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Mental Health Act detention numbers fall for second year but significant racial inequalities persist

Community Care

Butt added: “The current Mental Health Act is 40 years old and reinforces mental health inequalities with its disproportionate use on racialised communities. We need to fix this law and put better protections in place as soon as possible.”

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Social care inequalities deepening due to cost of living crisis and squeezed council budgets, says CQC

Community Care

Inequalities in access to adult social care are deepening due to the cost of living crisis, staff shortages and squeezed council budgets. That was the message today from the Care Quality Commission in its annual State of health care and adult social care report.

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Inequality of Mental Health

MQ Mental Health

One such way is by focusing on addressing inequalities that exist in research into mental health. 35 of MQ’s 63 projects directly challenge inequalities in mental health and mental health research. People with severe mental illnesses are more likely to be unemployed, exacerbating and continuing social inequalities.

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World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care

Relias

Over the past two years, the coronavirus pandemic has not only revealed enormous health inequities across the world, it has also exacerbated existing mental health inequities. Mental Health Inequities Across the U.S. The post World Mental Health Day 2021: Addressing Inequities in Care appeared first on Relias.

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Minority ethnic social care staff face disproportionately high levels of bullying and disciplinaries – study

Community Care

The authorities have volunteered to take part in the social care workforce race equality standard (SC-WRES), which is designed to illuminate the scale of workplace inequalities in order to shape action plans to reduce them. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services issued a similar message.

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Luke Shaefer Discusses Income Inequality on “Detroit Today”

Michigan Social Work

Professor Luke Shaefer spoke with “Detroit Today” on WDET about how rising income inequality affects our economy and our society.

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Child Maltreatment: Reporting Inequities in Rural Counties

inSocialWork

In this episode, guest Dr. Brenda Smith examines the topic of inequities among states and counties in child maltreatment reporting. The post Child Maltreatment: Reporting Inequities in Rural Counties appeared first on UB Social Work. Dr. Smith received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.