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The mission of Visions for the World is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children. We believe that when you change a child's life, you change a family's, which can change a community, and ultimately the world. Please take a look around our site to learn more or to donate simply click the button below.

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Positive Reinforcement May Help Patients Take Their Meds - Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Positive Reinforcement May Help Patients Take Their Meds Category: Health News Created: 1/27/2012 10:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2012

Active Ingredient in Viagra Shrunk Disfiguring Growths in Kids - Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Active Ingredient in Viagra Shrunk Disfiguring Growths in Kids Category: Health News Created: 1/25/2012 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2012

Optimal Heart Health Starts Early: Study - Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Optimal Heart Health Starts Early: Study Category: Health News Created: 1/25/2012 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2012

Avastin May Help Fight Early Breast Cancer - Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Avastin May Help Fight Early Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 1/26/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2012

Mild Memory Problems May Be More Common in Men - Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Mild Memory Problems May Be More Common in Men Category: Health News Created: 1/26/2012 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2012

CDC: Big Drop in Diabetes Amputations - Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: CDC: Big Drop in Diabetes Amputations Category: Health News Created: 1/25/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/25/2012

Fried Food and No Heart Disease? - Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Fried Food and No Heart Disease? Category: Health News Created: 1/25/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/25/2012

Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems - Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Hip Fracture Patients Often Have Other Health Problems Category: Health News Created: 1/23/2012 4:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 1/24/2012

Narcissism Especially Bad for Men's Health, Study Says - Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Narcissism Especially Bad for Men's Health, Study Says Category: Health News Created: 1/23/2012 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 1/24/2012

Abortion Safer for Women Than Childbirth, Study Claims - Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Abortion Safer for Women Than Childbirth, Study Claims Category: Health News Created: 1/23/2012 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 1/24/2012

Drinking Black Tea May Lower Blood Pressure - Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Drinking Black Tea May Lower Blood Pressure Category: Health News Created: 1/24/2012 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/24/2012

Avoid Getting Scorched by 'Hot Yoga' - Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PDT Title: Avoid Getting Scorched by 'Hot Yoga' Category: Health News Created: 1/22/2012 10:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/23/2012

Panic Disorder in the Age of Anxiety - Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:27:38 +0000 A recent New York Times op-ed argued that we are "well-medicated" in our anxiety. Is that actually true? read more

Debates About Agnosticism Are as Old as the Concept Itself - Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:39:58 +0000 A 19th-century debate about faith and evidence is still highly relevant. read more

"Shame" and Sex Addiction - Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:02:31 +0000 Does obsessiveness about sex really belong in a manual of mental disorders? read more

The American Psychiatric Association's Trial Balloons - Sat, 12 Nov 2011 13:38:43 +0000 DSM-5 is being touted as the most transparent DSM going, but recent developments make clear that the manual's approval process is rigged, not transparent at all. read more

Saving Psychiatry from Itself: The DSM-5 Controversy Heats Up Again - Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:16:52 +0000 An Open Letter to the DSM-5 task force is generating widespread interest. Here are just a few reasons why. read more

Are Christianity and Darwinism Really Diametrically Opposed? - Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:29:22 +0000 In 2007, pollsters at Gallup found that "more Americans accept the theory of creationism than evolution." That finding suggested the influence of several factors, the agency explained, including how closely beliefs about evolution correlate with religious behavior. read more

Americans Are Being Aggressively Over-Diagnosed - Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:35:43 +0000 Americans are being "aggressively over-diagnosed" with psychiatric disorders. The source of that warning may surprise you: It's coming from Fox News. read more

DSM-5 Is Almost Certain to Expand the Criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder - Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:27:33 +0000 When DSM-5 is published, the number of shy children diagnosed with social anxiety disorder will almost certainly explode. read more

The Meltdown in the Markets Is Leading to a Surge in Addictions among Traders - Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:15:57 +0000 Why addiction rates are surging among traders—and why that matters, especially now. read more

When the Remedy Is Far Worse than the Disease - Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:25:07 +0000 A new product for "Shift Work Disorder" should be raising flags. read more

Putting the "Muscular" Back in Muscular Christianity - Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:14:07 +0000 Are Christian men experiencing something of an identity or gender crisis? read more

"Curing" Homosexuality - Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:45:12 +0000 What do Michele Bachmann's husband and 300 clinics in Ecuador have in common? read more

Does Psychiatry Too Often "Oversell" Itself? One Psychiatrist's Warning - Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:40:47 +0000 If psychiatry too often oversells itself, what exactly has the public overbought? An interesting debate about this is running in the latest issue of the New York Review of Books. read more

Antidepressant Withdrawal Syndrome: Findings, Recommendations, and Resources - Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:52:56 +0000 Studies of SSRI antidepressants point repeatedly to a common, often intense withdrawal syndrome when treatment ends. Why has it taken researchers so long to identify the problem correctly? read more

Fighting Cancer with Science and Nature - Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:53:43 +0000 Some natural agents have been shown to kill cancer cells very effectively. But cultures differ greatly in how they respond to such possibilities. read more

Merchants of Doubt - Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:55:37 +0000 A vitally important new book, just out in paperback, examines how manufactured controversies in science have been used to "spread confusion on many of the most important issues of our time." The journal Science considers it required reading. read more

The Illusions of American Psychiatry - Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:26:59 +0000 Why Americans' faith in antidepressants and psychiatric diagnosis is misplaced. read more

Shilling for Big Pharma: America's Medical Journals - Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:41:21 +0000 How the pharmaceutical industry buys good press—and turns our best medical journals into infomercials. read more

Losing Our Religion: Why Doubt Is a Passionate Exercise - Fri, 20 May 2011 19:45:12 +0000 A certain amount of doubt is crucial if we're to test our beliefs and assess whether they might be misplaced. read more

Preaching Doomsday: Living in the End Times - Fri, 13 May 2011 19:19:55 +0000 In these anxious times, it's not difficult to get a rise out of someone. But when 30-40% of the U.S. population believes in the End Times, you'd better be careful what you predict. read more

Heal the world, through the power of giving....

Many families travel far from home to get treatment for their seriously ill or injured children. Often, it can be a long time to be away from home, or to divide a family. And, for children facing a serious medical crisis, nothing seems scarier than not having their mom and dad close by for love and support.

Our Visions for the World program provides a “home-away-from-home” for families so they can stay close by their hospitalized child at little or no cost. Our Houses are built on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on healing their child – not where they can afford to stay, where they will get their next meal or where they will lay their head at night to rest.

Allow Families to Face the Weight of Illness Together
Families are stronger when they are together, which helps in the healing process. By staying at a Visions for the World, parents also can better communicate with their child’s medical team and keep up with complicated treatment plans when needed. They can also focus on the health of their child, rather than grocery shopping, cleaning or cooking meals.

Allow Children to Get the Best Care
When your child is sick, you want the best care possible - even if it is hundreds or thousands of miles away. The Visions for the World allows families to access specialized medical treatment by providing a place to stay at little or sometimes no cost.

Services for Families
At every House, families can enjoy:

Home-cooked meals
Private bedrooms
Playrooms for children

Depending on the location, these services may also be available:

Special suites for children with suppressed immune systems
Accredited education programs
Recreational activities
Non-clinical support services
Sibling support services

The generosity of volunteers and donors make it all possible. In return, families either stay at no cost or are asked to make a donation up to $25 per day, depending on the house. The Visions for the World Global Policy is that families are never turned away; if its not possible to pay, the fee is waived.