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More recently, New York Attorney General Letitia James (above) launched an investigation into non-consensual drug testing of mothers and infants. The AG’s special prosecutor, Galen Sherwin, has stated that the routine testing leads to “the separation of newborns from their parents in the first days of life, interfering with bonding and breastfeeding and causing government agencies to open unwarranted, invasive child welfare investigations.”
Access to psychotherapy has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress since 2018, according to a new study. The increase in psychotherapy use is particularly notable among younger adults, women, college-educated individuals, and those with higher family incomes. Privately insured individuals also experienced greater gains in psychotherapy use compared to those who are publicly insured or uninsured.
Matt Moore, Ph.D., associate dean of student and academic affairs in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky, has been elected president of the Alliance of Social Workers in Sports.
Its annual report says education and social care professionals “are working hard under immense pressure” but “where systems are under strain, it is vulnerable and disadvantaged children” who are being most adversely impacted.
The study found widely varying responses in rats, revealing that individual reactions to the unpleasant aspects of drug consumption can be important in determining susceptibility to addiction.
Last week, Parliament passed sweeping reforms to Australia’s aged care system. These “once-in-a-generation” changes, set to begin next year on July 1, aim to improve how care is provided to older Australians at home, in their communities and in nursing homes.
Childhood, Ahead of Print.
This article axplores children’s welfare in Italy’s northeastern borderlands after WWI. Using the case of a semi-public aid association “Assistenza all’Italia Redenta” (Assistance to Redeemed Italy), the author examines children’s welfare before and after the installation of the fascist regime. She focuses in particular on preschools as a vital source of sociomedical and educational assistance to children in this mutlilingual and multiethnic region. But this assistance came with a quid pro quo, for children recieved it on condition that they learn the Italian language. The article thus explores how social welfare may be instrumentalized for nationalist purposes in borderland regions marked by cultural and national diversity.
