Fillmore Women's Clinic offers free or reduced fee healthcare

Fillmore Women's Clinic offers free or reduced fee healthcare

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A clinician can refer a woman to one of the clinic's counselors if she has experienced such issues as: depression, moodiness, anxiety, domestic violence, sexual assault, relationship problems, substance abuse or addiction, suicidal thoughts or attempts …
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A long wait for help: Addiction counselor shortage lengthens wait for treatment

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The couple's ending was happy, but their wait for treatment reveals a real-life consequence of the shortage of addiction counselors in North Dakota – a need created by an aging workforce and a rising demand for treatment. Health officials say the …
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Lance Mackey: The World's Toughest Athlete

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As he recounted in his 2010 autobiography, he left the sport, worked briefly above the Arctic Circle at his father's oil-camp truck stop, and then spent a decade as a fisherman, working and drinking and abusing drugs. … He bred Rosie to a star dog …
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