Archive for September 2025

Until recently… there has been little good data about the effect budget cuts and economic uncertainty are having on local nonprofit organizations. But three North Texas community foundations recently collaborated on a survey that helps fill the information void. Survey responses revealed a worrisome, but complicated, funding landscape. Donors, volunteers, elected officials and local governments should be alert to how the changes could affect programs and agencies they value.

As a social work supervisor in a public school, I spend a lot of time talking about students, whether during individualized education program (IEP) meetings, support team discussions, behavior consultations, or family conferences.

On 28 August, PEN America and PEN International published its joint submission, “Rights to education, free expression, opinion, and non-discrimination” (Rights to Education), which was highly critical of the United States, to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review. But within hours the US State Department informed the UN Human Rights Council that America was withdrawing from the audit of its human rights record.

A woman fails to board a migrant dinghy into the English Channel on August 25, 2025 in Gravelines, France.

Germany has recently taken a landmark step by introducing compassionate access to psilocybin for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), marking the first such programme in the European Union. This initiative allows eligible patients to receive psilocybin treatment outside of clinical trials under a legal framework designed for compassionate use.

“These results will help shape the next phase of work: defining core services and exploring options to improve sustainability and efficiency while protecting access to essential care,” stated Toyeke Adidepe, communications manager with the Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs. “The HCSS Unit will continue to collaborate with the Department of Health and Social Services and the three Health and Social Services Authorities, and work with frontline staff, leadership teams, and partners to guide this process.

The trip was part of a continuing dialogue initiated more than two years ago when Dae Hee Lee, vice president for external affairs at Inje, visited Columbus to propose a global exchange program—something CSW already practices in other countries.