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Disabled people struggling to hire carers after Brexit

The Guardian

Ministers refuse to ease immigration restrictions as campaigners warn of ‘social care time bomb’ Disabled people are struggling to hire carers to help with vital daily tasks due to low pay and Brexit, the Observer has been told, with ministers refusing to ease immigration restrictions to address the crisis. According to a report published earlier this month, an estimated 70,000 care users employ around 100,000 live-in carers and personal assistants (PAs) through public funds, via a system known

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3 Stories You May Have Missed During #YJAM

Children and the Law Blog

1) Earlier this month, WPLN in partnership with ProPublica published an investigation into wrongdoing in the juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The story centers around the 2016 arrest of ten black elementary school students who had been caught on video witnessing a fight; the children were charged with “criminal responsibility for the conduct […].

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The Observer view on the winter crisis facing the NHS | Observer editorial

The Guardian

In failing to take Covid precautions, Boris Johnson is placing Britain’s desperately ailing health system at great risk The call to “protect the NHS” was at the heart of the government’s Covid messaging in the first year of the pandemic. Ministers did not always heed their own instructions: their delays in imposing necessary social restrictions, not just in March 2020 but again and again, intensified the intolerable pressures on the NHS, increased the death rate and required longer lockdowns.

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What is their grieving style?

Hospice Chaplaincy

Melissa Wright, MA, LPC, RPT, NCC, We all experience losses, big and little, throughout our lives. When enduring a big Continue Reading.

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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.