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Of course a society that demonises poverty will try to prosecute vulnerable, unpaid carers | Zoe Williams

The Guardian

Being without discernible curiosity about the lives of unpaid carers, or their contribution to society, it looks very much like a benefit handed down from on high; so at the very least, you’d expect the Department for Work and Pensions to keep on top of its administration. That is not what happened.

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Poverty Shouldn’t Be a Child Protection Issue

Gary Direnfeld

I was working for the Catholic Children’s Aid Society in downtown Toronto. He was though a victim of society. This was poverty. I knew not of poverty. It was 1985. I had recently graduated with my Masters in Social Work. The case involved a young boy. If I recall correctly, maybe about twelve-years-of-age.

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Higher early help spend and less poverty strongly linked to positive Ofsted ratings, research finds

Community Care

The report’s authors explained the findings by suggesting safeguarding spending could reflect a failure to deal early enough with family need – often arising from poverty – leading to re-referrals and repeat child protection plans. Bywaters said: “It happens in practice too that family poverty is not paid sufficient attention to.

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NASW Proudly Acknowledges Women’s History Month

Social Work Blog

Investing in women is the pivotal first step to drive change and accelerate the transition towards a just, safe, and more egalitarian society for all. Women’s History Month offers a dedicated time to recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of women throughout history and in contemporary society.

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Six School of Social Work Professors Selected as SSWR Conference Cluster Co-Chairs

Michigan Social Work

Six School of Social Work Professors have been selected to serve as cluster co-chairs for the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference. Cluster chairs play a significant role in the abstract review and development of the abstract-based program content for the SSWR annual conference.

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Mental Health Community Reacts: Conservatives Cause Concern

MQ Mental Health

The Prime Minister must know he can’t scare people into good health,” said Alison Garnham, CEO of Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG). “{Mr Sunak’s speech} is an irresponsible war of words on people who already aren’t getting enough support, which the Government would rather not talk about.”

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Trevor Bechtel Speaks with Michigan Radio About How Guns Control Affects Law Enforcement

Michigan Social Work

Lecturer Trevor Bechtel, PhD ‘08, spoke with Michigan Radio’s Stateside about how the prevalence of guns in our society affect police interactions. Bechtel is also the Student Engagement & Strategic Projects Manager at U-M’s Poverty Solutions and is a co-author of their recent report examining the use of force by law enforcement.