Sat.Jan 29, 2022

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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak double down on national insurance rise

The Guardian

PM and chancellor make firm commitment to increase after reports of ‘wobbling’ on policy Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have doubled down on a planned tax hike to boost health funding, after it was reported that the prime minister was “wobbling” on the policy. The PM is under pressure from some Conservative MPs to scrap or at least delay the national insurance increase to win back support as he awaits the findings of Whitehall and police inquiries into claims of lockdown-busting parties held in D

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The Healthy Way to Set and Achieve Goals, According to Psychology

Psychological Health Care

New Year, new you…if you follow the tradition of making resolutions the pressure may be on in the first few months of the year to set a target or goal for self-improvement. In fact, much of the population may be looking for a fresh start in 2022 after two years of pandemic related stress. Despite the potential for more Covid-variant disruptions and uncertainty, making resolutions based on successful goal setting principles could help deliver a much-needed psychological boost.

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‘If she has a problem, she comes to me’: the retired care worker helping to fight local loneliness

The Guardian

Margaret Shiplee sealed her commitment to her Suffolk community by joining a befriending scheme. So we treated her with some flowers When Margaret Shiplee retired from her job as a homecare worker for people with special needs 15 years ago, she was at a loss. “I thought, oh God – I have to do something now,” she says. “If I stopped doing anything I’d be bored out of my brain.

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Seminar #113: A Clash of Symbols

What a Shrink Thinks

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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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What I Learned About Navigating the Mental Health System

Beautiful Voyager

Photo by ali elliott. In my long and unavoidable experience with mental illnesses, I at first felt hopeful. Who wouldn’t, when you're told you have numerous doctors at your disposal for help? My family and I had been exhausted by my violent and drastic mood swings. The entanglement of delusions and psychosis had long ago become too much to bear. I was entrusted to a mental hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont at age fifteen.