The Guardian
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Residential care can cost tens of thousands of pounds a year. Here’s how to find a home you can afford Jim Kirby was a cautious saver all his life, but now aged 84 he is nearly broke because of £86,400-a-year care home fees and an exhausting battle to get the state to make a contribution. The fees pay for his wife, Maureen, who since September 2021 has been in a £7,200-a-month nursing home.
International Federation of Social Workers
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Social workers in Europe are encouraged to participate in the IFSW POVERTY WATCH 2023 Report by completing the questionnaire available at the following link. In 2022, 95.
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Social Care
OCTOBER 17, 2023
".our motivation for. delegated healthcare activities is rooted in a deep-seated belief in our clients’ right to additional healthcare needs supported in their own homes." [Image created by freepik.com ] Domiciliary delegation In recent years, the concept of supporting healthcare activities at home has gained significant traction,and for good reason.
inSocialWork
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Husain Lateef, PhD It’s well known that Black men in the United States have disproportionally higher rates of depression and emotional distress than other racial groups. This is even more troubling given that Black men seek out help and mental health care at lower rates and endure higher rates of misdiagnosis when they do. Our guest, Husain Lateef, is exploring this disparity and learning that an Afrocentric worldview that emphasizes collectivism, community, compassion and “being human through o
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MQ Mental Health
OCTOBER 17, 2023
World Mental Health Day falls on 10 October every year. This year the theme is ‘Mental Health is a Human Right’. In a previous article , we answered the questions like what is a human right and why is mental health one? Now we look at how our mental health is protected by human rights. How does the Human Rights Act protect people with mental health conditions?
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
● Suppose you are very rich. In September you send your son off to boarding school. But when Christmas vacation came around, he does not return. Instead, you got a letter from a lawyer for your son’s gym coach. The lawyer explains that your son and the coach have “bonded.” An expert on “attachment theory” they’ve hired concludes it wouldn’t be in your son's "best interests" to return home.
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MQ Mental Health
OCTOBER 17, 2023
This World Mental Health Day (10 October 2023), the theme is Mental Health is a Human Right. We at MQ have been striving for the past 10 years to make mental health a human right in several ways. One such way is by focusing on addressing inequalities that exist in research into mental health. Here’s how we’re doing that… Health as a concept is holistic.
MQ Mental Health
OCTOBER 17, 2023
It is known that the highest quality research is carried out with the involvement of the very people that stand to benefit most from its findings. This is why MQ has long been an advocate of collaborative research that champions the voices and involvement of people with lived and living experience of mental illnesses. By including lived experience experts, or LEEs, in the design of studies, in the implementation of research and in sharing the findings, not only will scientists be asking the righ
MQ Mental Health
OCTOBER 17, 2023
World Mental Health Day falls on 10 October every year, and every year the chosen theme aims to highlight or address an aspect of mental health. This year the theme is ‘Mental Health is a Human Right’. So what is a human right? And why is mental health one? MQ answers some questions you might be asking… What is a human right? Human rights, as defined by law, are the basic rights and freedoms belonging to each of us around the world, from the moment we are born until the moment we pass away.
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