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The fundamental misconception at the heart of the Family First Act

Child Welfare Monitor

Maybe a parent needs mental health care or substance use disorder treatment, or parenting training and support, or maybe the family needs to do family therapy. There is a longstanding undersupply of drug treatment and mental health services, as well as domestic violence services, which were inexplicably left out of FFPSA.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support. Emotional Well-being : They explore the individual’s emotional well-being, including their ability to cope with stress, manage emotions, and maintain healthy relationships.

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When Risks Collide: Maternal Mortality and Mental Health

Relias

The obstetrics community has focused on addressing high-risk areas such as maternal sepsis, postpartum hemorrhage, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, fetal heart monitoring, non-medically indicated Cesarean births, and shoulder dystocia emergencies. These grim statistics are not news for healthcare organizations.

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2024 BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients

University of Connecticut

I work a full-time job doing case management for a local non-profit organization and wrapped up an internship with the East Hartford Police Department's Crisis Intervention Division. It gives me greater insight into struggles with domestic violence, homelessness and substance use.

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A Fatal Collision: The Opioid Epidemic and the Dismantling of Child Protection Services in Washington State

Child Welfare Monitor

was born) for issues including use of heroin, marijuana and alcohol in the home; lack of supervision of the children; domestic violence; an unsafe caregiver living with the family; an unsafe and unclean living environment unsecured guns in the home out-of-control behaviors by B.B.s During the ten years before B.B.s