Archive for July 2025

UNISON says workers will be ‘disappointed’ by 3.2% rise for 2025-26 and ‘far more will be required in future’ to prevent worsening of council recruitment ‘crisis’

The term ‘sandwich generation’ refers to a group of middle-aged adults who are simultaneously caring for their own children and their ageing parents…. In Malaysia, most caregivers are informal or family members and according to the Department of Statistic Malaysia (DoSM) Labour Force Survey in February 2024, there are 7.23 million persons recorded as being outside the labour force, with the main reason being housework or family responsibilities.

A copy of the Harvard Education Review previewing a future issue dedicated to education in and about Palestine.

The number of British Columbians in forced treatment has risen steadily: from 11,000 in 2011 to 18,000 in 2020-21 — a number that’s believed to be even higher today. By comparison, patients in voluntary care over that decade largely remained stagnant at about 11,000 a year, according to the B.C. ombudsperson. Above: Nicole Luongo is with the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition.

While HART is several years old, it’s already made an impact in Fort Wayne. Since the team’s inception, they have responded to around 5,000 mental health calls, and since April, there have been around 600.

Congratulations to our Faculty of Social Work scholars who have been awarded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 2025 Insight Development Grants to support the development of new ideas, research questions, methods, and theoretical approaches over the next 2 years. Above: L-R: Dr. Christine Mayor, Dr. Blessing Ojembe, and Dr. Ashley Stewart-Tufescu

Niagara Falls Schools Superintendent Mark Laurrie, left, with Megan Koury, a trainer in the UB School of Social Work’s Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care, outside Niagara Falls High School.