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The rejection of child protection

Child Welfare Monitor

by Marie Cohen Source: [link] Proposed federal budget cuts to child welfare services might hurt New Jersey’s recent progress in child welfare, the Commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families told state legislators l ast month. The anticipated reduction of more than $100 million would force the department to revert to its most basic role that of child protection not prevention, not support or empowerment, just surveillance and foster care , DCF Commissioner Chri

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Women Face Unique Health Risks from Alcohol: Social Workers Are Key to Prevention

NASW Foundation

Breast cancer is the leading alcohol-related cancer among women in the U.S. , with alcohol-related cancer representing more than 16% of breast cancer cases nationally. The risk of breast cancer.

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King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Members School Membership Individual Membership Individual Life Membership Affiliate Membership Student Membership Our Members School Members Individual Members Individual Life Members Affiliate Members Student Members Bulk Membership Multi Year Membership Global S W Docs Global Definition of Social Work Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles Global Standards For Social Work Education And Training IASSW definition on Clinical Social Work Global Agenda Social Work Research Statement Newsl

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New Perspectives on Sustaining Helping Professionals

University of Connecticut

Patricia Wilcox, LCSW Live Webinar Wed, June 18, 2025 10 am – 12 pm 2 CECs Recently social service agencies have been acknowledging the effects of working with, feeling empathy for, and having responsibility for trauma survivors. Whether this effect is referred to as vicarious trauma (VT) or secondary traumatic stress, there is no doubt that the work can influence the treaters world view, their sense of safety, their own relationships, their sense of hope and their energy and enthusiasm fo

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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New from Social Justice Origin Stories: “The Justice We Imagine”

N.A.H

Although much of the storytelling so far in Social Justice Origin Stories has taken the form of 1:1 conversations, I try to bring their voices together whenever I can. I recently released the first volume in a sub-series I'm creating called "The Justice We Imagine", where I ask storytellers 3 questions: When is true social justice possible? What shapes our approach to the work?

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Welcoming the Casey Commission

Social Work With Adults

[Image created by freepik.com ] Baroness Louise Casey has begun her role as Chair of the Independent Commission (the Commission) into Adult Social Care. Baroness Casey marked the formal start of the Commission by chairing a roundtable with people with first-hand experience of the social care system. Baroness Casey not only has a reputation as Whitehalls greatest doer, but she also carries a strong track record of championing social justice and challenging inequity.

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Widening Participation and Apprenticeships in health and social care: Report and Call for Research Participants

Health & Social Care Workforce

Cat Forward reports from a roundtable event held by the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce as part of two studies in its current programme of work – on Widening Participation and Apprenticeships.

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Women Face Unique Health Risks from Alcohol: Social Workers Are Key to Prevention

Social Work Blog

Breast cancer is the leading alcohol-related cancer among women in the U.S. , with alcohol-related cancer representing more than 16% of breast cancer cases nationally. The risk of breast cancer increases with the amount of alcohol consumed. For women, even one drink per day may increase the risk of breast cancer by 10%, with the risk increasing to 32% for women who have more than two drinks per day.

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NCCPR in the Missouri Independent: Hailey’s story illustrates Missouri’s failure — doing too little to preserve families

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The Missouri Childrens Division has accomplished something most of us would have thought impossible: They got all sides in the debate over abortion to agree. They agree about Hailey, the young mother profiled in an outstanding story in The Independent. They agree that the behavior of the Childrens Division in surveilling, harassing, traumatizing and sometimes tearing apart Haileys loving family was, in the words of State Sen.