A federal agency has ignored a 2006 federal law requiring the creation of a national child abuse registry, leaving an untold number of children in harm’s way when their families move to new states.
The deaths of hundreds of children because of abuse or neglect goes unnoticed every year by agencies that protect kids. Congress and a 45-year-old law are largely to blame.
When children die because of abuse or neglect, child protection agencies are often blamed – they are underfunded and overworked. But there are many other culprits who failed children.
According to the 2019 report, five counties in the Tri-State ranked in the top 15 in the state for health factors and four were top 25 in overall health.
In an effort to maintain a sun-kissed look, many teens will start using tanning beds. But just one UV tanning session increases the chance of developing melanoma by 20 percent.
Dr. Ginsburg will talk about various topics on mental health. The goal of the program is to reduce the stigma and addressing those mental health needs.
After an 8-year-old asked Santa to borrow money for kids with cancer, word spread quickly among family friends and colleagues, and the boy found $1,200 under the tree Christmas morning.
According to the FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration), Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is voluntarily recalling two lots of Losartan potassium tablets,
The study found illicit drugs like fentanyl, heroin and cocaine were the leading causes of unintentional overdoses, and prescription drugs were more likely to be involved in suicidal overdoses.
A new dental clinic is set to open in January at ECHO Community Health’s main campus. ECHO’s CEO Sandee Strader McMillen told us that after years of planning, ECHO Community Health will soon offer full service on-site dental care for lower income or uninsured patients.
Children and their families were the first to check out the Patricia Browning Stone Sensory Playground at Monday’s grand opening. But the Tri-State’s newest indoor and outdoor playground has a greater purpose - helping children with Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD).
Most of the babies who land in a neonatal intensive care unit need help just to eat and breathe. So the NICU can be a scary place.But these St. Vincent nurses helped make Halloween a little less spooky for babies and their families.
October is domestic violence awareness month but come January a new class for victim's friends and families will be offered at Albion Fellows Bacon Center equipping victim's loved ones with communication tools and approaches to effectively help victims of domestic violence.
A Henderson couple is growing hemp for CBD oil on their family farm as part of the Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. Alex Russell and Michael Johns say hemp, the non-psychoactive botanical cousin of marijuana, has health benefits without the high.
12-year-old Hannah Murphy wears a prosthetic leg drawn and designed by her and her sister, Jordan. Hannah has worn a prosthetic leg since she was a baby, after losing her leg and most of her fingertips to Meningitis. She gets a new prosthetic every year but this time she wanted to make it personal.
A report in the New England Journal of Medicine said a 55-year-old woman developed the tongue condition as a side-effect to treatment of a wound infection she developed after sustaining severe leg injuries in an auto accident.
Paul Alvey lives a block away from what used to be the General Electric factory. In July, he received a letter in the mail requesting that an environmental study is done inside his house. He started wondering if he and his family had been living in dangerous conditions.
The first day of school is exciting, but can also be scary for some children. In a special Peace of Mind project, an expert with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation offered this advice for parents.
"She was the best mom, honestly. I can't even put it into words how good she was. It was like magic watching her go through all these problems and come out on the good side. She always stayed positive," said 19-year old Mikayla Strother. Her nickname was Smiley. "You would've never been able to tell anything was going on with her. She would just put a smile on. She'd do what she had to do for me and my sisters." Behind that sm...
When the Johnson Brothers visit Dave at RiverValley Behavioral Health, they say its like hanging out with a good friend. "He's really good at helping you cheer up when you're down."
A one-of-its-kind crisis stabilization unit is in the works in Evansville. United Caring Service has plans to bring much needed substance abuse resources to its downtown facility.
Active shooter training is not new for the Daviess County Sheriff's Office, but now there's a new drill which could mean medical personnel get to patients faster.
Talking to your kids about school threats is not easy, but experts say it is important. You need to know how they are feeling and what they are thinking.
You can offer resources to your loved one. Call the National Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK or our local Suicide Hotline at 812-422-1100, or take your loved one to a local emergency room.
Half of Kentucky adults say they know someone who has a serious problem with depression, and nearly seven in 10 say they know who to contact for treatment.
Three Purdue University psychological sciences professors collaborated with 50 experts in psychology and psychiatry to improve the understanding and diagnosis of mental illness.
"It's the type of calls and images that leave lasting images in your mind," says Charlie Heflin.Heflin has been in the fire service for 28 years, but he'll always remember one of his first calls."Back in 1991, there was an accident in Cedar Lake, Indiana. Six people were killed by a drunk driver. The van flipped over, and erupted into flames," explains Heflin.PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, incites traumatic memories to return when similar ...
Cell phone use during the school day is considered normal at North Posey High School. Students can use their phones at lunch to text, call, and surf the web during school hours.
The community-wide discussion about available help for the mentally ill was thrust into the spotlight following the fire that destroyed 9 units at the Sugar Mill Creek apartment complex.
The first major global review of violence against women finds that nearly one in three have been physically or sexually assaulted by a current or former partner.
Two new studies offer some solace to those who can't control their weight despite diet and exercise by providing more evidence that genetics may play a role in obesity.
Fetal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) has been linked to low levels of a key developmental hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles, according to an early new study.
