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The Associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Services Use among Head Start-Eligible Low-Income Families

Social Work Blog

Social workers spend a tremendous amount of time and resources developing interventions to help serve disadvantaged families and individuals. Social services use is a critical aspect in the field, and the current study seeks to better understand the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social services use.

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Macro-Level Social Work Interventions in Schools: Poverty Simulation Programs as Professional Development Opportunities for K–12 Educators

Social Work Blog

These include grocery stores, food pantries, department of social services, the police, educational institutions, employers, and various other businesses and services that may be present in a community. Along with the family profiles being represented, volunteers are present to represent resources available to those in poverty….

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Teachers in England left to support at-risk children after social services cuts

The Guardian

Safeguarding staff say they can’t get referrals for serious cases and don’t have the expertise to give pupils the help they need Increasing numbers of children suffering from domestic abuse, serious neglect and homelessness are being refused help from over-stretched social services, schools across England have told the Observer.

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The fundamental misconception at the heart of the Family First Act

Child Welfare Monitor

States had other sources of federal reimbursement for these programs, such as Title IV-B, the Social Services Block Grant, and TANF. But above all, these services were funded by Medicaid, a federal entitlement program that receives the same federal match as Title IV-E.

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Interfering do-gooders, social services and Interrail adventures | Letters

The Guardian

Matt Atkinson on having to persuade his local authority to investigate a young traveller, and Joan Lewis on cross-Europe travel I am one of those interfering do-gooders who have referred instances of children travelling alone across Europe to social services. Matt Atkinson Southampton Continue reading.

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Family of murdered six-year-old call for ‘total reform of social services’

The Guardian

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ relatives criticise local child protection service that ignored months of torture and abuse The family of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, the six-year-old boy murdered by his stepmother after months of torture and abuse, have said they fear more children will die unless there is “total reform of social services”.

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Social Worker Home Visit Checklist to Take Note Of

Social Work Haven

It can be customised and expanded upon to suit the specific needs and objectives of the social work organisation or agency. What do social services look for in a home check or visit? To maximise this opportunity, social services workers should employ a comprehensive checklist to gather vital information during visits.