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Number of children in need falls for third straight year to lowest point since 2013

Community Care

The number of children in need in England has fallen for the third successive year, to its lowest level since 2013, according to official government figures. Figures from the annual children in need census , covering the year to 31 March 2021, also showed that referrals to children’s social care and child protection plans fell sharply during the first year of coronavirus restrictions in the country.

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What Do I Do With My Emotions?

My Brains Not Broken

Part of living with depression and anxiety means that sometimes, my emotions are…heightened. I don’t always know the reasoning behind it, but there are a lot of emotions I feel more intensely than I’d like to feel. I know a part of this is my empathetic nature, part of it is life and part of it is just in my personality, but it can be tricky.

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The Best Diet for Mental Illness? — The MIND Diet

Nnatasha Tracy

I've always said there isn't a diet that treats bipolar disorder. This is still true. Nonetheless, there is a diet that may be best for mental illness and cognitive decline; it's called the MIND diet. Few people have heard of the Mediterranean-DASH diet intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet, and it is a work in progress, but the MIND diet outlines a broad eating plan that, according to research, can help your brain function at its best and slow cognitive decline.

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A workforce 'Made with Care'

Social Care

It’s estimated there will be almost half-a-million extra job opportunities in adult social care by 2035 and more than 105,000 vacancies to be filled. These roles. will be exciting, varied and rewarding. Career opportunity. I’m delighted Made with Care, the Government’s new social care recruitment campaign in England, has now launched to encourage many more people to pursue careers in social 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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We Need to Talk about ACEs and Suicide

Stop Abuse Campaign

← Equal Parenting Custody Battles: What Can We Learn from the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Case? Life has its ups and downs, but, for some, it may feel really dark and hopeless, as if there is no escape. If those feelings begin to turn into suicidal thoughts, it is imperative that you seek help right away. If someone you know is bringing up hints about suicide in conversation, they may be actually considering it.

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Tamara Dopwell Social Entrepreneur Shares Her Personal Stress Hacks

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

Taking care of one’s wellbeing is a vital part of a healthy life. Many strive to maintain the appearance of what is culturally expected. We see this striving especially during the holiday season. Women and men chase their idea of perfection. It starts with the decorations. Then moves to the perfectly baked turkey with all the perfectly dressed trimmings.

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Father injected one- and two-year-old with heroin ‘to make them sleep’

The Guardian

Child safeguarding review reveals ‘significant multi-agency involvement’ prior to incident in Lancashire A father injected two of his children with heroin “to make them sleep”, a child safeguarding review has revealed. The sisters, aged one and two, were living in Lancashire with two older siblings aged nine and 16 and parents who had issues around mental ill health, substance misuse and domestic abuse.

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A Roundup of the 12 Winning Innovations from the Tipping Point Challenge

CAPC

Learn more about the initiatives that won gold, silver, and bronze in the second round of CAPC’s John A. Hartford Foundation Tipping Point Challenge.

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Scrap vaccine deadline for care-home workers or risk huge staff loss, warns provider

The Guardian

Care homes in England log 105,000 vacancies, as Anchor and umbrella groups voice concern over ‘no jabs no jobs’ policy One of England’s largest social care providers has urged the government to scrap the vaccination deadline for all care-home workers, warning of a risk to levels of care as data confirmed that more than 50,000 staff could quit in the country from next week.

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Public Health and Art

Swhelper

SWHELPER. The Rutgers School of Public Health and the Mason Gross School of the Arts have launched a collaboration to support community-engaged, arts-integrated research projects that will result in performances or productions of art. The projects, led by teams made up of faculty from both schools, include Pilates workshops, photo series, and oral history performances.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.

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Home Health Specializations Boost Performance, Bottom Line

Relias

A team of competent, compassionate, and qualified clinicians forms the backbone of every profitable home health business. Successful agencies recognize that long-term success depends on meeting required clinical regulations and having staff with the home health specializations to meet shifting client needs. Keeping an eye on your case mix is important with Medicare reimbursement shifting to value-based purchasing.

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Why Performance-Based Funding Fails to Improve College Graduation Rates – and How States Can Do Better

Swhelper

Elizabeth Bell. The number of students who enroll in college and take on debt without receiving a college degree is striking. Of all students enrolled in America’s public four-year universities, less than 60 percent will graduate with a degree within six years. Even fewer enrollees graduate from two-year colleges, where only about 30 percent earn a credential […].

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American Academy of Nursing Expert Panel Releases Consensus Statement

CAPC

Paper published in Nursing Outlook outlines what nursing's roles should be in ensuring universal palliative care access.

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Building a Distress Tolerance Toolbox_ Creating Safety with CBT and DBT

Counselor Toolbox podcast

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