Social Work Blog

MAY 5, 2023

There is limited research on how loneliness and social support impact young people’s mental health and mental health services use. In the May 2023 issue of the journal Health & Social Work , which is co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press, an article looks at loneliness among emerging adults. (The

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Shelter, Inc

DECEMBER 26, 2021

According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic. Without help, the impact on children’s mental health may be long-lasting or even life-long.

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Shelter, Inc

MAY 11, 2021

According to Dr. John Walkup, chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lurie Children’s Hospital, 20% of children had mental health challenges before the end of high school, even before the pandemic. Without help, the impact on children’s mental health may be long-lasting or even life-long.

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Relias

MAY 1, 2023

By implementing effective workplace mental health strategies, you can help your DSPs identify the signs of the burnout and take action before it becomes too much. To help close the gap, here are five effective workplace mental health strategies that your organization can use to promote workplace wellbeing and psychological safety.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

APRIL 26, 2023

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). 2014; Walker et al.,

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Relias

JUNE 22, 2023

Whether this comes in the form of bullying, abuse, loss of loved ones, childhood trauma negatively affects children’s mental health and creates lifelong mental and physical health conditions. The benefits of CBT for kids and teenagers For kids and teens struggling with their mental health, CBT offers many benefits.

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The Critical Blog

APRIL 20, 2021

The mental health services Tim encountered were chaotic, inaccessible, and unsafe. Like many other people with mental illness, he joined an endless waiting list. “When you have a story as vivid to support your learning you remember exactly why it is that you are doing what you do” (mental health practitioner).

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Famcare

JANUARY 4, 2022

Many of these people were healthy individuals with no previously diagnosed mental health issues. Others were already diagnosed with mental health issues, but the virus served as a trigger for their disorders and made them worse.

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KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

This made it possible for KVC to meet the needs of any child and family, extending all the way to inpatient children’s mental health hospitals when needed. A few years later, the parent organization KVC Health Systems was created. Each is a nonprofit that provides direct services to children and families.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2023

As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives. Poverty and financial insecurity can have devastating consequences to one’s physical and mental health, even threatening basic survival.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2023

As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives. Poverty and financial insecurity can have devastating consequences to one’s physical and mental health, even threatening basic survival.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2022

As America faces a mental health crisis, the need for suicide prevention services is more imperative than ever. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide is ranked as the second primary cause of death in young people among the ages of 10 to 34 and the tenth most frequent cause of death in the United States.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2023

As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives. Poverty and financial insecurity can have devastating consequences to one’s physical and mental health, even threatening basic survival.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Depression is a very common and serious mental health condition that can significantly impact a person’s ability to function in all aspects of life. In fact, those with other health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and substance use disorder are also at greater risk of developing depression [1]. Depression.

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Relias

MARCH 3, 2024

“No,” I responded, “I actually want to work with adults with severe mental illness.” The look on her face was one of shock — I’m guessing she did not know social workers could be mental health clinicians, much less want to work with individuals with mental illness. We are communicators. We are connectors.

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Famcare

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

million non-profit organizations and a vast human services network. From child and family services to juvenile justice, veteran services, senior services, and mental health services, the United States has a plethora of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dedicated to the betterment of humanity.

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Relias

OCTOBER 31, 2022

has one of the highest rates of mental health and substance use issues. While Americans are more likely than people in many other countries to seek help for these issues, they are also more likely to be unable to access care due to high costs or lack of mental health practitioners in their area.

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Relias

OCTOBER 31, 2022

has one of the highest rates of mental health and substance use issues. While Americans are more likely than people in many other countries to seek help for these issues, they are also more likely to be unable to access care due to high costs or lack of mental health practitioners in their area.

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Famcare

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If you're a member of this sizable workforce, you are well aware of the difficulties faced by those who work in the nation's human services. It's never been more challenging to serve the people with a big number of individuals in need of your help, a growing workload, and a slow rate of growth among new employees.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. Identify future areas of work/growth, boundaries as practitioners as the continued need for mental health treatment remains an essential service during the COVID 19 pandemic in the U.S.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services published guidelines that warned against fast tapering due to the risk of suicide. Building trust and therapeutic rapport is essential when working with any client referred to mental health services, Kljajic says. It was not until a year later that the U.S.

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Social Work Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

People with FASDs may be at high risk for school challenges, criminal justice issues, substance use disorders, and mental health disorders. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a financial assistance award totaling $280,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS.

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University of Connecticut

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“Another exciting aspect of this study is that we will be providing financial compensation to parents who have lived experiences with the child welfare system to become trained in the intervention and co-facilitate the parenting group alongside a mental health professional.” million with 100 percent funded by ASCF/HHS.

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Relias

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Whether they are natural or man-made disasters, human services professionals must prepare accordingly. To help your organization provide the best response possible, we’ve put together this resource on disaster behavioral health. How disasters can affect behavioral and mental health. Disasters happen.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As with many mental health conditions, American society has unfortunately applied stigma to suicide and those coping with suicidal ideation. mental health crisis and decrease the yearly rates of suicide, we must address these stigmas. The increasing rates of suicide in the United States has been an issue for decades.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Going beyond online mental health service, which is largely individually focused and synchronously delivered, the authors offer a map of digital social work practice that can be expanded to include support, identity, community action, education, and psychoeducation.

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Relias

JULY 25, 2023

The impact of COVID-19 on behavioral health While Americans dealt with the effects of these dramatic developments, 40% of adults reported struggling with mental health or substance use in late June 2020, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. LMFT, noted in a Relias webinar on racial issues.

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Relias

JULY 5, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services found that a 10% increase in opioid-related overdose deaths directly corresponded with a 4.4% Some highlights of the Family First Prevention Services Act include: 1. Services to prevent foster care These services help reduce the need for foster care in the first place.

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Relias

AUGUST 8, 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans’ mental health has been negatively impacted in several ways. The majority of human services staff was unaware of 988, the new national number for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis response. The rates of anxiety and depression in the U.S.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Over 60% of veterans with suicidal thoughts are currently not receiving the mental health support they require, hampered by barriers such as mental illness stigma and the perception that seeking help is a sign of “weakness.” Shockingly, suicide rates among U.S. veterans are 1.5 Training S.A.V.E.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

In 43 Essential Policies for Human Services Professionals , Gerald O’Brien provides a resource to overcome these challenges, because policy familiarity contributes to social workers’ fundamental understanding of the individuals, communities, institutions, and governments they serve.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% In 2019, the U.S. had no coverage at all.

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Relias

MARCH 12, 2024

Individuals affected by collective trauma may also exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other mental health disorders. The trauma can manifest in somatic complaints, exacerbating physical health conditions. For an example of how this plays out, we can reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Relias

AUGUST 23, 2022

For those working in human services, compassion fatigue and the associated symptoms of burnout occur all too often. Caring for clients going through trauma or who have difficult living conditions can have adverse effects on staff’s mental health. Offer other training regarding self-care.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, when mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness. Relias is one such ally. The rate of suicide in the U.S. has risen by 30% over the past 20 years.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Going beyond online mental health service, which is largely individually focused and synchronously delivered, the authors offer a map of digital social work practice that can be expanded to include support, identity, community action, education, and psychoeducation.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

They argue that organizations that prioritize self-care for social work and human services staff are more likely to improve client care and productivity. In doing so, the authors embarked on a collaborative, ground-up approach to the research that guides their study.

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