Please read the following information about a vulnerable family and answer the questions that follow:
A 24-year-old single mother with two small children is unemployed and receives Medicaid. She has recently been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder and is taking lithium. The children are 5 years and six months old. The 5-year-old was born with myelomeningocele and has had numerous surgeries. Today this mother must take the children to the health department for well-child checkups.
Would this mother likely qualify for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food vouchers?
What kinds of help are available in your community for low-income children with physical and developmental disabilities?
Discuss the family's potential health needs and indicate what other community resources might be useful for this family?
Describe how you might intervene with this family?