MQ Mental Health

APRIL 26, 2024

One week ago, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave a speech causing concern when it comes to words he used about mental health. Language can be powerful, particularly in regards to mental health conditions. The Conservatives recent rhetoric has provoked a strong response from charity sector leaders and health organisations.

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Bipolar Bandit

MARCH 17, 2024

Would you like to be part of a collaborative video that sends a message of peace and how we can all get along and the answer is not division and not being friends with someone because they disagree with you or calling them a racist because their political views are different? Email if interested.

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The Guardian

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Thérèse Coffey announces measure aimed at freeing up beds in hospitals in England before winter pressures Latest politics news – live Ministers are setting up a £500m emergency fund to get thousands of medically fit patients out of hospital as soon as possible in an attempt to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed this winter.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here we expand on the ways social workers can take action with an edited extract from Shoesmith’s book, Learning from Baby P: The politics of blame, fear and denial , published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers: Talk about what you do Be proactive about being a social worker – speak up and tell people you meet socially and be proud of your profession.

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Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 2, 2022

It was run by Thistletown Regional Centre, a major children’s mental health centre. I was required to take a course on Canadian Political Science. I promised I would become a good social worker and never become a political scientist. There, I not only learned so much, but was introduced to the profession of social work.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 24, 2022

Health expert says NHS needs money too and diverting promised £13bn is not a sustainable solution Politics live: latest updates Liz Truss would be “robbing Peter to pay Paul” if she diverted £13bn of funding for the NHS to deal with a Covid backlog in social care, experts have said.

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Social Work Futures

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Social Work Evolving global profession with trained individuals who encourage and facilitate well-being and equity in individuals, families and communities and who actively shape systems to better produce justice, health and flourishing as well as to interrupt structural violence in all its forms. L.Nissen/2023

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The Guardian

MARCH 1, 2023

Ex-health minister dismisses claims he ignored expert advice as ‘distorted’ and ‘spun to fit anti-lockdown agenda’ UK politics live – latest news updates Matt Hancock has firmly rejected claims he dismissed expert advice to test anyone entering a care home for coronavirus at the start of the pandemic, labelling the reports “categorically untrue”.

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Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. Learning when and what to say no to can be the most important skill to getting things done. Boundaries. Give it a try. To that, say yes.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 9, 2023

Steve Barclay acknowledges NHS is under ‘severe pressure’ and expresses regret over instances of poor care UK politics live – latest news updates England is suffering its worst flu season for a decade, the health secretary has said, as he sought to acknowledge “severe pressures” in the NHS and expressed “regret” for some patients receiving poor care. (..)

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 2, 2024

The pursuit of achievement, earning money, staff politics, deadlines, tech stress and juggling work and family life all make our work a prime source of potential stress, no matter the industry we work within, be it the private, public or charity sector. on average for every £1 invested in mental health. April is Stress Awareness Month.

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Doin' The Work

MAY 16, 2022

They offer one of the country’s only Political Social Work programs and an Abolitionist Focused Learning Opportunity. Located in the heart of Houston, the program is guided by their bold vision to achieve social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global. She also shares her thoughts on Black healing and joy.

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MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In this webinar, presented by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and hosted by MQ’s own Director of Research Partnerships and Development Emily Wheeler, we heard from some experts into what the latest developments have been in the area of depression research. first appeared on MQ Mental Health Research.

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inSocialWork

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Today, these scholars will define what it means to be transgender, discuss the policy and political challenges they face, and ask some hard questions about the response — or lack thereof — to their needs within social work.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Scottish government promises to tackle health and social care crisis to protect weakest and poorest UK politics live – latest news updates The Scottish government has promised to spend another £1bn on tackling the crisis in health and social care by raising taxes on higher earners and holiday homes.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Hello Everyone, I am excited to share with you the fact that an Instructor’s Manual has recently been released for the third edition of my book Human Rights and Social Justice: Social Action and Service for the Helping and Health Professions (Cognella, 2023). I have also incorporated more examples outside the U.S.,

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The Guardian

JANUARY 22, 2023

The searing memories of this winter will endure and any action ministers take now will come too late to improve their standing at the next election Crisis, conflict and collapse have driven the NHS to the top of the political agenda. Every day brings new horror stories from the frontlines of a health service on its knees.

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Social Work Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

While every election matters, the November 2022 midterms are imperative because human rights like voting, reproductive health and LGBTQIA+—issues central to social work’s mission and values—are in deep jeopardy. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 18, 2022

American Promise joined forces with the National Association of Social Workers and Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy on June 27, 2022 for a conversation on “The Power of Political Social Work.”. America has a big problem with money in politics. More social workers are running for office.

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Doin' The Work

JANUARY 30, 2023

They offer one of the country’s only Political Social Work programs and an Abolitionist Focused Learning Opportunity. Located in the heart of Houston, the program is guided by their bold vision to achieve social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

It highlights the often-overlooked roles that women have played in various fields, including politics, science, literature, arts, and more. Her dedication to addressing national and global women’s issues, including health, equal rights, and economic equality, garnered international recognition.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

[Note: Below is an excerpt from the lead editorial in the most recent issue of the journal Health & Social Work , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. Children & Schools , Health & Social Work and Social Work Research are available by subscription at a discounted rate for NASW members, either online or in print.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Paul Scully sends mixed messages about impact of government plans to scale back English social care cap Live: all the day’s political developments A government minister has been unable to guarantee that some people will not have to sell their homes to fund their own social care amid a backbench rebellion over plans to scale back a cap on costs.

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The Guardian

JULY 2, 2022

How are we coping with the social, cultural and political change this brings? The 40-strong class overwhelmingly made up of women over 65 – the oldest, Anne, 84, completed the entire routine – is a picture of health in older age. Nearly one in five people in England and Wales are 65 or over – some are thriving, some struggling.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Hunt, who chairs the Commons health and social care select committee, told colleagues it was better to vote through the plans in parliament on Monday evening in the hope that governments will in future make them fairer for people with fewer assets. Continue reading.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 31, 2022

Northumbria’s NHS trust could be a model for integrating health and social care, as well as paying staff a better wage The prime minister and chancellor have bolted themselves together in a mutual destruction pact. This is an epic case of political and policy mismanagement.

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Gary Direnfeld

MAY 27, 2022

Lastly we did discuss the political climate and school resources. Those are the outcome of political agendas. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice.

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Doin' The Work

MAY 29, 2023

They offer one of the country’s only Political Social Work programs and an Abolitionist Focused Learning Opportunity. Located in the heart of Houston, the program is guided by their bold vision to achieve social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global.

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 8, 2024

Lukas grew up with a father who had mental health challenges. He cared deeply about his work, but also family, politics, creativity, conservation, travel. The post The Itch: A Son’s Story of A Father With Mental Health Challenges first appeared on MQ Mental Health Research. This is one son's story.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 18, 2024

Robert Howard writes that it is bureaucracy and a lack of political will that prevents a return to ‘the good old days’. A hallmark of democracy is that the institutions of civil society be independent of the state – neither funded by the state nor substituting for it.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The multiple problems confronting the UK’s health and care system are interconnected and have been years in the making.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The NAO issued the message in a report assessing the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) ability to deliver on its wider adult social care system reforms. However, the NAO said the department believed this was an overestimate, in the light of concerns over the accuracy, robustness and consistency of the data submitted.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

The unprecedented global crisis created the political will to implement long-called-for expansions of government benefits. That figure was reason to celebrate, since childhood poverty, particularly in the first six years of life, is linked to poor adult outcomes, including lower education and higher rates of mental health issues.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

And Thérèse Coffey becomes the third health and social care secretary of 2022, in the wake of Sajid Javid and Steve Barclay, a role she will combine with being deputy prime minister. At the same time, the Department of Health and Social Care is planning significant reforms to adult social care funding.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 27, 2022

Which came first – your interest in politics or interest in social work? In other words, did a desire to be involved in politics inspire you to pursue a degree in social work or did your pursuit of a social work degree inspire you to get involved in politics? Social work practice and politics are inextricably linked for me.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

OCTOBER 9, 2022

We remember those whose lives, families, homes and health have been and continue to be destroyed by wars. We reflect upon the practical role social workers and the social work profession can play in the context of armed conflict and in the area of mental health recovery during post-war contexts.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 3, 2022

Social work is political.” Social work and NASW have a long history of social and political activism, and all social workers have an ethical responsibility to advocate for clients, per our Code of Ethics. In Association News, learn about some of the topics covered during NASW’s recent virtual forum, “Reimagining Social Work in Health.”

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