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Last week, Obama tapped another Harvard Medical School alumnus, Joshua M. Sharfstein ’91, to serve as Deputy Commissioner...
...Experts say it's important for congressmen, like anyone else, to have somewhere to turn when they are distraught or depressed. "Anybody can have psychiatric problems, the high and the mighty as well as the average Joe," says Dr. Steven Sharfstein, a Baltimore psychiatrist who is president of the American Psychiatric Association. "Psychiatry is good for anybody who needs...
...Sharfstein cited one case in which a mothersigned her three children over to Department ofSocial Services custody after the children testedpositive for high levels of lead contamination.After searching unsuccessfully for safer housing,she moved to a homeless shelter where she couldraise her children safely...
...advocating the expansion of Section 8,in particular," said Sharfstein. A federalprogram, "Section 8 provides housing vouchers to1.5 million families. However, millions more areeligible for this program, and the waiting listfor assistance takes three years," he said...
...Sharfstein hopes increased vouchers will helpeliminate some of the other barriers to safehousing...