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Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through genomic mapping of post-mortem brain tissue, they found major differences in gene activity affecting mood and inflammation.
SASW’s response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals to add Sex as a characteristic to the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
The European Commission’s communication on a comprehensive approach to mental health, adopted in June 2023, aims to place mental health on an equal footing with physical health and ensure a new, cross-sectoral approach to mental health issues.
Queensland Council of Social Service chief executive Aimee McVeigh (above) disputed that labelling of the requirements. “Including social and affordable housing targets in PDAs is not red tape, it’s good planning,” she said.
UCSF’s starting salary for campus social workers with master’s degrees and provisional licenses is about $93,000, and many work more than 40 hours per week without overtime pay, the workers said. But social workers at UCSF hospitals, even those with identical qualifications and licensure, can have starting salaries of more than $120,000. Above: From left, licensed clinical social workers Brenna Alexander, Juliette Suarez, and John Willard
A University of Kansas training program that addresses mental health workforce shortages has received funding to continue through 2029. The Integrated Health Scholars Program (IHSP) at the KU School of Social Welfare recently received a $2.4 million award through the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program, funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration.
New evidence shows that mental illness may begin deep inside brain cells, rooted in disrupted energy production rather than chemical imbalance.