Many people receiving or applying for disability benefits assume that any financial change, such as receiving an inheritance, will automatically jeopardize their benefits. According to Pekas Smith, ...

Applying for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income can feel like a turning point. Many people ...

EXCLUSIVE – The Social Security Administration on Monday unveiled new improvements to its disability adjudication process. The SSA said recent upgrades have reduced the backlog in its pending ...

We recently worked on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report that lays out a clear blueprint for a national prevention infrastructure for mental and behavioral ...

Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s online chat about educating adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. My name is Christina Samuels, and I cover special education for Education Week.

Pekas Smith Arizona Disability Attorneys Discuss When You Should Apply for Disability Benefits in 2026 Phoenix, United ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children with these disabilities were 16% to 18% more likely to be suspended or expelled from school. Those with ...

The pandemic has revealed some truths: A lack of mental health providers to sufficiently meet the needs of those in crisis (including providers of color); and the stress that COVID-19 has introduced ...

Our Emotional and Behavioral Disorders License program prepares you to serve K-12 students who have been identified with mild to severe emotional and behavior disorders. If you're not already a ...

Cannabidiol, a type of medicinal cannabis, may reduce severe behavioral problems in children and adolescents with an intellectual disability a new study has found. The pilot study, led by the Murdoch ...