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Guest Post: A Letter To Police Officers Regarding the Mentally Ill by Nancy Boucher

Bipolar Bandit

I have learned these lessons on the front lines as a Mom, and the road ahead in helping those in crisis with serious mental illness. A person who has a serious mental illness and is in crisis may be experiencing paranoia, delusions, hallucinations and be feeling threatened and fearful. Their brain is not functioning normally. Their perceptions of what is happening are altered by their illness.

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What “Bachelor in Paradise” Can Teach us About Empowering the Disability Community

Swhelper

Elspeth Slayter. Are you a fan of “Bachelor in Paradise?” Whether you realize it or not, this season of the “Bachelor” franchise spinoff took on the topic of disability empowerment. Which is not exactly an expected topic for mainstream television. For years, the “Bachelor” series has been criticized for featuring primarily White contestants, and has worked to […].

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Social Work Blog

October 29, 2021. It is hard to believe that we are closing in on the end of our second year living with COVID-19. Since March 2020, our three organizations have come together to share resources in Social Work Responds. These newsletters have allowed us to address challenges posed by the pandemic like adjusting to tele-social work, testing delays, or teaching social work in a virtual environment.

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Spanish police investigating alleged carer scam arrest two women

The Guardian

Care company is suspected of cheating 90-year-old British woman out of her savings Spanish police investigating a care company that allegedly cheated at least one elderly and vulnerable British customer out of her savings and property have arrested two women and seized €45,000 (£38,000) in cash. The women – one British and one Spanish – were arrested in the south-eastern province of Murcia last week on suspicion of aggravated fraud, falsifying documents and false administration.

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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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Blogs Written by The Parents of Someone Who Has Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Bandit

Bipolar Bandit’s Story. My mom wrote these: (Click on title to be brought to the article.). Part 1 How having a mentally ill child affects the famil y. Part 2: Trying to Figure out What was Wrong with my Dau g hter. Part 3: My Daughter’s Diagnosis and my Reaction. HOW I DEAL WITH HER MANIC EPISODES. Part 5: The next Manic Episode and some things I learned.

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The Process of Seeking a Judicial Bypass for Abortion May Harm Adolescents

Swhelper

Kate Coleman-Minahan. By Kate Coleman-Minahan & Amanda Stevenson Seventeen-year-old Jane played soccer and dreamed of going to Texas A&M. When she saw the positive pregnancy test, she started to cry. “I want to give my kid everything, the best, better than I have. And I knew I couldn’t do that.” Jane had always been “against abortion.” But, […].

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How to Maintain Sobriety While Working From Home

Gateway Foundation

Recovering from a substance use disorder requires structure, self-care and sound mental health. All of these things can be disrupted with work-from-home structures and social distancing. Staying sober while working from home takes even more vigilance and effort than it normally would. You can use many different strategies to help you stay on track while working… The post How to Maintain Sobriety While Working From Home appeared first on Gateway.

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Government introduces target on percentage of agency social workers in children’s workforce

Community Care

The government will assess the percentage of agency social workers in the children’s services workforce as a measurement of how successful its latest spending review has been. The new measure, included in a Treasury list of ‘priority outcomes and metrics’ , published along with the spending review on Wednesday, has drawn a mixed response from the sector, with directors backing it but the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) calling it a “distraction”.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending October 27, 2021

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

? Remember when KING-TV in Seattle revealed how the state family policing agency was using techniques described by international human rights organizations as torture to coerce youth into accepting placements in their cruddy group homes and institutions? The state could have responding by not taking away so many children so the children who really must be in foster care would have placements that are not cruddy.