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Teen substance abuse

2011-06-0806:29

Rene Hellen of River Region Human Services talks about a program that provides in-home counseling to teens who abuse alcohol and drugs.

No Child is an Island

2011-05-3108:36

Vonceil Levine, a bereavement specialist with Haven Hospice, discusses how children can be helped when they're in grief.

Choosing a nursing home

2011-05-2307:30

Mike Milliken of the First Coast's Long-term Care Ombudsman Program offers tips on picking a nursing home.

What it's like to be 'Medically Needy'

2011-05-1706:30

Jacksonville resident and patient advocate German Vivas talks about what it's like to depend on Florida's Medically Needy program.

Mental health care for the youngest

2011-05-1009:15

Jeff Goldhagen, chief of community pediatrics at UF and Shands Jacksonville, talks about gaps in mental health care.

Banishing bed bugs

2011-05-0306:38

Bed bugs are back, says Robert Teal, service manager for Terminex's Jacksonville-area operations.

Donating Life

2011-04-2607:09

Why just 30 percent of Americans are registered as organ and tissue donors.

ABCs of DVT

2011-04-2105:19

Craig Kobrin, an interventional radiologist at Orange Park Medical Center, discusses new technology at the hospital that allows doctors to bust up a leg clot on the spot.

HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jacksonville

2011-04-1306:27

Cindy Watson, executive director of the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, discusses why the HIV/AIDS remains so high locally.

Funding homeless programs

2011-04-0405:18

Cindy Funkhouser of the Sulzbacher Center talks about the possible consequences of de-funding the state's homeless programs.

Japan radiation threat in Florida

2011-03-3005:01

Radiation levels in Jacksonville are at normal background levels despite the nuclear disaster in Japan, a radiation expert says.

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