Sentences with phrase «greater societal support»

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It is part of the larger societal inequity that the schools that may have the greatest needs don't have the resources to respond effectively and provide the supports that students need to navigate successfully through school and other opportunities.

Public interest work can allow you to achieve greater goals beyond earning a paycheck, such as working to effect societal change, supporting an important public cause, or providing equal access to justice for needy individuals and organizations.

Despite the significant impact of maternal depression on mothers and children alike, maternal mental health needs are often neglected or undiagnosed.18 Prevalence rates of maternal depression are high among low - income women due to the greater challenges they may face related to financial hardships, low levels of community or familial support, and societal prejudice.19 In fact, the prevalence of maternal depression among low - income women in the United States is double the prevalence rate for all U.S. women.20 At the same time, these women are less likely to receive treatment or be screened for postpartum depression.21 Studies show there are clear racial and ethnic disparities in who accesses treatment in the United States, even among women of the same general socio - economic status: In a multiethnic cohort of lower - income Medicaid recipients, 9 percent of white women sought treatment, compared with 4 percent of African American women and 5 percent of Latinas.22

I am sure that you can agree that there should be no penalty for taking on the responsibility of raising a child whose parents can not raise or have abandoned them, and that there should be full funding (just as for any other foster child) and societal support to acknowledge the great sacrifice we all benefit from when the kin of those children step up to the plate.