Gateway Foundation

AUGUST 17, 2022

Addiction treatment plays a critical role for those with substance use disorders, but only a small percentage of individuals who need treatment receive it. Common barriers to in-person treatment include a lack of nearby providers or facilities and the inability to leave home due to family or job-related duties.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 3, 2022

Social workers have been finding shelter for homeless covid patients, providing treatment for people with addiction disorders made more challenging by pandemic-related social isolation, and comforting bereaved family members who have lost loved ones to the twin epidemics of covid and opioids. The Daily Republic (CA).

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Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 13, 2022

SCD is a genetic blood disorder and is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, primarily affecting Black and Hispanic people. Therapists say they cannot keep up with the demand for mental help assistance as the pandemic lingers and surges. Understaffed therapists say they can’t keep up.

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Social Workers Speak

MARCH 10, 2022

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois (LCFS), a community-based social service organization, is helping celebrate this year’s Social Work Month in March. Opponents of the bill have argued throughout the budget session that enacting the law would make women less likely to seek treatment for their addiction. “We

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