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ACE 101: Intimate Partner Violence

Stop Abuse Campaign

Domestic and intimate partner violence are Adverse Childhood Experiences that weaken a family’s chance for emotional, psychological, and physical stability and safety. Children witnessing the harm of their parent or experiencing the violence themselves are also left with post-traumatic stress. . Create a safety plan. .

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Maine’s child welfare ombudsman is dangerously wrong

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

She is wrong about domestic violence, she is wrong about truancy, she is wrong about “alternative response,” she is wrong about false reports and she is wrong to call for more institutionalization of children. Wrongful removal inflicts profound psychological trauma. Rather they witnessed domestic violence.

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

Maternal mental health is the emotional, psychological, and social well-being of women during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. For example, some women may prefer to receive counseling from a female provider, from someone who speaks their language, or from someone who shares their religious beliefs.

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The good news: A public radio station in Kansas City talked to the right people for a "child welfare" story. The bad news: They still missed the point

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Getting down to cases The story begins this way: Shayla Curts, 22, had been living at Newhouse KC, a domestic violence shelter in Kansas City, Missouri, for several months after the birth of her second child. The story suggests counseling and pay raises for the workers. I need housing before I can get my kids back.

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Am I Depressed? Depression Symptoms, Causes, Therapy

Stop Abuse Campaign

According to the WHO , “the causes of depression include complex interactions between social, psychological, and biological factors.” Through lifestyle changes, counseling, psychotherapy, or medications, there is hope that we can negate or reduce the effects and get out of depression. Depression therapy and treatments .

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41+ Famous Social Workers You Need to Know About

Social Work Haven

From 1950 until his death in 1973 he was the professor of social administration at the London School of Economics. His work had an immense influence on the field of psychology, and he is widely credited for revolutionising the way people understood human behaviour and communication.