Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I had done mental health advocacy work on a national scale for years before beginning to work on Breakdown and was very inspired by advocates’ tragic stories. Very few people are aware of the population I help and what they struggle with. Their stories motivated me to become a better social worker and write Breakdown.

Psychiatry 98

Psychiatry Interviewing Psychiatric Schizophrenia 98

Social Work Blog

MAY 9, 2022

Currently, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline consists of a national network of call centers that provide free confidential support to individuals experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Callers now are able to reach crisis services via the toll-free national hotline or by calling 911.

Crisis Intervention 116

Crisis Intervention Mental Health Confidentiality Interventional 116

Social Work Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Lastly, this deputy was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct – the details of which are confidential according to military policy. However, despite intense advocacy and social actions by the police reform community, there seems to be no end to such killings. He also had two DUI charges between 2015 and 2016.

Criminal Justice 133

Criminal Justice Military Confidentiality Advocacy 133

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 11, 2023

Another bill largely (though not completely) replaces anonymous reporting to the state’s child abuse hotline with confidential reporting. The anonymous reporting bill The first bill discussed specifically in the Tribune story is the one largely replacing anonymous reporting with confidential reporting.

Child Welfare 97

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Confidentiality 97

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

They should do what Texas did and largely replace it with confidential reporting, in which the accused still doesn’t know the name of the accuser, but the family police do. ● The whole ordeal never could have started if not for the fact that, like 48 other states, Colorado allows anonymous reporting.

Foster Care 82

Foster Care Adoption Child Welfare Confidentiality 82

Relias

JANUARY 23, 2024

The alliance provides advocacy, research, education, and resources for maternal mental health. Postpartum Support International — This non-profit organization provides education, support, and advocacy for women and families affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorders.

Mental Health 59

Mental Health Healthcare Disorder Depression 59

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Court records detail retaliation against attorneys, breaches of confidentiality to benefit the foster parent and an illegal audio recording in open court. As the local newspaper explains: For years, staff and volunteers lied, spied and withheld and destroyed evidence to keep the child from returning to her parents, or from regular visits.

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Schools 98

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

And the head of a trade association for childrens advocacy centers, where many such exams are performed, says the real problem is agencies arent doing enough of them. Keep reports confidential but not anonymous, and stop terrorizing already vulnerable children and parents, because this largely happens to poor people.

Child Welfare 111

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Domestic Violence 111

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

Even a vague reference to a client’s trauma might show up in the news and exploit confidentiality. They are experiencing new ethical challenges , including maintaining clients’ privacy and confidentiality as they work from home. 9 – Social workers were not trained to work in chronic pandemic conditions via technology from home.

Social Worker 130

Social Worker Child Welfare Justice and Corrections Confidentiality 130

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, former director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? A related issue is anonymous reporting. Here’s how it begins: It was 5:30 a.m.

Child Welfare 107

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 107