CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets) is a community policing initiative in Eugene, Oregon, launched in 1989, to provide a community-based public safety system for 911 calls involving mental illness, homelessness, and addiction. This three-hour program discusses how a CAHOOTS type program can be implemented in Rhode Island. If you would like to […]
“But the belief stated by the Institute of Medicine and echoed by many others—that malpractice litigation cannot coexist with patient safety innovations—has proven false. The conventional wisdom is that the secrecy surrounding malpractice litigation impairs efforts to have open conversations about error. Although this appears to have once been true, the openness and transparency promoted […]
This video shows the effect of medical malpractice on a real family. It also shows how a jury looked at the evidence and decided to help this family. “How Juries Work: The Courtney Hill Story” from “American Association for Justice” on Vimeo.
Divorcing Couples Can Avoid the 10% Penalty on Retirement Fund Early Withdrawal When couples divorce, there is often a retirement fund that needs to be split. This can be anexcellent source for a down-payment on another house. Under normal circumstances, however, these funds are subject to a 10% penalty by the IRS for an unqualified […]
“Experts estimate that a staggering 98,000 people die from preventable medical errors each year. More Americans die each month of preventable medical injuries than died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.” CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY AND ERIC NALDER, “Dead by Mistake: Within health care hides massive, avoidable death toll“, HEARST NEWSPAPERS, Aug. 9, 2009
By Kevin Worthley, CFP®, CDFA™(Published in the Newport Daily News, June 20, 2009) This past week I was speaking with divorce attorneys on the benefits of pre-divorce financial planning and how the financial consequences of a particular settlement could make a large difference to their clients after the divorce is finalized. Often overlooked are the […]
by Kevin Worthley One of the more traumatic events in life is when a couple chooses to end their marriage and begin the divorce process. Adding to the trauma are the financial issues of separating assets and agreeing upon various forms of support for the spouse and the children. In most cases, today’s divorce proceedings […]