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“Opioid neurotransmission regulates appetite and pleasure in the brain. In patients with anorexia nervosa, the brain’s opioidergic tone was elevated in comparison with healthy control subjects. Previously we have shown that in obese patients the activity of the tone of this system is lowered. It is likely that the actions of these molecules regulate both the loss and increase in appetite,” says Professor Pirjo Nuutila from the University of Turku, Finland.
The demolition is being proposed to make space for a planned new Health and Social Work building, which would allow the training of the “next generation of NHS staff” and is a key part of the university’s Estate Vision document.
Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly. One such drug, fentanyl – a synthetic opioid that’s 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine – is the leading reason U.S. overdose deaths have surged in recent years.
Introducing the Medicines and Medical Devices Access Initiative (MMD): a new collaboration that aims to improve patient access to safe, clinically and cost-effective healthcare products.
Students demonstrate in support of Palestinians at the U. of Washington in Seattle
Policy makers and pundits call the agenda “college for all,” referring to certificates and two-year degrees, in addition to four-year degrees. But many laypeople — and even some educators — devalue career and technical education, taking “college” in that prescription more traditionally. They believe success means a bachelor’s degree, and the only question is how to help everyone afford it.
Oranga Tamariki’s cuts to early intervention services in the community has advocates worried more children will end up in care. Providers were grappling with having to do more with less, while experts have said there will be a “greater cost downstream.”
Inside a sweeping attempt to regulate general education in Florida.
Professor Faye Mishna will act as this review’s lead. Mishna is a professor in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and the Department of Psychiatry, and her research focuses on bullying, specifically, cyberbullying and sexting among youth.
The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support – with no negotiation.
Cllr Paul Marshall, Leader of the County Council and Cllr Amanda Jupp, Cabinet Member for Adults Services write…. “the adult social care sector is facing serious challenges in relation to ever increasing demand, rising costs and workforce challenges, all of which are contributing to unquantifiable impacts, not only on social care providers but also on the public.”
Social worker Hannah (above) finds the multidisciplinary approach has helped her practice. “Our OT colleagues are really helpful in terms of exploring all options and helping people to maintain their independence,” she says.
Sudbury did not receive provincial funding for a supervised drug consumption site, but the Ministry of Health announced Monday that the city will get funding for one of the 27 Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs across the province. Above: Downtown Sudbury from the air.
Katelyn Page, a social worker in the Rapid Access to Addictions Medicine (RAAM) Clinic, was well-acquainted with Niagara Health prior to joining the organization in 2015.
This directive will only create chaos, confusion, and inefficiency across the country. The millions of people in America who rely on federal programs to help meet their basic needs must be able to trust that they will have uninterrupted access to the critical resources these programs provide. People must be able to depend on the promises made by Congress.
The Office of the Public Advocate’s Worst Landlord Watchlist is an information-sharing tool that enables tenants, public officials, advocates, and other concerned individuals to identify which residential property owners consistently flout City laws intended to protect the rights and safety of tenants.
BTB, left, poses for a photo with her daughter T in an undated handout photo. BTB was shot and killed by her husband… a retired RCMP officer in October. Robert Wright, a social worker, therapist and director emeritus of the non-profit Peoples’ Counselling Clinic in Halifax, said Nova Scotia is behind in its efforts to identify and address early signs that point to a risk of intimate-partner violence.
She will have a feeding tube put in next week. Then she must pack up her life and leave the family home. “[All of this] has nearly broken me as a person,” she whispers. “The burden of the disease is enough, but when you add having to fight for everything … It feels like I’m being humiliated at the time I’m most vulnerable.” Those with power would do well to listen.
Approximately one billion people worldwide suffer from various psychiatric conditions. Korea is one of more serious cases, with approximately 1.8 million patients exhibiting depression and anxiety disorders, and the total number of patients with clinical mental diseases has increased by 37% in five years to approximately 4.65 million. A joint research team from Korea and the US has developed a technology that uses biometric data collected through wearable devices to predict tomorrow’s mood and, further, to predict the possibility of developing symptoms of depression.
An anti-panhandling billboard set up by the Office of the Attorney General in Hagåtña is vandalized
After decades of practising psychotherapy, I believe it has little foundation in science and often causes harm
“A lot of the power of executive orders is in the messaging,” says Gretchen Goldman (above), President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, an advocacy group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And the message thus far is clear, she says: “The administration is trying to undermine the government experts themselves, as well as the processes by which we make science-based decisions in government.”
A padded cell used to hold people awaiting psychiatric evaluation and court-ordered treatment at the Adams County jail in Natchez, Mississippi. A law that went into effect in July seeks to decrease the number of people being jailed solely because they need mental health treatment.
So nature is throwing this AI generated pasta at the wall to see if it sticks? Is this AI testing OR AI promotion?
“Unconscious ignorance undermines the foundations of democratic debate, trust in science, and respect for knowledge,” Carofiglio said, describing it as an attitude that poisons public discourse and fuels misinformation. On the other hand, he argues that we should embrace conscious ignorance—an intellectual humility that helps us recognize our own limitations while remaining receptive to the knowledge of others. This form of ignorance, like the Socratic “I know that I know nothing,” is the foundation of true competence.
There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental health concern between 2012 and 2022, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
For all of humanity’s many, many flaws, one of our most redeeming characteristics as a species is an almost-universal desire to connect with one another. When terrible things happen and communities find themselves under threat, people invariably step up and offer to help.
Death by accident is 10% higher in rural counties, but with few counselors and social workers, grieving families face barriers to processing their loss and accessing critical mental health support.
Although obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be treated, research has shown that people with the disorder tend to have a lower quality of life than neurotypical people. Many struggle to achieve the same levels of education and financial stability as people without the disorder. Researchers theorized one cognitive process could be to blame: decision making.
The U.S. Department of Labor found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, findings that mirror a recent ProPublica investigation.
Jim Gallagher on the problems of framing public policy in Scotland – and where the voluntary sector fits in
Flagship policy dropped after significant opposition in Scottish Parliament and from local government leaders. Above: The Scottish Government building in Victoria Quay, Leith
A neutral assessment of the differences between your own and others’ possessions, experiences or accomplishments could help you explore what those differences mean to you and what, if anything, you’d like to do about them. But reacting to perceived differences with self-defeating thoughts about your own worth can have destructive effects.
The stronger unions become, the greater workers’ ability to demand better. As the San Francisco chapter of the Wages for Housework campaign put it in 1977:
Prostitution is one way of getting our wages…. We are forced to sell our bodies… in marriage, in the street, in typing pools or in factories. And as we win wages for all the work we do, we develop the power to refuse prostitution—in any of its forms.
Coalition of social workers gathers in Albany.
The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers. Their study examined diagnoses of these disorders in adolescents and young adults between 2001 to 2019.
Above all else, a man reading is silent. In short, and even though it won’t solve everything, my advice to my fellow American men is to shut the fuck up and read a novel.
The growing number of birth-registered females seeking referrals to gender clinics has raised concerns in recent years, with tensions over how best to tackle gender dysphoria in children resulting in the Cass review last year. Above: Dr Hilary Cass speaks about the publication of the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People (The Cass Review)
After more than two decades of work campaigning on food poverty in the UK, Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming takes a step back to reflect on where we are, what we have learned, and what next.
As the Labor Institute’s Les Leopold rightly put it: “Get ready for more faux populism from Democratic Party elites while Wall Street feasts on the riches Trump showers upon them.” What a time to be alive. Above: Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer speaking to the press in Washington, DC
The Ottawa Food Bank is starving for supplies and scrambling to meet skyrocketing demand. It’s the same story for community food programs all across the country.
CUPE Local 410 vice-president Caitlin Ottenbreit says that because public libraries are among the only “free spaces” in Canadian society, many complex social issues observed by residents on the street, are seen by library workers on the job as well…. “Library staff should not be expected to act as social workers,” noted Rattée in an emailed statement. “Patrons shouldn’t have to feel physically threatened in a space meant for reading, studying, and learning.
Barnsley Council said it had moved residents away from Orchard Views Care Home in Gawber after Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors found issues with the management of medicines, risk assessments and care planning at the home.
If parents are concerned or discover their child has been engaged with violent material or activity online, the appropriate response will depend on the severity of the material and whether this was a one-off or a pattern of behaviour.
A global survey spanning 68 countries reveals that public trust in scientists is still high. Led by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, a team of 241 researchers conducted the largest post-pandemic study of trust in science, societal expectations and public views on research priorities.
It is hard to call people into a political project that is deeply incompatible with their sense of what it means to act morally in the world.
The contrast between areas protected by private firefighters and those relying on public services is stark and troubling. In some affluent LA neighbourhoods, private firefighters stand guard in front of untouched mansions, while thousands of homes nearby have been reduced to ash and rubble.
The Region of Peel—a sprawling suburb just west of Toronto made up of the cities of Mississauga, Brampton, and the Town of Caledon—has generally had a manageable shelter system. That has changed dramatically in the past few years as Peel has found itself in a vortex of crises. In the midst of a pandemic and a housing affordability crisis, the Region has seen a huge influx of asylum seekers with nowhere to go and few means to settle down.
If a state decides to remove poverty from its definitions of child neglect, it must also provide resources to help alleviate that poverty, said Jill Duerr Berrick, a Professor of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. “Telling the public not to report poverty (because it’s not maltreatment), or telling social workers not to substantiate only-poverty cases is important, but it’s equally important to give the public and — especially — to give social workers the tools they need to help parents whose children are suffering because of poverty,” Berrick wrote in an email