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Challenging Handmaid’s Tale jurisprudence in child welfare

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

to control her addiction. But New York Citys family police agency, the Administration for Childrens Services, charged her with neglect. used drugs during her pregnancy. gave birth, the newborn tested positive for methadone which had been prescribed to Ms. The agency didnt stop there.

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Child Maltreatment 2023: A reduction in child maltreatment victims or a retrenchment of child protection?

Child Welfare Monitor

“New Federal Report Demonstrates Reduction in Child Maltreatment Victims and Underscores Need for Continued Action,” the Administration on Children and Families (ACF) of the US Department of Health and Human Services proclaimed in releasing the latest annual report on the government response to child abuse and neglect.

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Guide for Clergy Ministering to People With Addictions

Gateway Foundation

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 20.4 Addiction is a pervasive issue in our society, and it affects people from all walks of life, including religious people. million people aged 12 or older experienced a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2019.

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Native Americans and Opioid Addiction: Understanding the Problem

Relias

Perhaps even more concerning for the future, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated that over 5% of the total AI/AN population in 2019 struggled with opioid misuse. Extreme hardship created susceptibility to addiction. Native American woman speaks with her healthcare provider.

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September is National Recovery Month: Supporting the Journey to Recovery 

Social Work Blog

FAVOR has developed a language that social workers and others can use to talk with the public and policymakers about recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. EP13: Facing the Opioid Crisis [Podcast]: Opioid addiction has become a public health crisis in the United States.

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?NASW Member Voices: Social Work and Self-Care — A Review Through an Updated Lens

Social Work Blog

Moreover, it promotes a healthier and more joyful work environment where colleagues and administrators have greater emotional capacity and feel more comfortable supporting each other in the reduction of work-related stress, vicarious trauma and burnout. For more information, you can visit her website: www.violetadonawa.com.

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Member Voices: My Journey to Clinical Social Work

Social Work Blog

Daicia Price, recommended that I consider applying for the HRSA SUD program, which provided funding from the federal government’s Health Resources and Services Administration program to students who’d specialize in Substance Use Disorders. I had not imagined myself studying SUD, and hadn’t considered addiction a social justice issue.