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Our need to understand this middle-aged group and their vulnerability to extremism through social media was the driving force behind an EU-funded research project, currently in its second year. For the first time, researchers from across Europe are looking at people in their 40s to mid-60s to uncover what characteristics of social media and online content encourages them to go down the rabbit hole to extremism.
ADASS, BASW and Social Workers Union hail role of social workers and care staff in supporting communities affected by violence, disorder and racism, while AMHP Leads Network raises concerns about safety
Figures from the Department of Education’s annual school census for Northern Ireland for 2002-23 show that 28.7% of children in the care system stayed on in school from year 12 to year 13 compared to 64.8% for other children. The Early Adversity and Developmental Trauma course in UU’s School of Psychology is the first course of its kind in Northern Ireland. It aims to help attendees pursue a career in psychology, community work or social work.
BASW and SWU condemn in the strongest possible terms the appalling acts of violence, disorder and racism that have terrorised communities across the country in recent days. Stoked by disinformation spread by far-right agitators, attacks have been targeted towards citizens of diverse faiths, Muslims, asylum seekers, immigrants, and other minority groups.
In the next 40 years in Australia, it’s predicted the number of Australians aged 65 and over will more than double, while the number of people aged 85 and over will more than triple. If you’re not really interested in aged care, you should be. Given these figures, you will almost certainly be engaging with aged care services at some stage – either for yourself, or supporting family members or friends seeking aged care.
“The Hong Kong Christian Institute has always been committed to nurturing believers and encouraging churches to establish a faith practice with social consciousness and social responsibility,” the Chinese post read. “But it is constrained by the current social environment. The institution is unable to operate in a way where it can freely carry out its mission,” the post continued.
After months of hearings, a federal judge last month ruled that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs discriminates against homeless veterans whose disability compensation makes them ineligible for housing being constructed on its West Los Angeles campus.