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With The World Teetering

Gary Direnfeld

I know, the world feels precarious to many these days. I thought the whole world was Jewish. It really wasn’t until my young twenties did I really understand the whole world wasn’t Jewish and that indeed, we were a tiny minority that a good portion of the world doesn’t like. Teetering.

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Mental Health Awareness Month 2023

My Brains Not Broken

Look Around, Look Within Mental Health America’s 2023 Mental Health Month campaign is focused on how surroundings impact mental health with the them Look Around, Look Within. MHA is calling for people to take some time to look around, look within , challenging people to examine the world and how it impacts our overall health.

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LAUNCH OF GLOBAL AGENDA THEME 4: “BUEN VIVIR: SHARED FUTURE FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE”

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The theme will also be presented at the 2024 World Conference on Social Work and Social Development in Panama. Our world faces multifaceted crises, ranging from violent conflicts, environmental degradation, to persisting poverty and political disparities. It’s a call for unity, collaboration, and transformative action.”

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By the Numbers: The State of Mental Health in the US in 2023

My Brains Not Broken

Mental illness and mental health challenges are extremely prevalent in today’s world, and diving into the data is one of the clearest ways to show that. One of the most important studies is from Mental Health America, which recently published results from their 2023 State of Mental Health in America survey.

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IFSW North America – Beyond the pandemic: Exploring social work ethics and values as a contribution to a new eco-social world

International Federation of Social Workers

Download the NA Webinar Flyer The IFSW and Social Work Ethics Research Group (SWERG) would like to warmly invite Social Workers around the world, from different backgrounds, to join us in a webinar, with small group discussions, to reflect on learning from social workers’ rethinking of what counts as ethical practice during Covid-19.

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Taking a Look at Youth Mental Health: A Statistical Breakdown

My Brains Not Broken

According to the ‘State of Mental Health’ from Mental Health America: 15.08% of youth experienced a major depressive episode in the past year, a 1.24% increase from last year’s dataset. million youth in the U.S. have severe depression, and multiracial youth are at greatest risk. of youth in the U.S. 7.74% of U.S.

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Want to be well? Own it.

Gary Direnfeld

It is important to acknowledge both, for both have informed who you are, how you see the world and how you act in relationship to others. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America. One doesn’t have to deny the bad to protect the good. Both memories and experiences can be true simultaneously.