Column: Georgia Works! launched to help change lives of homeless

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He's been homeless at least a year, and he has a history of substance abuse. “Felons are overrepresented in the homeless population,” said Jack Hardin, … Levey first scared everyone with the statistics. “Nearly 1 out of every 2 people will get …
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Drug treatment sign-up uncertain

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One of the provisions that the Affordable Care Act is set to provide is substance abuse treatment to millions of Americans who never had access to it before. The question now among many health care professionals is: Will those who need addiction …
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Anthony Colin Made El Modena High School a Safer Place

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The abuse was constant throughout elementary school and junior high, and many students were suspended for the appalling way they treated him. When he was 13, he decided it was time to reveal his orientation to his …. Gay straight whatever who cares …
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