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Measure 110 will continue to play a dominant role in Oregon’s fight against addiction. The program, overseen by the Oregon Health Authority (above), will continue to receive millions of dollars a year in cannabis revenues for addiction programs and support, including treatment, housing, support groups and services run by peers, who are in recovery from drug addiction.
Quade was the first in her family to graduate high school and graduated from Missouri State University in 2008 with a degree in social work. She worked for former U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill as a legislative aid as her first foray into politics.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s passion for children and families has defined her career in public service. She served on the Minneapolis school board, worked as executive director of the Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota, and advocated for kids as a state legislator and lieutenant governor.
Councillor Margaret Walker (Cambuslang West) Chair of the Social Work Resources Committee, said: “We know how important the work of all of our social care staff is right across our communities, especially to those who are vulnerable. “We also recognise the significant challenges facing social care – and that our staff continue to be critical to meeting those challenges.
Beginning with the British National Party – a far-right political party that had unprecedented electoral success in local council elections in the early 2000s – a similar ideological trajectory can be traced through a number of far-right street movements that emerged between 2009 and 2018. These included the English Defence League (EDL) in around 2010, Britain First, Football Lads Alliance and Democratic Football Lads Alliance among others.
These groups have couched racist ideology in the notion of “defence”.
Before pursuing a Master of Divinity from EDS, President Bucklin received her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She began her career as a lay leader on the staff of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, where she worked in children and youth ministry before transitioning to young adult ministry, communications, congregational development, church planting, and lifelong formation.
Too often, journal assessments of potentially unreliable research are superficial, opaque and prolonged. Changes to the guidance given by the Committee on Publication Ethics could tighten up the process.
Urban Institute researchers say the financial burden not only puts a strain on the borrowers themselves but also the social welfare programs designed to be their safety net.
Our need to understand this middle-aged group and their vulnerability to extremism through social media was the driving force behind an EU-funded research project, currently in its second year. For the first time, researchers from across Europe are looking at people in their 40s to mid-60s to uncover what characteristics of social media and online content encourages them to go down the rabbit hole to extremism.
ADASS, BASW and Social Workers Union hail role of social workers and care staff in supporting communities affected by violence, disorder and racism, while AMHP Leads Network raises concerns about safety
Figures from the Department of Education’s annual school census for Northern Ireland for 2002-23 show that 28.7% of children in the care system stayed on in school from year 12 to year 13 compared to 64.8% for other children. The Early Adversity and Developmental Trauma course in UU’s School of Psychology is the first course of its kind in Northern Ireland. It aims to help attendees pursue a career in psychology, community work or social work.
BASW and SWU condemn in the strongest possible terms the appalling acts of violence, disorder and racism that have terrorised communities across the country in recent days. Stoked by disinformation spread by far-right agitators, attacks have been targeted towards citizens of diverse faiths, Muslims, asylum seekers, immigrants, and other minority groups.
In the next 40 years in Australia, it’s predicted the number of Australians aged 65 and over will more than double, while the number of people aged 85 and over will more than triple. If you’re not really interested in aged care, you should be. Given these figures, you will almost certainly be engaging with aged care services at some stage – either for yourself, or supporting family members or friends seeking aged care.
“The Hong Kong Christian Institute has always been committed to nurturing believers and encouraging churches to establish a faith practice with social consciousness and social responsibility,” the Chinese post read. “But it is constrained by the current social environment. The institution is unable to operate in a way where it can freely carry out its mission,” the post continued.
After months of hearings, a federal judge last month ruled that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs discriminates against homeless veterans whose disability compensation makes them ineligible for housing being constructed on its West Los Angeles campus.
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Fabricating data, throwing academic shade at other scientists, publishing a mountain of papers that receive a towering heap of citations: cynics might describe these as steps necessary to achieve academic success. They are also goals for players of ‘Publish or Perish’ — a new card game that might hit close to home for researchers trying to navigate the often-labyrinthine and cut-throat institution of academia. The name refers to the common description of academia as a system that rewards researchers who publish their findings in prestigious scholarly journals and punishes those who don’t.
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has published work into the effect that one person (or a small group of people) making all the decisions in a charity can have.
A father’s alcohol consumption has long been overshadowed by the focus on what a mother drinks. But that could be about to change following new research.
A new review article outlines the genetic, neurobiological, and environmental foundations for schizophrenia.
Hong Kong’s social workers’ registration body has begun reviewing social workers’ records following the introduction of a new rule that bars anyone convicted of endangering national security from the sector…. Social work veterans HKFP spoke to said the social workers who opposed the amendment were afraid of speaking up for fear of affecting their jobs.
Larry Richardson’s online profile suggested that he was a young mathematician with significant potential.
The Long Covid Research Moonshot Act of 2024 would provide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with $1 billion in mandatory funding per year for a decade to support studies, the pursuit of treatments, and the expansion of care for U.S. patients impacted by the condition.
In accepting the Googles and Facebooks of the world as our default information providers, we have made many bizarre compromises of this sort. But our lack of exploration into alternative models isn’t a testament to the exceptional quality of Silicon Valley’s offerings; it’s a consequence of the hegemony of Panglossian neoliberalism. Any departure from the market model is depicted as a regression to central planning or outdated systems like Minitel and the Post Office.
Humanitarians have expressed deep concerns about the impact of a possible polio emergency in Gaza, amid disastrous sanitary conditions marked by outbreaks of hepatitis A and myriad other preventable diseases, along with a lack of access to healthcare, because of the war.
The issue for childless older people is that while their health is good, they have no disadvantage. However, if and when their health declines and they require support, informal support also reduces and they do not have the safety net of family.
APA Services responded to a request for information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding their 2026–30 Strategic Plan for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research
A key part of a social worker’s job is to connect people to to the things they need — mental health programs, help getting housing, programs for kids. But what if the needed resource doesn’t exist? The frustration that arises from that dynamic is one reason so many New Mexico social workers report feeling burned out and even consider leaving the field, according to a report from New Mexico’s Center for Excellence in Social Work, a year-old organization housed at New Mexico Highlands University.
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced plans to meet with disability community stakeholders September 30 in the D.C. metro area to better understand challenges in data availability and access for their community.
After private-equity firms acquire hospitals, the facilities’ assets and resources diminish significantly, leaving the facilities less equipped to care for patients, according to a new study by physician researchers at the University of California at San Francisco, Harvard Medical School and the City University of New York’s Hunter College. Above: Steward Health Care announced this month that it was closing Nashoba Valley Medical Center, in Ayer, Mass., west of Boston.
In essence, a “nudge” involves any manipulation of the decision-making environment that steers people’s behaviour in a direction beneficial to them, but without restricting their options or limiting their freedom of choice in any way.
After Covid regulations required working from home, the practice has continued for many social workers. Many authorities have closed local offices as part of cost-saving cuts, forcing more staff to work from home and hot-desk when in the office. Social workers told the researchers they felt increased isolation as a result of working from home, as well as reporting difficulties in reaching colleagues or managers for support, and an absence of the team camaraderie found in an office.
The programme allows social workers to immerse themselves in a case like “a fly on the wall”, prompting them to reflect on how they relate to families. Pictured: (left) Aman Basi, from Sandwell Children’s Trust, and Dr Tarsem Singh Cooner, of the University of Birmingham
Paul Yip, a Professor at The University of Hong Kong’s Department of Social Work and Social Administration, said local employers were becoming more accepting of these young people, possibly after seeing former inmates perform well in their jobs.
NASW comprises 55 chapters nationwide, and its members live in every congressional district across the country. NASW is committed to mobilizing our members, our partners, and the entire social work profession to ensure there are record levels of investment in expanding mental health care, combatting climate change, and reducing student debt.
We know what a Trump presidency looks like, and that the pandemic took a lot out of everyone. To my ears, a campaign that emphasizes personal freedom is more appealing than one filled with doom, gloom and rancor.
Snyder follows a pattern of the current Supreme Court I’ve documented in three books. Since John Roberts became its chief justice in 2006, the court has made prosecuting corruption, especially at the state and local level, nearly impossible for federal prosecutors.
As 2U explained in the motion, the company — which works with colleges to build and maintain online programs and owns the MOOC platform edX — has already pulled operations from most of its office space.
Choosing to hasten one’s death is an intensely personal, carefully considered decision. But it is rarely made in isolation: people who choose to die enlist the emotional and practical support of family, friends and trusted clinicians. After the death occurs, these people remain to bear witness to this extraordinary journey – and their own experiences of it.
Borough Council’s children’s services have received an overall ‘good’ Ofsted rating. And its impressive report rated two of the four judgement areas to be considered ‘outstanding’.
The bulk of the $110 million behind Cop City is being funded by the Atlanta Police Foundation and its corporate donors who constitute the core network of Atlanta’s power elite. These backers of Cop City include major corporations across multiple sectors headquartered in Atlanta, such as the Georgia Power Foundation, Home Depot, Bank of America, Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, and Cox Foundation, Cox Enterprises, a massive conglomerate that owns the city’s main newspaper.
In 2024 it is no longer guaranteed that Social Security is “safe forever.” The Republican Party has called repeatedly for cuts to the popular program. As recently as March 2024, the Republican Study Committee, which includes the Republican House leadership and about 80% of House Republicans, said it is “committed to protecting and strengthening” Social Security by raising the retirement age and cutting benefits for those who are not yet approaching retirement. The Heritage Foundation, the main organization behind Project 2025, said in June that the retirement age should be raised.
More US households are renting now than at any time since the 1960s. Nevertheless, owning a home outright is still widely perceived to be the sensible option. For the middle class, this partially stems from the desire to make good on the promise of homeownership — a desire made all the more acute by the destruction of pensions and the need to plan for retirement. However, the desire is also fueled by insane rental costs, as owning a home is thought to be a way to escape the viciousness of the home-rental hamster wheel. For the huge swaths of people who no longer believe they’ll ever be able to buy, the white-knuckle ride of renting feels like a permanent nightmare.
As a single mom of two, every achievement feels even sweeter. Every achievement reminds me and shows my children that no dream is too distant. Graduating with a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington with two toddlers feels more than a personal achievement. It’s a testament to perseverance and the unwavering support of my incredible village.
Georgia’s sweeping and political application of conspiracy law echoes a tactic that shattered the left roughly a hundred years ago, when the U.S. government targeted socialist parties and militant unions with laws against criminal syndicalism, espionage, and sedition.
The HSE has shown “little or no follow through” in its attempts to reform children’s disability services, a health workers’ group has claimed.
Visual hallucinations are often easier to spot: this AI-generated image adds an extra train track to the Glenfinnan Viaduct, a famous railway bridge in Scotland.
A view of Building 10 on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The university is among those owed money to by online program manager 2U, which filed for bankruptcy last week.
At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday by officials who called on the government to apologize for the schools. The investigation commissioned by Interior Sec. Deb Haaland found marked and unmarked graves at 65 of the more than 400 U.S. boarding schools that were established to forcibly assimilate Native American children into white society.