Members of Congress are questioning the ability of the World Trade Center Health Program to provide care for 9/11 responders and survivors. Among the issues: reports that public health officers from the WTC Health Program have been dispatched to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency known as ICE.
Were 9/11 health workers reassigned to ICE? NY reps inquire
Reports: some 9/11 WTC health staffers reassigned to ICE, other roles
The Senate's top Democrat joined a group of local Republican lawmakers seeking answers amid reports that 9/11 World Trade Center health fund program workers are being reassigned to other agencies, including U.S. Immigrations & Customs Enforcement. More.
Gutted 9/11 World Trade Center Health program now reassigning staff to ICE: advocates
Staffers at the federal World Trade Center Health Program — which has already seen more than a 25% drop in personnel — have been reassigned to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Indian Health Service, advocates for the 9/11 community said. More.
New Physical Evidence of PTSD In 9-11 First Responders
A quarter century after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, researchers say they've found new physical evidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders who were there. More.
Lawmakers seek meeting with RFK Jr. over staff shortages, delays at World Trade Center Health Program
A federal agency seeking to treat emergency responders who fell ill after 9/11 is contending with staffing shortages and delays that could have “devastating medical consequences” as the United States approaches the 25th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. More.
Official Calls for Improvements to 9/11 Health Program
A local Congressman is calling on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make improvements to the health program for those who responded to the September 11, 2001 attacks and is asking to fix the problems which are preventing them from getting the care they need. More.
Belief in a just world and prolonged grief disorder among individuals bereaved by 9/11
Belief in a just world is an individual’s conviction that the world is fundamentally fair and that people deserve to be rewarded for admirable actions and punished for unjust actions (Lerner, 1980). More.
9/11 health program wins permanent funding but staffing cuts threaten care
Michael Barasch still remembers the cars and how the once-bustling parking lot at the Greenwich train station was hauntingly still the morning after the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City. More.