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Child Abuse Prevention Month

Social Work Blog

April Ferguson LCSW-C Senior Practice Associate Children and Adolescents April 2024 The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Examples of social work support at all three levels of prevention are below.

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What to Expect When a Child Discharges From a Children’s Psychiatric Hospital

KVC

But it is also a choice that can, and should, be life-changing in improving a child’s emotional and mental health. The events leading up to a hospital stay and the results of what happens during that stay are not the end of a child’s mental health needs. It is not to “cure” an underlying mental health need.

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The Power of a Changed Perspective

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

Years ago, I worked as a case manager for a mental health agency. The same compassion that caused me to cry for help for those baby birds, is the same compassion that caused me to advocate for a client who was strung out and needing hospitalization. My Voice Didn’t Change.