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The scarcity of such affordable options is part of why Toronto was ranked as “impossibly unaffordable” in a report published this month that ranked the city 84 out of 94 cities worldwide assessed for affordability, with Vancouver the only Canadian city faring worse.
Describe how Grace fits into the story of Blue Lights?
We meet her at a moment in her life where she’s made this huge career change from social worker to police officer. I think that decision is hugely informed by the job she used to do and the frustrations of working in that environment. She wants to do a job where she can make a difference and be on the frontline of that change. She has a 17-year-old son and she’s juggling being a mum, a single parent, and learning to do a new, challenging job at the same time. She’s just trying to hold it all together and do the best she can.
As part of BASW’s General Election coverage, we’re scrutinising each of the main UK political party manifestos.
Collaboration in social work allows professionals to combine expertise, perspectives, and resources to address complex social issues comprehensively. This approach pulls in strengths from various fields to develop innovative solutions, improve care coordination, and support individuals in need.
Oxfam Hong Kong found that 1.36 million were living in poverty in the first quarter of last year.
Nonprofit workers Kalain Hadley, left, and Justin Szlasa visit a South L.A. transitional home for men leaving jail or prison who might otherwise become homeless. Such services face constant problems with reimbursement.
Walkout by children’s practitioners at South Eastern trust follows strike by Belfast social workers over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels last month. The walkout by children’s practitioners at the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust will run from 3-5 July. Their union, NIPSA, has timed the strike to coincide with the 4 July election.
Cllr Horner suggested a lack of services could be one factor. “Particularly during COVID there’s a generation of young people that were left behind,” she said. “We are seeing a huge amount of behavioural issues associated with young people that I think missed out on the really vital services of youth services, of schools, of social workers identifying early interventions. “That’s one factor, there’s a whole load of other ones”.