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Why We Oppose Gender-affirming Healthcare Bans

Stop Abuse Campaign

There are many reasons we oppose these bans; among them are: Gender-affirming healthcare is the standard of care. Major recent studies conclude that providing trans youth with gender-affirming healthcare decreases their risk of suicide and depression to the same level as cisgender peers. . They will listen without judgment.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. Advocacy takes various forms, including individual, organisational, and systemic levels. Client Advocacy 6. Self-Care 13.

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ACE 101: Parental Substance Abuse

Stop Abuse Campaign

Abusing depressant substances can render a parent unconscious or unresponsive to a baby’s needs, further straining the relationship and potentially causing health and safety issues. Answer these ten confidential questions developed with the CDC and understand your warning signs. Unfulfilled child’s needs. Do you know your ACE score?

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How America Can Break the Cycle and Prevent Drug Abuse

Stop Abuse Campaign

Ironically, the behavior that Krystal’s mother cited as most intolerable, that she used to justify placing her into foster care, was dabbling with marijuana. . She struggles with depression and finds painkillers and alcohol are good ways to cope with it. Krystal’s three children are in foster care.

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When the journalism of child welfare fails, part three: Texas lawmakers are catching on; the Texas Tribune is not.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The Tribune is still pushing the Big Lie of American “child welfare” – the idea that any bill that protects children from being traumatized by the family police and forced into the hellscape of Texas foster care is a “parents’ rights” bill that supposedly comes at the expense of child safety.