Thu.Aug 18, 2022

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Receiving Permission to Feel Tired

My Brains Not Broken

I was reflecting on my most recent therapy session when I realized that there was a recurring phrase I was using over and over again. No matter what the topic was or how I felt about it, everything came back to me saying “I’m tired.” Listen – at some point or another, we all get tired. Physically, mentally, emotionally, we are tired and need rest to prepare for what’s next.

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School Safety: How Social Workers Can be Helpful and Stay Mentally Strong

Social Work Blog

By Marisa Markowitz and Daniel Pollack. Early in their careers, social workers learn the concepts of burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization. But how does self-care play out in real-life scenarios, when new social workers might not get the best supervision or insight into how to handle the stressors that come with the job of being a social worker?

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Ep 9: How a Population Health Scientist Helps Those with Mental Illness at Work (Including Herself)

Nnatasha Tracy

Cara McNulty is a population health scientist and the President, Behavioral Health and Employee Assistance Programs at Aetna, a CVS Health Company. She's also a woman who has experienced mental illness. This week, Snap Out of It! The Mental Illness in the Workplace Podcast with Natasha Tracy is talking with Cara McNulty about her own experience with mental illness, amplifying her passion for helping others with mental illness.

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State Palliative Care Champions Reflect on Awareness Laws

CAPC

Palliative care and policy experts discuss the opportunities and challenges created by policies to increase awareness of palliative care.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Bill Milner obituary

The Guardian

My friend Bill Milner, who has died aged 76 from mesothelioma, caused by exposure to asbestos, worked in the building industry during the 1970s and 80s. Bill had a hard life. He was taken into council care in 1954 when he was eight years old, with his younger brother, Fred, aged six, but never understood why. As far as he could remember, they had been quite happy at home living near Lambeth Walk in Kennington, south London, where Bill was born.

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Veteran Homelessness is a Growing Issue That Must be Addressed

Famcare

On any given night, approximately 553,742 people in the United States are homeless, according to national data. And around 3 8,000 of these are veterans. This means that veterans account for approximately 8% of the total homeless population. This is a sad state of affairs, given that these people have spent a significant portion of their lives serving the country, only to find themselves homeless on the same country's streets.

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