Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

September is observed as recovering from illness concept, background SAMHSA defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives and strive to reach their full potential. Social workers provide counseling and psychotherapy services to patients in recovery.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. A good place to start is the US Department of Health and Human Services administration, which operates a suicide and crisis Lifeline.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

SAMHSA defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives and strive to reach their full potential. FAVOR has developed a language that social workers and others can use to talk with the public and policymakers about recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 4, 2022

Experiencing or witnessing abuse or chronic emotional or physical neglect , domestic violence , parental mental illness or addiction , or the loss of a parent can result in lifelong adverse consequences to our mental health. Start with self-care, showing yourself kindness and compassion for your physical, emotional, and mental health.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. The Bronx Defenders is suing New York City’s family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, over such a case.

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