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57% Of Licensed Special Education Teachers Reported Using AI To Help With Individual Education Plans During The 2024-2025 School Year
December 11, 2025More than half of licensed special education teachers report they use artificial intelligence (AI) to help them with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and/or 504 plans, and the majority of students and parents support that usage, according to a recent survey… -
California Youth Homelessness Declined By Nearly One-Fourth Between 2019, 2024
December 11, 2025Youth homelessness in California declined by 24% between 2019 and 2024, despite an overall 24% increase in statewide homelessness and an 11% increase nationally, according to a recent analysis. The 2024 California point-in-time (PIT) Count identified 9,902 youth younger than… -
Almost 10% Of U.S. Adults Report Having Had Cancer
December 11, 2025From 2024 to 2025, 9.7% of adults surveyed reported ever being diagnosed with cancer, according to a recent analysis. This is an increase from 7% in 2008 to 2009 and 7.3% in 2016 to 2017. The findings are based on… -
Medicare Chronic Care Management Model To Test Technology-Supported Care Plus Outcomes-Aligned Payments
December 11, 2025The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to launch the Medicare Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model to expand access to technology-supported care options that help beneficiaries prevent and manage chronic health conditions. The… -
Department Of Veterans Affairs Reports Increase In Number Of Veterans Housed During 2025
December 11, 2025The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) permanently housed 51,936 homeless veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025, up 4,011 from 47,925 veterans housed in fiscal year 2024, according to a recent announcement. The number of those who entered permanent… -
Bell County, Texas, Contracts With Armor Health To Provide Correctional Medical, Mental Health & Pharmacy Services At More Than $8 Million Annually
December 11, 2025Bell County, Texas, selected Armor Health to provide correctional health services at the Bell County Jail facilities in Belton and the Juvenile Detention Center in Killeen, according to an announcement by Armor Health. The contract went live in the first… -
Nearly 70% Of Medicaid Beneficiaries Not Receiving Medications For Treatment Within 6 Months Of Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis
December 11, 2025Nearly 70% of Medicaid beneficiaries newly diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD) did not receive medications for treatment (MOUD) within six months of their diagnosis, according to the authors of a recent analysis. Among those who did receive medications, 59.9%… -
Oklahoma City Community Assessment Reveals Significant Behavioral Health Service Needs
December 10, 2025To understand the needs of residents, a recent Oklahoma City Community Assessment examined how well residents can meet their basic needs in a community where overdose deaths have nearly tripled since 2019, tens of thousands of adults live with mental… -
San Francisco Helps Those Living In Large Vehicles Move Into Permanent Housing Faster With ‘Unit Hold’ Program
December 10, 2025The Large Vehicle Rapid Rehousing program helps adults and families currently living in large vehicles, such as recreational vehicles (RVs), vans, or trailers, transition into permanent housing by providing time-limited rental assistance (up to 24 months) and ongoing case management… -
People With Autism More Likely To Report Suicide-Related Behaviors & Psychological Distress
December 10, 2025Adults with autism have increased risks of trauma, suicide, and poor mental health compared to non-autistic adults, with one in four adults with autism attempting suicide, according to a recent analysis of survey results of 769 adults, including 424 with…
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