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Boosting Mental Health Access: Arkansas’ Latest Laws

TL/DR - Several new laws are set to take effect in Arkansas on January 1, 2024, primarily focusing on expanding mental health care access. One of these laws, Act 316, will require doctors to screen new mothers for depression and mandates insurance companies to cover the cost. Another law, Act 537, makes mental health care more accessible by…

Lindsey Vonn Power-Workout in Orange Leggings

Lindsey Vonn's Post-Retirement Fitness Regime Although she's retired from professional skiing, Lindsey Vonn still enjoys hitting the slopes for leisure and commits to vigorous workouts to maintain her fitness. As a correspondent, her busy schedule doesn't deter her from spending quality time at the gym. The former Olympic alpine ski racer often…

Urgent Call for Social Safety Net for Kinless Aging Black Women

TL/DR - The rising number of single and "kinless" adults in the U.S., especially among Black women, is causing concern over who will care for them in old age as family members provide over 95% of informal care for older adults. However, research shows that single Black women often have extensive "fictive kin" networks – chosen families – and are…