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Child Protective Services in the District of Columbia: An alarming increase in incomplete investigations in FY2024

Child Welfare Monitor

Contributing factors might be the end of COVID-19 assistance programs and the growing mental health, substance abuse, and housing crises in the District. Thus, the increase in referrals may well be a sign of increasing maltreatment. Looking at CFSAs response to the referrals, the largest portion, or 73 percent, were screened out.

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Staff Retention in Behavioral Health: Your Questions Answered

Relias

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

They may engage in certain avoidance behaviors like: Withdrawing from family, friends, and co-workers Isolating themselves or hiding "away from the world" Avoiding family time or social functions or engagements Avoiding work or school by saying they're ill What Causes a Nervous Breakdown? That's the essence of " normal functioning."

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Chicago students are in crisis. Here’s how we can help them heal.

Brightpoint

In-school mental health services help students process trauma so they can focus on learning. By Mike Shaver, President & CEO, Brightpoint It’s back-to-school season in Chicago, and students are carrying many unseen burdens with them to class. This is double the rate of PTSD among service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Factors that Affect Behavioral Health Provider Retention

Relias

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. will have shortages of : 78,050 school counselors. 10,470 marriage and family therapists. Marriage and family therapists: 14%. 57,490 psychologists. 48,540 social workers. 26,930 mental health counselors.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges. This is because they develop treatment plans to address mental illness and substance abuse problems, often holding supervisory roles and advocating for human rights within the criminal justice system.

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What I Learned About Navigating the Mental Health System

Beautiful Voyager

I have been through a series of around thirty medications, plenty of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists’ doctors, drug infusions, and even electric shock. Maybe there isn’t enough available medication to subside these symptoms people are enduring and they end up turning to other substances.