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Dial 988: Mental Health Hotline Launches July 16

Shelter, Inc

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimated calls and texts to the suicide hotline will more than double in 2022 to 7.6 In response to the mental health crisis, Gov. Pritzker enacted two mental health bills into law last year. million, up from 3.3 million in 2020.

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SSW Alumni Spotlight: Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro, MSW

University of Connecticut

Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro MSW, 092 (pending), 2016 – Administration and Case Work. Additionally, I am the Co-owner of ‘2AssureUS’ LLC, which will be providing consultation services for mental health startups and offer therapeutic services as well as parenting programs. Briefly describe your current career path.

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TODAY: U.S. Fifth Circuit Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Two Immigration Cases that will Impact Hundreds of Thousands of Children in Texas 

Children’s Defense Fund

senior administrator of policy and advocacy at CDF-Texas. Family separation has a lasting impact on the lifelong health and wellbeing of children. Having a parent detained or deported can inflict severe trauma and compromise a child’s mental health into adulthood. Hundreds of thousands of U.S.

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas. Identify future areas of work/growth, boundaries as practitioners as the continued need for mental health treatment remains an essential service during the COVID 19 pandemic in the U.S.

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Update: Nursing Home Visitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Work Blog

According to an alert by the Center for Medicare Advocacy (hereafter, the Center)—a national nonprofit organization with which NASW collaborates closely on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries—CMS stated in its December 23 FAQs: “‘The bottom line is visitation must be permitted at all times’” (para. Center for Medicare Advocacy.

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Welcome New Social Workers!

Beyond Advocacy

If you have not paid attention, a mental health crisis—particularly among young Americans—is convulsing the United States. According to a report from the American Psychiatric Association , 37 percent of Americans rated their mental health as fair or poor at the end of 2022, up from 31 percent at the end of 2021.

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“Overworked and Stretched Thin”: Burnout and Systemic Failure in School Social Work

Social Work Blog

The effects of burnout on client service provision, organizational health, and individual well-being are increasingly a focus of social work research, particularly against the societal backdrop of the post-COVID-19 era. In a recent issue of the journal Children & Schools , an article showcases the findings of a study on SSW burnout.