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The pair, both graduating with master’s degrees in social work, exemplify their commitment and determination to achieve their academic goals, though they both took different paths to get here.

There’s something for everyone at this year’s Seattle Pride. Take a look at what’s happening around Puget Sound.

About 37 million children ages 13 to 15 around the world use tobacco, according to a 2024 report from the World Health Organization. In 2023, e-cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco product in the U.S., with 7.7% of middle school and high school students reporting e-cigarette use. Above: The image of Joe Camel, a cartoon character used to sell cigarettes, was ubiquitous in the late 1980s and most of the ‘90s.

Houses bought as speculative investments often lie vacant and in disrepair, eroding neighborhood conditions and blocking any community-led attempts at revitalization.

Inhaling fentanyl caused large sections of white matter in the patient’s brain to become inflamed to the point where he had lost consciousness and risked irreversible loss of brain function, or possibly death. Medical experts had documented previous cases caused by inhaling heroin, but the OHSU patient is believed to be the first documented case involving inhalation of illicit fentanyl.

Frankly, elder abuse reflects a decay of basic human rights in a major segment of our society. This type of neglect has many faces which may include physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse. Victims are also commonly subjected to financial abuse, often losing savings, assets, homes, and other material property. Individuals may also be exposed to abandonment and loss of contact with family and friends.

Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day (above) said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.

Biophilia is the innate love for and connection we feel to the natural world

However, there is yet another, less extensively documented trend: the growing emphasis placed on doctoral training internationally and globally, notably by international organisations such as the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). What is the impact? Does the involvement of such organisations in shaping research career strategies change both the institutional governance framework and substance of doctoral policies?

A state judge ruled that the agency must cooperate in a disability rights investigation into Shrub Oak International School. A ProPublica investigation found that would-be whistleblowers could not get state authorities to intervene at the school.

The agency’s vast subpoena surfaced last week in the federal class-action lawsuit filed against the Oregon Department of Human Services on behalf of Oregon foster children in 2019 by Disability Rights Oregon and A Better Childhood, a national advocacy organization. The lawsuit alleges the state has failed children in the foster care system in myriad ways, such as placement of children in hotels and other inadequate, abusive or unsafe settings. If successful, the lawsuit would force the state to make systemic policy changes in how it takes care of foster children.

The researchers found that the ability of the blood vessels to dilate was significantly reduced among participants in the anger group compared to those in the control group. This vessel impairment was sustained up to 40 minutes after the initial recall event that triggered the anger and decreased afterward. In contrast, the blood vessels of those in the anxiety and sadness groups were not affected.

Electroencephalography, or EEG, might one day be used to help predict whether someone will respond to an antidepressant.

You are keeping no one safe, except for your donors, trustees, and the university’s endowment.

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission released its 21st National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program report last month. It found that ‘more than 16.5 tonnes of methylamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and MDMA combined was consumed between August 2022 and August 2023 representing a 17 per cent increase in consumption of these drugs from the previous year’.

Shazia Khan, Partner at Cole Khan which represented Ms Meade, described the ruling as “a damning indictment of Social Work England and Westminster City Council’s prolonged and oppressive treatment of my client”. “This should serve as a resounding warning to all Regulators that they must not let their processes be weaponised by activists who seek to punish and silence legitimate debate”.

Aboriginal mothers and their babies have higher death rates and poorer health outcomes than white Australians. New community-led services are trying to change that.

“In the normal course of life, you will have your siblings longer than your friends. You’ll certainly have them longer than your partner and longer than your parents. So if you can keep them close enough to be a loving support of you, you’re going to be in better shape,” says Dr. Geoffrey Greif, a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and co-author of the book Adult Sibling Relationships.

A great public resource is at risk of being destroyed.

Working-class people less likely to get jobs in charities than public and private sectors, EY Foundation report finds

This documentary was well-made from one perspective – interviews with the lawyers who represented the families – and included academics versed in the subject. But no social worker or council leader appeared to explain their actions.

When it comes to the ongoing cost of living crisis, May is promising to bring a number of changes in terms of social welfare.

VANCOUVER — Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia’s request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadly opioid crisis.

Student protesters across the country exhibit a moral and physical courage — many are facing suspension and expulsion — that shames every major institution in the country. They are dangerous not because they disrupt campus life or engage in attacks on Jewish students — many of those protesting are Jewish — but because they expose the abject failure by the ruling elites and their institutions to halt genocide, the crime of crimes.

“Drinking less is a great way to be healthier,” said Dr. Timothy Naimi, who directs the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

Two imminent threats to higher education are bloated bureaucracies and clever chatbots. Herewith, I humbly propose a straightforward way to solve both problems.

BCSSW Dean Gautam Yadama will present opening remarks and BCSSW faculty and staff members María Piñeros-Leaño, William Byansi, Candace J. Black, Thomas Crea, Maryanne Loughry, and Theresa Betancourt (above) will be among the speakers and moderators.

The Illegal Migration Act 2023 changed the law so that those who arrived in the UK through what the Government determines an ‘illegal route’, will be unable to stay in the UK and will be detained before deportation. The Act serves no positive purpose, is unworkable, and risks breaching domestic and international law. Above: A barge moored in Portland Port, Dorset, set to house 500 men seeking asylum

Despite its Italian writer-director and Romanian DP, Nowhere Special is set in Northern Ireland, sitting comfortably in the social realist tradition of UK cinema.

Artificial intelligence is making progress in the medical arena. When it comes to imaging techniques and the calculation of health risks, there is a plethora of AI methods in development and testing phases. Wherever it is a matter of recognizing patterns in large data volumes, it is expected that machines will bring great benefit to humanity. Following the classical model, the AI compares information against learned examples, draws conclusions, and makes extrapolations.

Fatalism has been tricky to define. It’s generally thought of as a belief that outcomes cannot be changed and are determined by outside forces. For Oscar Esparza-Del Villar, a professor of psychology at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, what some people call fatalism can be separated out from related factors like helplessness and a belief in divine control. The researchers found that of fatalism and these related factors, it’s the helplessness that influences health behaviours the most.

Emergency departments are closing across the country. Wait times in those still open frequently surpass 20 hours. An unprecedented number of people are being cared for in hallways and spaces not designed for care as they wait for specialists or procedures. Frail elders are waiting months in loud and uncomfortable hospital rooms for a long-term care spot. About one in five Canadians are without a family doctor.

Dear President Carter (above),

I am compelled to write to you after the utterly unjustifiable actions taken by you on the night of April 25 on the grounds around the Ohio Union.

The massive overreaction by police was outrageous, despicable and autocratic on your part.

As the Palestinian death toll in Gaza and the West Bank mounts daily, campus protests against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza continue to spread across the U.S., where students and faculty often face police crackdowns.

The Brattleboro homeless shelter where a staff member was brutally murdered a year ago will be torn down and replaced with a new shelter.

The Labour Party has said that it will renationalise the railways if elected, in what it calls the “biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation.” Under Labour’s proposals, train companies would be brought back into public ownership and run by a new body, Great British Railways, as their privatised contracts expire.

Singlehood is on the rise around the world. In Canada, single status among young adults aged 25 to 29 has increased from 32% in 1981 to 61% in 2021. The number of people living solo has increased from 1.7 million people in 1981 to 4.4 million in 2021. People are single for many reasons: some choose to remain single, some are focusing on personal goals and aspirations, some report dating has become harder, and some become single again due to a relationship breakdown.

Kotek’s top staffers fought hard to ensure the first lady’s work in the governor’s office fit into legal, ethical and administrative structures. The governor had other ideas.

Advocates for youth question the wisdom of investing taxpayer dollars in two private companies. Social workers are concerned the companies’ coaches won’t properly identify youths who need referrals for clinical care. And the spending is drawing lawmaker scrutiny amid a state deficit pegged at as much as $73 billion.

Isaac Johnson, who just completed an internship with Topeka’s public schools and is finishing work on a social work degree, talks to reporters during a news conference, Thursday, April 26, 2024, in front of a mural at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Johnson, who is transgender, worries about the effects of a proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors, which also would bar state employees from promoting social transitioning for youth.

Since that horrible day, I’ve learned how trauma can upend your life

A dose-sparing intradermal mpox vaccination regimen was safe and generated an antibody response equivalent to that induced by the standard regimen at six weeks (two weeks after the second dose), according to findings presented today at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Global Congress in Barcelona.

A new report has found a worrying pattern of lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and worse health and wellbeing in the North of England.

Steve Crocker, who was also president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Service for 2021/22, will lead the Market Interventions Advisory Group, it has been revealed.

Social work staff at the Da Nang Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital providing free meals for needy patients.

If Appalachia itself is othered through extractive industries, cultural backwardness, and political populism, what do the queer lives who remain and fight for queer ecological futures mean for the region—and the rest of the United States?

House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., at left, placed a new restriction on earmarks for nonprofits amid GOP concerns about LGBTQ programs (above)…. House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., called the change a “seismic shift” that would block funding for YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs and other critical community programs. She said members of both parties would suffer. “In order to accommodate the extreme Republican wing, Republicans are trying to root out any help for the LGBTQ+ community,” she said in a statement. “They are willing to hurt their own religious organizations, seniors and veterans.”

Durmerrick Ross, pictured above, filed a complaint with the D.C. Office of Human Rights against Howard University for how they handled his mental health crisis in 2017.

The new president Melanie Williams said the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services will be “more assertive” under her leadership. Speaking at Adass’ Spring Seminar this morning, Ms Williams said “we need greater challenge of the government, our systems and status quo”.

Queen Máxima tries her hand at cooking with chef Ghaith, watched by founder Fleur Bakker…. Bakker said that the seeds were planted when she did social work in refugee centres 15 years ago. “I was a bit frustrated,” she admitted. “I thought: how can it be that these people are in asylum centres for so long and then move on to benefits?”