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“It’s expensive,” said Brad Ray, a researcher at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs. “People who are users are scraping money together to buy drugs, they’re not prepared to buy naloxone with that money.”
The Surgeon General Wants Us All To Carry Narcan, But It Can Be Hard To Get
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Earlier this month, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory. He says more people should carry naloxone – the opioid overdose antidote. Currently, all states and Washington, DC have laws to increase access to the lifesaving drug. But, as Jake Harper with Side Effects Public Media reporThe state this year will develop what it’s calling a “foster parent bill of rights.” Indiana Foster and Adoptive Parents and Resources Advocacy Group CEO Kristi Cundiff says the statement of rights will help establish expectations for both parents and the Department of Child Services.
Policy Changes Coming To Foster Care System
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The rate of Indiana children in foster care is more than double the national average. It’s one of the issues identified by an independent investigation of the state’s embattled child welfare agency. Advocates hope upcoming policy changes will aid the foster care system. The state this year wilLast year, Ball State University purchased Northside Middle School from Muncie Community Schools for $1.27 million. But, the university offered the district a deal – they could keep the school open and operating for up to five years, if they paid $1 a year to lease it.
Muncie Schools To Keep Northside Middle School Open In 2018-19
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Muncie Community Schools will keep its Northside Middle School open for another year, according to a new letter shared with school board members this week. IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports. Earlier this year, Ball State University purchased Northside Middle School from Muncie Community Scho