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Stories of Life-Changing Connections: Mental Health Support, Family Reunification, Foster Care and Adoption

KVC

If you have such a story, sharing it with others or with a mental health professional can help you feel freer and lighter, encourage others, and can even change the world by sparking hope. Do you believe every child deserves to be safe and connected to a strong family? We received many entries to our 2022 Story Contest.

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What to Expect From Virtual Addiction Treatment

Gateway Foundation

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. Experts In Addiction.

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News Items – February 3, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Allison Carpenter is a member: [Video] Library partners with Family Service Rochester to add social worker. It’s been about two months since Family Resource Center and the Rochester Public Library have teamed up to hire an in-house social worker for the library. Women’s Health. Well + Good.

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News Items – March 3, 2022

Social Workers Speak

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). St Louis Today.

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News Items – January 13, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Democratic candidates for governor, Senate address Iowa mental health. Chuck Grassley advocated Thursday for increased funding and access to mental health care. Moderators focused questions on workforce shortages for social workers and the impact of the pandemic on mental health. Iowa Capital Dispatch.

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News Items – March 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

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. Policymakers seek more proactive approach to mental health for foster kids carrying trauma. Daily Herald. Albany Times Union. he said. .