Tue.Feb 28, 2023

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Lack of beds, doctors and transport increasing risks for those in mental health crisis, warn AMHP heads

Community Care

Shortages of mental health beds, doctors and transport are leading to severe delays in Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) assessments that are increasing risks to people and their families. That was the warning from approved mental health professional leaders as they urged the government to require partner agencies to support the MHA assessment process, as AMHP services are obliged to do.

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Why February Always Gets To Me

My Brains Not Broken

The winter season has always been challenging for me. Over the years I’ve started to learn more about myself and my mental health which has made things a little easier, but I still feel like I’m fighting an uphill battle. To me, the months between November and March present a challenge I’m not always prepared to fight. I’ve managed to figure out November and December (loving Christmas certainly helps) and January is starting to figure itself out, but February…I don&

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Systems for challenging adult social care decisions failing, warns regulator

Community Care

The system for challenging councils on their adult social care decisions is failing those who need it, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned. Inaccessible information, “complicated and stressful processes” and a lack of advocacy were undermining people’s ability to challenge local authority decisions in England and Wales, the rights regulator found, on the back of an inquiry it started in 2021.

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Feeling indifferent about living

Blurt It Out

Indifference about staying alive is a concept that can be hard to understand. We might not be actively suicidal or have specific suicidal thoughts. We simply no longer have the will to survive. Descriptions of suicide Descriptions of suicide vary. A violent act. A deliberate act. An active decision that a person makes. Some romanticise. The post Feeling indifferent about living appeared first on The Blurt Foundation.

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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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Wise councils

Social Care

"The [social care nursing] advisory councils will bring considerable experience, knowledge, innovation and wisdom to the table to better inform the development of nursing practice across all [health and care] settings." [Image created by freepik.com ] New era of knowledge sharing What an exciting time for the social care nursing profession! Social care nursing advisory councils have now been launched in every ICB (integrated care board) in England and will be chaired by nursing colleagues from a

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‘Not shoved miles away’: Cumbrian fight to keep care in the community

The Guardian

Villagers of Staveley want to turn closed care home into facility for older people but have run into council roadblock Shortfall of £2.3bn a year in England’s care homes ‘putting people at risk’ Hospitals are clogged with patients fit for discharge with nowhere to go; care workers are quitting for better pay; almost one in five people aged 70 and over are lonely.

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Creating Possibilities in Unity: #oneCSWE

The New Social Worker

In fighting for what matters, we must remember who we are—social justice workers. We tell our story in our own words and our own terms—we are Social Work, united in pursuit of boundless possibilities.

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Shortfall of £2.3bn a year in England’s care homes ‘putting people at risk’

The Guardian

Exclusive: Funding hole directly affects elderly people whose bills are entirely or partly paid for by councils ‘Not shoved miles away’: Cumbrian fight to keep care in the community A £2.3bn-a-year hole has been exposed in England’s elderly care home system, leading to warnings that living standards for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people could be at risk.

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know about RVUs But Were Afraid to Ask

CAPC

Exploring the history and mechanics of relative value units (RVUs) to demystify and support constructive use.

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FEELING INDIFFERENT ABOUT LIVING

Blurt It Out

Indifference about staying alive is a concept that can be hard to understand. We might not be actively suicidal or have specific suicidal thoughts. We simply no longer have the will to survive. DESCRIPTIONS OF SUICIDE Descriptions of suicide vary. A violent act. A deliberate act. An active decision that a person makes. Some romanticise it. Spin it into creative stories.

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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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March – Sleep (part 2)

Living Sober

Bedroom Vibes by @suek Last month we talked about what we put in our bodies and minds in the run-up to bed time, and how that can affect the quality of our sleep. Next up is the state of our sleeping environment: bedroom, bed, sheets and pillows, and the like. These all have a big impact on the quality of […] March – Sleep (part 2) was first posted on March 1, 2023 at 7:28 pm. ©2019 " Living Sober " Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 28, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Before the news, a note about an upcoming event: The so-called Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act neither prevents nor treats child abuse – rather it reinforces the foundations of the child welfare surveillance state. There’s still time to register for a webinar tomorrow (March 2) explaining the harm of CAPTA and what can be done about it. ● Last week on this Blog , I wrote about how family policing agencies play the bonding card to turn “child welfare” into the ultimate middle-class entit