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Tony Pugh, who covers health care, aging and poverty, joined the bureau in 1997 from the Miami Herald, where he covered urban affairs and social services. He previously was a reporter at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and the Cincinnati Enquirer. In 1990, Pugh was a co-winner of the Education Writers Association's national award for distinguished reporting.
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Tony Pugh's Latest Story
Child mental health disorders rising, cost society $247 billion annually
By Tony Pugh | McClatchy Washington Bureau
Up to one in five American youngsters – some 7 million to 12 million by one estimate – experience a mental health disorder each year, according to a new report billed as the first comprehensive look at the mental health status of American children. » read more
Posted on Thu, May 16, 2013
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