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Pilot aims to transform community response to mental health crises
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, April 22, 2024; A sign sponsored by the Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County promotes calling 988 for mental health and addiction crisis services. by Abe Kurp (Plain Press May 2024) Residents of some Cleveland neighborhoods will soon have access to a new tool…
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Get a fresh start in 2024 with Legal Aid
by Tonya Sams Happy New Year! With a new year is an opportunity for a fresh start and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland can help! Legal Aid has been offering free civil legal services to those with low incomes (up to 200% federal poverty guideline) since 1905 – the fifth oldest legal…
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Losing Medicaid coverage and what you can do about it
(Plain Press December 2023) Many Ohioans are losing their Medicaid coverage. Some because they are no longer eligible, but many more because they failed to respond to the Department of Medicaid’s request for updated information. In an article in the May 2023 Plain Press titled Post-pandemic changes to Medicaid may impact coverage, Legal Aid…
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Cleveland Clinic’s Lutheran Hospital employees are prepared to strike
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, August 16, 2023; Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199 Solidarity Picket, Lutheran Hospital, 1730 W. 25th Street: Two hundred SEIU members and friends and supporters from throughout the Greater Cleveland area came to show their support for SEIU 1199 members who are unsatisfied with the working conditions, benefits and compensation…
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Northeast Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality prepares to lobby for its State of Ohio budget priorities
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, December 2022) The State of Ohio must complete its next two-year budget by June 30th of 2023. The budget will govern State of Ohio spending from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. Hoping to influence State of Ohio lawmakers in the decision-making process leading up to the…
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Get free help to find Affordable Care Act plans
(Plain Press, December 2022) If you are not eligible for Medicaid and do not have health insurance, you may qualify for coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Find out if you qualify today by visiting https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/federal-poverty-level-fpl/. Marketplace health care insurance enrollment began November 1st. You have till December 15th to sign up for…
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Additional funding needed for mental health programs and services
Additional funding needed for mental health programs and services by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2022) Individuals suffering from mental health crises often find themselves in court when it would be more appropriate for them to receive treatment that would allow them to have a path toward recovery from their illness. Instead, many end up…
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Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program to host a virtual town hall on October 4th to prepare Ohioansfor upcoming Medicare open enrollment
Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program to host a virtual town hall on October 4th to prepare Ohioansfor upcoming Medicare open enrollment (Plain Press, October 2022) Ohio Department of Insurance director Judith L. French and Medicare experts from the department’s Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program are hosting a free, virtual town hall on Oct.…
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MetroHealth shares preliminary plans for senior citizen housing project and police station
MetroHealth shares preliminary plans for senior citizen housing project and police station (Plain Press, October 2022) At a September 22nd community meeting at the BridgeCLE/Family Ministry Center on Fulton Road, MetroHealth Medical Center’s CCH Development Corporation shared its plans for a new senior housing project to be built at W. 25th and Trowbridge Avenue along…
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Reader thanks staff of Neighborhood Family Practice
Reader thanks staff of Neighborhood Family Practice To the editor: Dear Dr. Melanie Golembiewsky, (Plain Press, October 2022) Thank you, Dr. Melanie Golembiewski for the professionalism in which you work. You listen to your clients. You always put their need first, to ensure they live another day healthy and vibrant. LETTER I’m grateful to…
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