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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Olivia Knox, New York State chapter policy coordinator for the National Association of Social Workers , said one dropped provision was payment parity for telehealth services. About 90% people I work with who have a substance use disorder or process addiction have trauma.” Not every proposed provision made it to the final budget.

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News Items – May 25, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Olivia Knox, New York State chapter policy coordinator for the National Association of Social Workers , said one dropped provision was payment parity for telehealth services. About 90% people I work with who have a substance use disorder or process addiction have trauma.” Not every proposed provision made it to the final budget.

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News Items – November 10, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Martha Avery Cook is a member: Telehealth program helps UNC-Chapel Hill meet demand for mental health services. At 76 years old, he’s known as “Cowboy” by his friends and caretakers at the Recovery Ranch, a haven for recovering addicts in western Horry County. ” Brandi McFerran is a member: Stop bullying: What parents can do.

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News Items – January 13, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Psychology Today. Working hours of telehealth a week , I’m asked over and over again, “Why is it that people are so tired and irritable these days?” Domestic violence arraignments jumped 15% since 2019, juvenile crime spiked last year and 75% of inmates need mental care. Allen Pittinger-Dunham was a member: D.C.