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Members in the News – July 28, 2023

Social Workers Speak

We’re never going to build out an infrastructure if the going rate for therapy is $150 on the private market and it’s $70 on our Medicaid system.” A lot of times, sexual assault goes hand in hand with domestic violence,” Johnson said. “We Two different health care services. Both in need of more staff.

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News Items – November 10, 2022

Social Workers Speak

A significant amount of the work towards the increase in support for domestic violence survivors has come from social workers. According to the NASW website, “Social workers are at the forefront in preventing domestic Violence and treating victims of domestic Violence. are provided by social workers.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Expand Medicaid: Less “neglect.” WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, former director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? . ● That’s where Arabella died.