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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily Henderson found her passion with this population after an internship experience in Alabama at the Julia Tutwiler Women’s Correctional Facility.

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Emily Henderson, LMSW, MSW ’13

University of Connecticut

Emily Henderson is Master level social worker who currently works for The Department of Corrections as a License Drug and Alcohol Therapist. Emily Henderson found her passion with this population after an internship experience in Alabama at the Julia Tutwiler Women’s Correctional Facility.

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The Illinois “Public Guardian’s” big little lie

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

It would never be tolerated in a story about criminal justice. A question for any journalists reading this: Suppose you were working on a story about the criminal justice system, and a prosecutor said: “ By definition , anyone in jail is a criminal – they’re rapists and torturers and all sorts of other crooks.”

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How America Can Break the Cycle and Prevent Drug Abuse

Stop Abuse Campaign

Throughout the 1990s, occasional voices explaining that the people most likely become addicted to drugs, and stay addicted, were people who had experienced abuse as a child and/or suffered mental illness occasionally rose through the din. Like her mother, she chose a violent man addicted to drugs as the patriarch.

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All You Need To Know About Social Work Articles

Social Work Haven

The Struggle for Social Justice in Education” by Christina Duncan examines the history of social justice efforts in education and how these efforts have shaped the field of social work today. It also discusses strategies for setting boundaries when working with clients in active addiction.

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How America Can Break the Cycle and Prevent Drug Abuse

Stop Abuse Campaign

Throughout the 1990s, occasional voices explaining that the people most likely become addicted to drugs, and stay addicted, were people who had experienced abuse as a child and/or suffered mental illness occasionally rose through the din. Like her mother, she chose a violent man addicted to drugs as the patriarch.

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Maine’s child welfare providers produce a "framework" for false consensus

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In particular, the recommendations on family resource centers run by agencies other than Landry’s agency, the Office of Child and Family Services, increasing the availability in rural areas of buprenorphine, a treatment for opioid addiction, and, especially, more affordable housing. It’s a social justice problem.