Social Work Blog

JANUARY 19, 2023

Monteiro, LCSW The past two years were filled with fear and uncertainty, exacerbating a mental health crisis with an increase in anxiety, depression, suicide rates, and substance abuse. False or misleading information perpetuates the stigma of mental illness and can contribute to feelings of inadequacy or lack of self-worth.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

APRIL 7, 2022

Emotional abuse is an intentional action meant to cause harm and long-term damage. An emotionally abusive parent may seem to enjoy making the child cry harder, perhaps seem to feel more powerful in verbally beating the child down, whereas a neglectful parent just doesn’t notice. Identifying Childhood Emotional Abuse.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 4, 2022

Experiencing or witnessing abuse or chronic emotional or physical neglect , domestic violence , parental mental illness or addiction , or the loss of a parent can result in lifelong adverse consequences to our mental health. It can contribute to substance abuse, unsatisfactory job performance, relationship problems, or poor physical health.

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Mental Health Domestic Violence Substance Abuse Self-harm 97

Stop Abuse Campaign

MAY 26, 2022

If you experience any of the following symptoms for an extended period (two weeks or more), or if you have any thoughts of suicide or self-harm, you should seek medical attention immediately. So, how to know if you have depression? Depression is not something to ignore or brush off. There is help. . Natural treatments .

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Depression Self-harm Psychotherapy Treatment Planning 52

Stop Abuse Campaign

APRIL 19, 2022

Childhood emotional neglect is 100% preventable if we take the time to understand what it is, what it looks like, what causes it, and the research highlighting the programs that can help families prevent unnecessary and harmful emotional neglect. . What is childhood emotional neglect? . Do you know your ACE score? Take the ACE test here.

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Substance Abuse Child Welfare Self-harm Confidentiality 52

Stop Abuse Campaign

OCTOBER 4, 2021

If the courts do not commit to looking into these factors, the risk of harm to the children grows tremendously. . I grew up with a father-knows-best/war mentality—the father is all-powerful, super-strong—instead of really knowing the man and his own self-doubt and struggles. Together, we can protect children from their abusers.

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