Tue.Jun 25, 2024

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Learning from Relief Funding: A Look at Outreach and Education Efforts Across the Country

Child Care Aware

Child care received $52.5 billion in temporary federal relief funding to help the sector recover and rebuild in the wake of the pandemic. Research shows that the investments have made a difference in lowering prices for families and increasing child care employment and wages, which helped stabilize the market in a time of turmoil. This funding, especially stabilization grants made available under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), gave each state an opportunity to make much-needed improvements

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Michelangelo Trujillo Successfully Defends Dissertation

Michigan Social Work

Michelangelo Trujillo has successfully defended his dissertation entitled "Identity-Based Processes and Clinical Social Work Education." His committee included Joseph Himle (co-chair) and Richard Tolman.

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Mental health social workers pose greatest recruitment and retention challenge for adults’ services

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Mental health social workers pose the greatest recruitment and retention challenge for adults’ services, a survey of councils has found. Authorities told the Local Government Association (LGA) that they were struggling to compete with other employers, including the NHS, on salary, while half lacked confidence in their ability to adequately staff mental health services over the coming