Archive for September 2024

Organizers with Camp Nenookaasi say the situation is untenable for the city’s unhoused residents. They’re pushing local elected officials to decriminalize safe outdoor encampments, keep encampment evictions to a minimum, and protect residents’ rights and dignity during necessary evictions. And in the meantime, they’re finding creative ways to help protect residents – such as building yurts to protect unhoused individuals during Minnesota’s cold winters.

At age 15, Mariana Abarca moved with her family from Mexico to Little Rock, where her father was excelling as a bicycle mechanic.

Hilary has had a much-lauded career in social work practice, education and research, spending many years up to her retirement as a Professor of Social Work at Kingston University. She is a researcher, a social work educator, a university leader and a social worker with a passion and commitment to the advancement of the profession.

In September 2023, the UK Health Security Agency urged students to use condoms and get tested regularly for STIs to help prevent the spread of infections. This is wise advice for everyone, not just students. The most recent data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control shows that syphilis cases rose by 34% from 2021 to 2022, chlamydia cases by 16% and gonorrhoea cases by 48%.

DA MPL Wendy Kaizer-Philander stated that the ongoing victimisation of social workers in the Western Cape had ‘reached a critical point and could not be tolerated’. ‘The Western Cape government has implemented measures such as unmarked vehicles and collaboration with law enforcement to protect social workers,’ said Kaizer-Philander.

Hong Kong’s three-tiered student suicide prevention system needs streamlining, experts say, after 280 cases were reported in the highest tier. They said cumbersome procedures and parental reluctance are hindering access to support services, while schools are concerned about long waiting times for psychiatric care.