Archive for October 2024

This resource from PAARI draws from the experiences of embedded social workers in Jeffersontown, Kentucky

Naloxone is an “opioid antagonist” medicine. It attaches to opioid receptors in the brain to reverse and block the effects of opioids. Opioids include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine, to name a few. When someone overdoses on opioids, their breathing can slow or stop altogether. Naloxone can quickly and safely restore regular breathing.

Memory loss is the most well-known symptom of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. But experts say there are other warning signs that can signal early brain changes — ones that are especially important for types of dementia where forgetfulness is not the primary symptom. Just like occasional lapses in memory, these issues can also be attributed to other age- or health-related changes (or just a bad day), so experts emphasized that they aren’t necessarily red flags for dementia in isolation. But, especially in combination, they might be a sign that it’s time to see a doctor.

For many of those who have been trained by or worked with Teach First, this idea of floating between careers, in particular between public and private sector roles, bringing the connections and insider information along, will make perfect sense. That does not mean it makes sense for the teaching profession or those who rely on it, as 22 years of Teach First have demonstrated. Instead, all efforts should be dedicated to making teaching a more attractive profession to join and remain in for the long haul. Teachers need higher salaries, more funding, lower workloads, more trust. That is the real message from this new report. Not lie-ins, lucrative contracts or private sector influence.