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Social workers urged to help tackle impact on Gypsy and Traveller families of tougher eviction laws

Community Care

Practitioners from the communities have produced a guide to carrying out welfare enquiries to help social workers and others support families affected by the measures in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. ” Welfare enquiries ‘not routinely carried out’. You’re constantly living in anxiety’.

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Child protection enquiries reach record levels, reveal official figures

Community Care

“The child welfare system urgently needs reform and investment in early help if it is going to deliver for families and children.”. This was reflected in the number of child protection plans, which are drawn up if a child is assessed as being at risk of, or suffering significant harm, following an ICPC, which only rose by 1.8%

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Celebrate Black History Month with NASW Press: 15% Off Select Books and eBooks, February 1-29

Social Work Blog

Using firsthand accounts from 200 Black adolescents, Black Male Youth Raised in Public Systems: Engagement, Healing, Hope validates the fears, anxieties, and complexities of these youth. African American Leadership: An Empowerment Tradition in Social Welfare History , edited by Iris B.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending April 11, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

And here’s part two , which explains why “creme" is to food what “permanency” is to child welfare: a fake substitute. ● The biggest thing out of all this is anxiety. It all boils down to $$$$$$ I have a blog post about it. This solution, to both homelessness and foster care sounds almost ridiculously obvious. ● What’s the end game?

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News Items – September 8, 2022

Social Workers Speak

When trauma isn’t clinically diagnosed and professionally treated, it still can manifest as moodiness, anxiety, anger, addictive tendencies, or depression. Allison Becker is a member: How might abortion restrictions impact child welfare in WNC? Mountain Xpress.

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

The EPDS can also detect other mental disorders, such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Postpartum Support International — This non-profit organization provides education, support, and advocacy for women and families affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

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Happy Social Work Month from NASW Press. Enjoy 20% Off Books and eBooks

Social Work Blog

The Global Agenda, developed by the International Federation of Social Workers, the International Association of Schools of Social Work, and the International Council on Social Welfare, calls for multilevel responses to concerns such as forced migration, air pollution, ecoanxiety, and food and water insecurity.