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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). Systemic racism in the economy, the healthcare system, and the field of clinical psychology perpetuates the disparities in access, retention, and effectiveness of mental health services. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University.

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Reproductive Justice: A call-to-action for Social Work in the Post-Roe World

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Diaz, DSW, is an associate professor in the Human Services Department at the New York City College of Technology, CUNY. She holds a doctorate in clinical social work from the School of Policy and Practices at the University of Pennsylvania and is a licensed clinical social worker. Show Notes. Episode Transcript Download.

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News Items – July 21, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Ryan Estes is a member of NASW-NC: [Video] More than 65,000 people in North Carolina contact 988 lifeline in its first year WECT In the first year of the new 988 suicide and crisis lifetime , the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says more than 65,000 people in the state have reached out looking for help.

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Social Work History Month 2021: Social Workers are Essential

Michigan Girl's Café

Social workers aim to improve the lives of children, the elderly, minority groups, disadvantaged populations. The social work profession accomplished major milestones throughout American history. Social workers play a vital role in helping to create programs and policies that make society a better and more equitable place for all.

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News Items – August 12, 2021

Social Workers Speak

City Funding Inadequate For Human Service Workers To Meet Basic Needs, Report Says. New York City’s nonprofit human services workforce – a sector of 200,000 social workers, case managers, and counselors serving the city’s most vulnerable residents – is, itself, in need. . Gotham Gazette. All Otsego.

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News Items – August 5, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Lena Richardson is a member: GA Dept of Human Services Appoints Lena Richardson to Georgia Council on Aging. Department of Human Services Commissioner Gerlda B. University of Arkansas. ” Elaine Heroux is a member: How a Jupiter therapist listened to her dreams and found her ‘path of fire’.

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News Items – September 30, 2021

Social Workers Speak

Victor Armstrong is the first chief health equity officer at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. NASW Foundation Partners with University of Texas-Austin on COVID-19 Vaccination Grant. Veronica Everett, an adjunct sociology professor at the University , addressed the crowd with a megaphone.