Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

I see the devastating effects of this crisis in our community, emergency departments, and substance-use treatment centers through my roles as an emergency psychiatric and addiction Clinical Social Worker. A good place to start is the US Department of Health and Human Services administration, which operates a suicide and crisis Lifeline.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2022

Currently, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline consists of a national network of call centers that provide free confidential support to individuals experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Callers now are able to reach crisis services via the toll-free national hotline or by calling 911.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

Time Moves Different in Here: Clinical Implications for Working with Populations of Color, Complex Trauma and Dissociation in the Age of COVID 19 . Addressing Diversity in PTSD Treatment: Clinical Considerations and Guidance for the Treatment of PTSD in LGBTQ Populations . Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social work.

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Relias

AUGUST 12, 2023

Quality improvement Quality improvement programs include the internal efforts to improve the quality of clinical care. One example of this is analyzing clinical outcome data and identifying areas of needed improvement. This provides an objective means of measuring and monitoring the performance of the health center over time.

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. These funds support programs in the form of four grants, and these federal awards help grant-supported programs provide quality services.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Services reign supreme in the industry, and providers of them have an undue impact on policymaking nationwide. This has resulted in a fixation on clinical services and proprietary models rather than proactive family support. As the headline puts it: “ AI Use by Cops, Child Services In NYC Is a Mess: Report.

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