Community Care

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By Beverley Tarka, president, ADASS When ADASS and carers’ organisations launched the Carers Challenge in October, our goal was to unearth the gold standard work social care teams and voluntary organisations are doing to support unpaid carers. The response has been great, with lots of stories about how organisations are working with carers to co-produce services and place them at the heart of decision making.

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Hospital Discharges Hospitals 199

Psychological Health Care

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Giving the gift of better mental health during the holiday season can be a wonderful and meaningful way to show you care. Forget high end commercial gift giving. Sometimes the best gifts are those that encourage a deeper connection and stay true to the sentiments of the holiday season – love, joy and goodwill. Especially for those needing a mental health or wellbeing boost, a non-commercial approach can have the power to enhance mental health by fostering personal connections, providing emotiona

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As she inched towards the end of her life our conversation was the most authentic it had ever been I was shocked at what I didn’t know about nursing homes. A couple of falls and hospital stays meant it wasn’t safe for my mum, Lesley, to live alone any more. In 2017, at 87 years old and a shadow of her former strong self, life was rapidly slowing down for her.

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International Federation of Social Workers

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Young African Social Workers Network held a webinar on the 10th of December commemorating the International Human Rights Day.

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Social Worker 66

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In September 2023, the United Nations Secretary General hosted an SDG Action weekend for UN agencies, member states, and stakeholders to discuss the SDGs, their current implementation, and commitments to reach them. From the IASSW team, Dr. Lynne Healy, Main Representative (University of Connecticut-retired), and IASSW’s two interns, Diana Dupuy-Faustin and Lorena Martínez (University of Connecticut) were in attendance.

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CAPC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If legislation passes, people living with serious illness in New Jersey will be able to access palliative care paid for by Medicaid.

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Medicaid 59

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There have been years of court hearings orders and, in one case, even a settlement and a declaration of victory. But things in Texas and Tennessee are as bad, or worse, than ever. Instead of making the dreadful Texas "child welfare" system better, "Children's Rights" and "A Better Childhood" set off what amounts to a giant game of whack-a-mole. News from Texas and Tennessee in recent weeks illustrate the futility – or worse – of those massive McLawsuits brought against “child welfare” systems, m

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