deficiences Aired--DC Council mbrs fault gov't in deaths, fragmented, understaffed |
| 920 | Fahrenthold | Survey Says 60,000 in DC (10.5%) Are Addicted to Drugs or Alcohol--nat'l rate 4.7%: goal cut 25K by '05 |
| 922 | Editor | What Substance Abuse Means to DC--40% ER visits, 27% AIDS, 85% foster care, 50% car crashes... |
| 922 | Editor (Cont) | Mayor puts annual cost of 60K addicts at $1.2 billion: promises 25K reduction by '05--can he deliver? |
| 929 | Murphy | DC Opens 'One-Stop' Jobless Center--city to speed claims for those unemployed by attack, aftermath |
| OCTOBER, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 1002 | Editor | Cloaking Deaths in Secrecy--more public disclosure needed--support Patterson bill in Council |
| 1003 | Diffenbaucher ltr | The District's Addicts--very confusing statistics, definitions, need explanation: may overstate problem? |
| 1006 | Higham | DC Judge Jails Social Worker for Contempt--didn't report neglected kids: overwhelmed by 110 cases |
| 1014 | Horwitz | DC Plan Targets All Drug Users' Newborn--dictates abuse/neglect probes for all new crack babies |
| 1017 | Chan | DC to Aid Laid-off Workers--raises weekly benefits to $359 max, no wait, exempts from DC income tax |
| 1020 | Laris | Area Affordable Housing Programs Lag--Brookings study shows Montgomery Cnty drops 64% to 3800 |
| 1021 | Chan | Economy Stunts Welfare-to-Work Effort--DC expects sharp claims increase after 5-yrs drop: now 16K |
| 1024 | Goldstein | DC Plans for Medical Disasters--distribution network designed to hand out antibiotics if necessary |
| 1026 | Horwitz | DC Court Faulted on Child Care Reforms--lawmakers say 59 judges put careers first--divvy up work |
| NOVEMBER, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 1103 | Ruane | 5-yr Foster-Care Adoptions Rise Sharply in 'burbs--MD up to 524 in '01 v 160 in '97; VA 592 v 291 |
| 1103 | Kovaleski | DC Plans Aggressive Homeless Strategy--stop cold night deaths w/more shelters, enforcing no-loiter |
| 1107 | Chan | DC to Allow More Access to Child Welfare Case Reviews--OKs disclosure of records in death, injury |
| 1107 | Chan | DC Council OK's 20-yr Property Tax Cut for Grtr SE, Hadley Hospitals, help DC HealthCare Alliance |
| 1108 | Editor | When They Won't Seek Shelter--DC right to prepare to protect homeless from freezing, find root causes |
| 1109 | Horwitz | New Team at DC Family Services--New director Golden picks top aides as part of CFSA overhaul |
| 1109 | Santana | Mail System Woes Delay Child Support at DC Court--7500 child supporters 3 wks behind getting checks |
| 1114 | Higham | New Families Share Their Joy--parents celebrate adoption, but nearly 1000 DC kids still need homes |
| 1116 | Higham | DC Studies Taking Away Drug Babies--as neglected, abused: some say treatment would get worse |
| 1116 | Chan | Less Progress on Youth Health--teenage births, child abuse, juvenile delinquency down, but..... |
| 1116 | Chan (cont) | ....homlessness, kid homicides, infant mortality rise as SAT scores drop to lowest since 1992, |
| 1118 | Horwitz | Short-term Shelters for Children Under Fire--some wait months in lousy conditions for foster homes |
| 1123 | Editor | Respite from Respite Centers--$2.2M in 5 temp shelters, DC's respite cntr don't solve overflow problem |
| 1124 | Staff | Area to Get $21M from HUD to Help Homeless--$7.5M for DC, $23.2M for MD, $12.9M for VA nonprofits |
| 1125 | Branigin | Mentally Ill Need Care--16% of all US jail inmates (284K) should be in hospitals; only 55K are |
| 1127 | Chan | CIty Offers Bonuses to Poor Who Keep Jobs 1,3,6 mos: 3300 of 16K welfare families reach 5-yr limit in '02 |
| DECEMBER, 2001 | HUMAN SERVICES | |
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| 1201 | Higham | Starvation Killed Baby Under DC Protection--case worker didn't see family for 7 mos: 9 deaths in 6 mos |
| 1201 | Goldstein | DC Clinic Reports 27% Decline in AIDS Tests--DC rate 12x nat'l avg, 5% of adults known infected |
| 1204 | Goldstein | DC Health-Care Program Defies Predictions--no catastrophies, $ unspent--by better patient screening |
| 1204 | Editor | A Family Court Bill Made Better--amendments improve on House bill, reducing rigidity: good solution! |
| 1207 | Horwitz | Deficiencies Found in DC Child Services--conditions in 5/01 largely unacceptable--slow follow-up |
| 1210 | Otto | Newest Workers Who Lose Jobs Ineligible for Aid--haven't worked long enough to earn benefits! |
| 1211 | Goldstein | Council Mbr Allen Banishes Health Chief from Hearing--citing late delivery of indigent care information |
| 1213 | Staff | Mayor Appints Health Panel Leader--to keep track of privatized indigent health care system |
| 1215 | Donaldson ltr | All Is Not Well With DC's Healthcare Alliance--homeless having problems with clinics, medicines, etc. |
| 1216 | Tally/Hayot ltr | Why 'Work-First' Welfare Is Keeping Women Poor--recipients without training going to dead-end jobs |
| 1218 | Hsu | DC Area May Get $245M for Security--DC, NVA, Metro part of $20B omnibus bill--includes better commo |
| 1218 | Goldstein | DC Officials Wrangle Over Health Care Plan--opponents, Council accused of 'manufacturing fear' |
| 1218 | Editor | Criminalizing the Mentally Ill--5x more mentally ill in prisons than state mental hospitals--gotta do better |
| 1219 | Tucker | Medical Marijuana Back in Court--activists want referendum on November '02 ballot--69% pro in '98 |
| 1219 | Editor | Same Old St. Elizabeth's--full scale shake-up needed to rid hospital of bad practices by bureaucracy |
| 1220 | Connolly | Anthrax Vaccine Plan Sows Confusion--DC advises workers against treatment: may not help given late |
| 1223 | Kinsley ltr | Getting Better at St. Elizabeth's--are hiring better people under new turn-around managers: new page? |
| 1225 | Fahrenthold | Drug Treatment Reinvented in DC--costly system keeps parolees clean, gets them treated: really so? |
| 1227 | Editor | Value of DC Commitment--promise to make at-risk kids' lives better not paying off--rash of deaths bad |
| 1231 | Chan | More Families Leaning on DC Village Shelter--crowded in full facility, relatives look for stable housing |
