Social Work Blog

APRIL 25, 2025

Last year, New York city opened its first pet-inclusive homeless shelter By Faye Beard Christine Kim, MSW, knows well the choice many unhoused individuals face when deciding to keep their pets with themno matter what. Many people experiencing homelessness are even more deeply attached to their animals than people who have homes, Kim told NASW. Kim is the founder of My Dog Is My Home , a nonprofit that works to ensure that unhoused human-animal families have safe, low-barrier co-sheltering and co

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Nnatasha Tracy

APRIL 24, 2025

Mental illness lies to you. It says you're alone. But whether you're living with depression, bipolar, or another diagnosis, you're not the only one. Here's why mental illness feels so isolating and what to remember when you're in the dark.

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Community Care

APRIL 25, 2025

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) has opened for applications in 2025-26 amid significant concerns about children and families going without the therapy they need. Children’s minister Janet Daby only confirmed that the ASGSF would continue for 2025-26 on 1 April, the start of the financial year, leading to the build-up of a huge backlog of applications and del

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National Casa Gal

APRIL 23, 2025

On April 22, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued over 360 notices of termination of federal grant awards. National CASA/GAL was one of the organizations that received notices. Read More. The post National CASA/GAL federal funding terminated appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 25, 2025

Submission Deadline: August 30, 2025 Publication Date: December 2025 Word Limit: 2000 words (including references) Submit to: Dr. Rajendra Baikady rajendra.baikady@mail.huji.ac.il Prof. Carolyn Noble carolyn.noble@acap.edu.au Theme: The Politics of Social Work A Need for Courage and Action in an Unfair World The 30th edition of Social Dialogue , hosted by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), invites courageous voices to join a powerful conversation.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 25, 2025

A child welfare expert weighs in on latest effort to reform NMs foster system New Mexico Attorney General Ral Torrez says hes going to launch a comprehensive and wide-ranging investigation into how the Children, Youth and Families Department fails children. Allow me to save him some time. I can just write the report now and Ill throw in the news story that will follow.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 23, 2025

Help Wanted is a work of fiction but is a social commentary on the gig economy and the plight of part-time workers. Set in upstate New York, Town Square is a big box store, likely recognizable to most readers.

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The Guardian

APRIL 21, 2025

Hugh Kirschs case one of wave of evictions of vulnerable residents caused by crisis in adult social care funding A pensioner with severe learning disabilities who was a victim of one of the most notorious care home abuse scandals of recent years has been told he faces eviction over a dispute about who pays for the costs of his state-funded care. The family of Hugh Kirsch, 66, said they had been warned he would have to leave his supported home because the council that funds his care refused to in

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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 23, 2025

The International Federation of Social Workers Asia Pacific (IFSW-AP) is pleased to announce the launch of the Jane Hoey Scholarship, designed to support social workers from developing countries to attend […]

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Community Care

APRIL 24, 2025

By Tim Spencer-Lane The Mental Health Bill , which seeks to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) to strengthen the voice of the patient and ensure that that detention is only used when necessary, received its third reading in the House of Lords on 23 April 2025. Having now been passed by the Lords, the bill is at the halfway stage of its passage through Parliament.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 20, 2025

A "spoken word" poem written and performed during Social Work Month, on the theme of compassion plus action.

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The Guardian

APRIL 21, 2025

With rising threats of eviction from care homes, this underfunded sector is in danger of falling apart The rising human cost of our shamefully inadequate social care system is illustrated by the shocking case of Hugh Kirsch , as reported by the Guardian. Mr Kirsch, who is 66 and has severe learning difficulties, suffered abuse in a previous placement.

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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 25, 2025

We are deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake that struck central Myanmar on 28 March 2025.

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Child Welfare Monitor

APRIL 25, 2025

Ten-year-old Begidu Morris died more than three years ago of horrific child abuse by his parents, who adopted him from Ethiopia. But there was no avalanche of media coverage of his death, no interviews with shocked neighbors saying they had no idea the child even existed. No pyramid of teddy bears and flowers outside his home. No arrests of those who tortured and murdered Begidu, and no demonstrations demanding justice.

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Children’s Defense Fund

APRIL 25, 2025

By Marian Wright Edelman This month marked a Civil Rights Movement anniversary: the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in April 1960. People often forget that children and young people were major frontline soldiers in the Civil Rights Movement. Six-year-old Ruby Bridges in New Orleans, the Little Rock Nine at Central High School in Arkansas, and other Black students desegregated schools across the South, often standing up to howling mobs.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 20, 2025

But dont worry, the cannamoms will still be safe The Massachusetts family police agency, the Department of Children and Families, recently solicited comment (presumably only because they had to) on a proposed change to regulations defining child abuse. The change is an attempt to get around a wise decision by the State Legislature. Indeed, it is entirely consistent with the way DCF helped the Massachusetts Child Advocate try to sucker a special commission into recommending all sorts of expansion

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CO4Kids

APRIL 25, 2025

Back to Blogs Parent Partner Blog Colorado State Foster Parent Association Supporting Foster Parents Since 1971 In 1971, the Colorado State Foster Parent Association (CSFPA) was formed by a group of foster parents and professionals who wanted to make changes to laws related to foster care and create more resources for foster parents. Currently, the organization is headed up by Executive Director Laura Schaad.

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Beyond Advocacy

APRIL 22, 2025

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee continues to emulate the legacy of her mentor, the late Ron Dellums, as she won the election to complete the term of ousted Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, who voters recalled in November. Dellums served as Oaklands mayor from January 2007 until January 2011, after serving 13 terms in the U.S.

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Center for Child Protection

APRIL 21, 2025

Its Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we couldnt let it pass without recognizing the incredible volunteers who help support our work in so many meaningful ways. Whether theyre greeting families at the front desk, hanging out with our visiting kids and families in our play area, helping to maintain our experiential therapy areas in the courtyard, or supporting a donation drive, our volunteers are everywhere.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 22, 2025

Kansas has its own special, ugly little version of hidden foster care. I have a blog post on How the Kansas child welfare agency makes hundreds of foster children disappear. Indiana has a law limiting the number of cases family police are supposed to carry at least it has one for now. WRTV Indianapolis reports on efforts by some lawmakers to sneak repeal of those limits into the state budget including NCCPRs perspective on how it all traces back to Indianas obscene rate of tearing apart fami

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Community Care

APRIL 24, 2025

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government has authorised the use of a synthetic pepper spray on young people in England’s three young offender institutions (YOI) against the advice of its youth justice agency. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) expressed its “extreme disappointment”, after justice secretary Shabana Mahmood announced today that a select group of specially trained staff would be authorised

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Community Care

APRIL 22, 2025

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Employers have made a “full and final” pay offer to council staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2025-26. The proposed 3.2% pay rise would put “additional pressure…on hard-pressed council finances”, but was “fair to employees”, according to the national employers for local government services, which negotiates terms and conditions on beha

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Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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