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Denise Johnson, LCSW-C, Senior Practice Associate |
Jun 06, 2025
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June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) encourages everyone to recognize the vital role social workers play in supporting those affected by PTSD.
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Read more about NASW Highlights Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month 2025
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Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW, Senior Practice Associate–Aging |
Jun 05, 2025
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Activities in observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day are occurring throughout the month of June. Each of us can do at least one thing to enhance awareness—whether in ourselves, our colleagues, our clients, or others in our lives—of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Find ideas and free resources to achieve this goal, even in five minutes or less, in this edition of Tips and Tools for Social Workers.
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Read more about World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2025: How Can Each of Us Make a Difference?
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Makeba Royall LCSW, Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health |
May 21, 2025
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Medicaid is an insurance plan that provided access to care to 78 million people to include those with limited income, children and families, pregnant women, people with disabilities and people in long term care facilities. Medicaid has not only provided access to medical care, but it has also played a significant role in access to substance use treatment. In March 2025, Congress recommended reducing the budget to $880 billion over the next 10 years which would impact the role Medicaid plays in providing critical services to individuals with mental health and substance use conditions. This behavioral health practice tool highlights the importance of Medicaid assistance for those who are dealing with substance use disorders and why cutting Medicaid would further harm the communities in which we serve as social workers.
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Read more about The Crucial Role Medicaid and Social Workers Play in Providing Access to Substance Use Treatment
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April Ferguson LCSW-C |
May 21, 2025
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Adverse Childhood Experiences are negative or traumatic events that may have harmful consequences to a child or adult’s health and mental wellbeing across the lifespan. ACES are linked to poor health, suicides, overdoses, and mental health challenges.
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Read more about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Working with Children, Youth and Families
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Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW, Senior Practice Associate–Aging |
May 19, 2025
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In 1963 President John F. Kennedy established the annual observance of Older Americans Month, which is celebrated each May. As of this writing, many federal policies, programs, and structures that support health and well-being as we age are at risk of elimination or drastic alteration by the Trump Administration and the Republican-dominated Congress. This publication provides outlines the history of and current threats to some of these policies, programs, and structures. It concludes with advocacy in which we can engage, as social workers, to preserve publicly funded and administered programs that help all of as we age.
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Read more about Older Americans Month 2025: The Importance of Public Programs as We Age
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Makeba Royall LCSW, Senior Practice Associate, Behavioral Health |
May 12, 2025
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Happy National Women’s Health Week! Social workers can participate by making sure clients know about alcohol’s unique health risks for women, including breast cancer and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Learn more about these risks and how to talk about alcohol use with clients in this new NASW Social Work Blog post.
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Read more about Celebrate National Women’s Health Week: May 11–17
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