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Climate change can have ‘lifelong impacts’ on young people’s mental health

CNN

Oct 11, 2023

A report from the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica documents how environmental events linked to climate changecan trigger or exacerbate mental health issues for kids and teens.

American Epidemic: From First Response to Research, Social Workers Tackle Gun Violence

Social Work Advocates magazine

Sep 10, 2023

As gun violence erupts on American streets and in schools, churches and homes, social workers are among the first responders and are still there, years later, supporting victims’ family members and communities.

Provisions of Indian Child Welfare Act Need Support

Social Work Advocates magazine

Sep 06, 2023

In the 1960s and 1970s, about one-third of Native American children were taken into the child welfare system, and 85 percent of their placements were outside their families and communities. This practice led to activism and the passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978. It recognizes that cultural continuity is in the child’s best interest and mandates cultural preferences

Social Workers Must Help Change the Broken Child Welfare System

Yvonne Chase, PhD, MSW, LCSW, ACSW | Social Work Advocates magazine

Sep 05, 2023

The mental health bill (Advancing and Improving Access to Mental Health, H.R. 2035/S. 870) that the U.S Senate Finance Committee has released reminds me of the interface between child welfare and mental health, and of the children for whom access to mental health services has been out of reach.

Missouri Chapter Corrects Children-Firearms Story

Social Work Advocates magazine

Sep 05, 2023

On Feb. 9, 2023, Yahoo posted a headline “Missouri Republicans vote to allow children to carry guns.” But according to NASW-Missouri Executive Director Cassie E. Brown, who clarified what really happened, both the headline and the story were wrong.

Social worker Lamar Hill draws from experience as a biracial foster child

Sahan Journal

Sep 01, 2023

Hill is a licensed independent clinical social worker, and runs Four Elements Therapy in Fargo, North Dakota, where he serves both North Dakota and Minnesota residents. His early exposure to the intersections of cultural diversity and adversity paved the way for Hill’s unique approach to mental health therapy.

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