Community Care
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. When speaking to Elaine James, her passion for upholding the rights of people with learning disabilities is almost infectious. This is also evident in her accomplishments as the head of service for learning disabilities and preparation for adulthood at Bradford council.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Rhode Island State Rep. Patricia Serpa says she can tell things are soooo much better at a residential treatment center because "I could smell the Pine-Sol" Ever wonder why “residential treatment centers” almost always look so good? It’s amazing how much these places, which always claim to need even more money, lavish on making sure the grounds are gorgeous the “cottages” are nicely painted and the lawns are mowed.
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The Guardian
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Activists and readers opposed the Bristol plan and won. Other councils should take note, and everyone should take heart Following the news in Britain feels increasingly like living the Smiths’ lyric, “Good times for a change”. The onslaught of cost-cutting, short-termist, outright nasty public policy can sometimes make it hard to believe any progress is possible.
MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
New research from MQ and Pro Bono Economics has found that if a new treatment for anxiety, called LENS, were rolled out to the 1.4 million people in need in the UK, the improved quality of life they might experience would be as much as £2.9 billion in economic benefits. Anxiety disorders affect large parts of the population and their impact can be debilitating.
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Michigan Social Work
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Professor Matthew Smith has received a $3.16 million award from the National Institute of Mental Health for his project “A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation RCT of Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition-Age Youth.” The project will be used to offer virtual job interview training in 16 Michigan and California schools over the next three years.
Living Sober
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
"I wish I'd sought help after my friend’s suicide instead of internalising the pain.
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MQ Mental Health
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Feeling loved and feeling love for others has a positive effect on mental health and those who feel loved and love others experience fewer depressive symptoms than those who do not. But love can show up and shape our lives in a great many different ways that are not romantic. Although many people might focus on celebrating romantic love on 14 th February each year, perhaps there’s an importance on broadening the definition of love to make Valentine’s da
Beyond Advocacy
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Tuesday was a bad day for the Republican Party, both in substance and appearance. The catastrophes were led by House Republicans’ failure to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. This was not surprising because the Republicans’ slim majority of 219 to 212 seats meant they could afford to lose just three votes, which they did. With Steve Scalise unable to join them due to cancer treatment, the final vote resulted in a 215-215 tie, and the impeachment attempt died an ignominious
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