Posts in Health
The Risks of Cannabis

April is National Cannabis Awareness Month, so we wanted to take the opportunity to give you an update on the industry and on the status of the opposition to legalized marijuana. The legal industry is still young; we know that many Chaldeans have gotten in on the ground floor, capitalizing on their shrewd business skills. But others are not happy with the new legal status.

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Moms in Flint Receive Cash Aid

In a story shared by NPR and featured on All Things Considered, Dr. Mona Hanna Attisha is again in the news. Penned by reporter Jennifer Ludden, the article details a new program co-founded and promoted by Hanna- Attisha called Rx Kids. Rx Kids is a cash transfer program that began in the city of Flint, Michigan in January 2024.

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Healing Through the Arts

I was recently out to lunch with some family and friends and the topic came up of how taboo and even frowned upon mental therapy is within the Chaldean community. Like other social issues such as disabilities or physical ailments, therapy has had its own negative stigma for years uncounted. In the past, if you even remotely considered counseling, you were deemed weak, crazy, or both.

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