Community Care

JANUARY 24, 2024

The government has handed social care an extra £500m for 2024-25 following last-ditch pleas for ministers to ease funding pressures on councils. Levelling up secretary Michael Gove announced the top-up to the planned local government settlement for the coming financial year, in a statement to Parliament today. The funding will top-up the existing social care grant, which authorities can spend on either children’s or adults’ services.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 24, 2024

It’s the wintertime, which means that we’re all tired, and the desire to do anything is as frozen as the weather. I often write about how challenging the wintertime can be for our mental health, and it happens every year. Like seasons, we go through our own cycles, reaching the same points across the calendar year. Even though January has become known as a time of resolutions and rebirth, I enjoy pushing back on that.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JANUARY 24, 2024

The tripartite committee comprising the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), the International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW), and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), are delighted […]

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The Guardian

JANUARY 24, 2024

Cash-starved Bristol city council is not the real villain here, but its proposed strategy tells us some lives matter less than others If you want a symbol of this country’s shredded safety net, look no further than Mark in Bristol. For the past 30 years Mark, who has cerebral palsy, has lived in his accessible bungalow with the support of personal assistants.

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MQ Mental Health

JANUARY 24, 2024

Over a third of adults experienced high or extreme levels of pressure and stress always or often in the past year (35%), according to a new annual benchmark by Mental Health UK which warns that the UK is at risk of becoming a ‘burnt-out nation’. Against a backdrop of rising levels of people out of work due to long-term sickness , the polling of over 2,000 UK adults by YouGov reveals that one in five workers needed to take time off due to poor mental health caused by pressure or stress in the pas

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The Guardian

JANUARY 24, 2024

Money comes after Tory MPs write to PM demanding funds to prevent cuts to services as financial crisis worsens in election year UK politics live – latest updates Councils in England are to be handed an extra £500m in funding amid a worsening financial crisis at town halls across the country. Tory MPs had threatened Rishi Sunak with a fresh Commons rebellion.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 24, 2024

Home Office rejects call for change from coroner in case of woman who died after ambulance delay The minimum level of English language skills required for foreign care workers will not be raised despite the death of a care home resident after staff were unable to explain her critical state to 999 operators. The senior coroner for Somerset investigated the death of 91-year-old Barbara Rymell in August 2022 and found that the primary school standard of English required to get a health and care vis

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Creative Play Therapist

JANUARY 24, 2024

This worksheet can be used during the treatment or safety planning process.

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Relias

JANUARY 24, 2024

Juvenile justice is shifting towards a more compassionate and nuanced approach that recognizes the profound impact of trauma on young offenders’ lives. For effective interventions, understanding the existing traumas that contribute to delinquency is paramount. By adopting a trauma-informed perspective, juvenile justice systems and organizations can address immediate legal concerns but also foster healing, resilience, and positive transformation for young people engaged in the juvenile just

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