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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023. She furthered her advocacy at Mercy Housing and Shelter as a Program Manager, working with the homeless population who had a severe history of addiction. She was born and raised in Pike County, Alabama and is the youngest of 4 siblings.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

She is now on track to become clinically licensed in the social work field by 2023. She furthered her advocacy at Mercy Housing and Shelter as a Program Manager, working with the homeless population who had a severe history of addiction. She was born and raised in Pike County, Alabama and is the youngest of 4 siblings.

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“A Liminal Moment in Social Work”: Access NASW’s Social Work Journal Online

Social Work Blog

What We Lose When We “Don’t Say Gay”: Generational Shifts in Sexual Identity and Gender This commentary explores the expansion of identity labels through the lens of a study conducted across four leading LGBTQ+ agencies in New York and New Jersey with youth and staff.

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Public Perceptions of Marijuana Use, Legalization, and Community Health Risks:

inSocialWork

She is a member of the editorial board for Youth and Society, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, Social Work Research, and Journal of Addictive Diseases. is a sixth year clinical psychology doctoral candidate at Wayne State University. Jennifer Ellis, M.A.,

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Homelessness is a journey that starts in the family

Stop Abuse Campaign

We naturally associate things like drug addiction and the symptoms of psychotic mental illness with danger. A parent who could not deal with a child’s normal development is unlikely to deal with the burdens of poverty, mental illness symptoms, and addiction symptoms their adult child would bring, even if they did move back home. .

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News Items – December 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Melina Brann is director of policy and advocacy for NASW-MI: Shirkey’s long sought-after mental health legislation defeated in bipartisan vote. Melina Brann is director of policy and advocacy with the National Association of Social Workers’ Michigan chapter , which also opposed the bills. Michigan Live. The Ohio Star. New Day Post.

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles. Some of these articles are free to access.