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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1969
Page
2
The piece documents Franklin County families like the Greens, where Gary Green, 3, endured an untreated elbow injury after a swing fall and a girl with pinworms. It links poverty, limited cash, and food stamp restrictions to health care avoidance, fear, and delayed treatment amid a broader Southern Illinois poverty series.
The article reports on mental health, malnutrition, and family stress among rural poor. It highlights limited education, dependence on public aid, and the role of the Community Services Center in West Frankfort while noting resistance from family heads to counseling and hospitalization. It emphasizes children as future targets of early intervention and the stigma of mental illness.
A feature by Suzy Hagen, Pam Arnold, and DeMaris Berry delves into the strain on poor families in Williamson and Randolph counties. It follows Bob Allen, his wife Mary, and their children amid medical burdens, welfare cuts, and frequent accidents. Officials urge stronger county health services and early health care for children to break the cycle of poverty and illness.
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