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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. … So under Family First, we created new federal funding for those services. Sometimes, in order to prevent the need for foster care, mom and dad might need a little help.

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Whole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important

Relias

This can include allergies, history of substance use disorder, insurance, and more. How to coordinate care For effective whole person care, organizations need to coordinate medical, behavioral health, and any necessary social services. Payers : Many in the U.S. Care coordination must focus on the needs of the individual.

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The Importance of Father Daughter Relationships

All For Kids

Other studies show that young women with healthy relationships with their fathers were less likely to become clinically depressed or anxious, develop eating disorders, body dysmorphia, or be dissatisfied with their appearance or body weight. Our results suggest it can really help daughters feel less lonely over time.

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How and Why Trauma-Informed Leadership Works

Relias

Even in typical circumstances, professionals in helping roles are susceptible to secondary trauma, sometimes referred to as an inherent risk in their field by social workers. Shockingly, studies reveal that one-third of child protective services workers exhibit symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Social Work on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Look Back, A Look Ahead (Part Two)

Social Work Blog

2023), for example, suggest that “self-reported symptoms of compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress, combined with concerns about safety and difficulties connecting clients with needed services, have combined to yield “a perfect storm of frustration and burnout” (McCoyd et al., Clinical Social Work Journal, 49, 495-504.

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In “child welfare” the horror stories go in all directions – all year long

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

In response, the state’s Department of Child Services temporarily stopped referring children to Pierceton Woods, a nonprofit residential facility which treats boys for substance use disorders and sexually harmful behaviors. That lasted 11 days…. ● In Utah, NBC News reports on how the state has shut down an RTC.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2023, Part Two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

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? I’d rather take the beating than catch a CPS case,’ as one said to me.” said Patrick.