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Covid recovery ignores disabled people

The Socail Issue

TweetDebates about Covid-19 recovery and economic renewal ignore disabled people. million working-age disabled people already faced significant inequalities. This is shameful given that even before the virus, the UK’s 7.7 I wrote this opinion piece for the RSA Journal.

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Proposed Mental Health Act overhaul included in Queen’s Speech

Community Care

It will produce a draft bill designed to reduce the number of detentions, tackle longstanding racial disparities in the use of compulsory powers and end the detention of people on the sole grounds of them being autistic or having learning disabilities. They would have to have a co-occurring mental health condition.

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Social work and recovery

Martin Webber

Social workers support the recovery of people with mental health problems. Recovery is a process whereby individuals or families restore rights, roles, and responsibilities lost through illness, disability, or other social problems. It requires hope and.

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Social care staff carrying out tasks previously undertaken by NHS, without extra funding, say directors

Community Care

In relation to hospital discharge, she said: “There are a lot of local authorities paying for recovery or rehabilitation services. Then it’s not about reablement, but things that are the NHS’s responsibility, not local authority responsibility.”

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Substance Use Awareness for International Day of Persons With Disabilities

Gateway Foundation

Because December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it is a great time to increase your knowledge and awareness of disabilities. living with a disability. There are over 40 million people in the U.S.

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Ep. 63 – SEED: Stories of Bushfire Recovery Part 3

Social Work Discoveries

We think this is a model of recovery and community development that will challenge and inspire, no matter what context you’re based in. This is episode 3 of 3. Please listen to Parts 1 and 2 before enjoying this episode – make sure you’re subscribed in your podcast app of choice so you never miss an episode.

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Ep. 61 – SEED: Stories of Bushfire Recovery Part 1

Social Work Discoveries

We think this is a model of recovery and community development that will challenge and inspire, no matter what context you’re based in. This is episode 1 of 3. Parts 2 and 3 will be released in the coming two weeks – make sure you’re subscribed in your podcast app of choice so you never miss an episode.