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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. Someone with sociopathic tendencies might, for instance, lack empathy for others, but still be a law-abiding, job-holding individual, she says. It’s still going strong.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. Someone with sociopathic tendencies might, for instance, lack empathy for others, but still be a law-abiding, job-holding individual, she says. It’s still going strong.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.” You can hear Joe Shapiro of NPR discuss his investigation on The Imprint podcast The interview starts at 16:40 in. She had a similar addiction to painkillers – and to booze as well. You can hear the interview starting at 25:09 in. Increase SNAP benefits: Less “neglect.” That needs to stop."