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<p>What's being done to prevent suicide among Latino teens in Georgia? Linda Perez investigates for MundoHispanico.</p>

<p>Second part of Linda Perez' series on the causes of, and efforts to prevent suicide among Latino teens in Georgia.</p>

<p>To encourage more doctors to work in underserved areas, state Assemblyman Henry Perea, D-Fresno, proposed a bill for the Steven M. Thompson Medical School Scholarship Program to help students pay for medical school. The bill, Assembly Bill 589, has a condition: The students contractually commit to work their first three years after residency in an underserved area.</p>

<p>The construction of a dam near an Indian reservation on the Missouri River forced residents to less fertile land and put an end to their farming habits. Since then, American Indians have experienced a lack of nutrition, leading to diabetes, hypertension and obesity.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Vulnerable Minds: The</span><span> mental health of Latino children and youth affected by violence and the process of family reunification.</span></p>

<p>If you want to know how tough someone’s life has been, look inside his mouth. Teeth are made of the hardest substance in the human body. But poverty, neglect and disease can crack them, break them, ruin them. The patients at the SOME dental clinic on O Street NW have been through a lot. Their tee

<p>She's on a mission to spread joy. Her lungs pretty much shot from complications of Cystic Fibrosis, Claire Wineland shares her feelings about possibility of dying young, and her committment enjoy every minute of whatever time she has.</p>

<p>While funding for California's welfare programs has seen a steady decline over the past few decades, the state's financial crisis may mean even more severe cutbacks. Many who depend on these programs may face homelessness and illness as a result.</p>

<p>While other social services are facing budget cuts, the funding to serve Del Norte County’s mentally ill population seems relatively secure.</p>