Jennifer Thompson is govt director of NASW-NJ:
When governors cry wolf: The true cost of using people as political pawns | Opinion
NorthJersey.com
In current months, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and different southern governors have begun transporting migrants from their states to immigrant-friendly states and cities within the northern U.S., together with Philadelphia and New York. DeSantis additionally dispatched a gaggle of migrants to Martha’s Winery. In response, neighborhood organizers, faith-based leaders and immigrant rights teams in New Jersey convened an emergency assembly to organize for the eventuality that southern governors may ship migrants to New Jersey.
Katherine Glaser is a member of NASW-FL:
What Is Pocketing In A Relationship?
Glam.com
On the subject of pocketing, the indicators are fairly apparent, even for those who don’t wish to acknowledge them instantly. “Nearly everyone seems to be on some sort of social media as of late, the place it’s widespread to put up photos of our lives, mates, household, pets, and even what we ate for lunch,” licensed scientific social employee Katherine Glaser, LCSW, tells Nicely + Good. “So, if the particular person you might be seeing is lively on social media however not displaying any indicators you exist, you may be getting pocketed.”
Susan Denecke is a member of NASW-IL:
WIU counselor will speak at suicide awareness walk Saturday in Macomb
The McDonough County Voice
Susan Denecke, MSW, LCSW and Out of the Darkness Stroll chairperson, mentioned they’re assembly at Metropolis Corridor anytime after 9 a.m. There would be the stroll across the sq. at 10 a.m. and shows inside and out of doors of the constructing. The group is doing rock portray this 12 months, placing optimistic messages on rocks and giving them away, or portray a rock in reminiscence of somebody. The occasion is predicted to be completed by 11 a.m.
Michelle Felder is a member of NASW-NYC:
How to Help Your Child Cope With School Anxiety and Have a Successful Year
Ebony Journal
“The key distinction is that an grownup typically can verbalize that they’re experiencing anxiousness, whereas a toddler tends to precise it by way of their conduct,” says Michelle Felder, LCSW, founder and CEO of Parenting Pathfinders. “Behavioral modifications resembling problem talking in sure conditions, refusing to go to high school, avoiding sure individuals or locations could be clues {that a} baby is experiencing a heightened degree of hysteria,” she says.
Lisa Savage is a member of NASW-MD:
Increased demand and burnout are driving many BIPOC therapists to ‘the breaking point’
CNBC
And which may be why lots of them, particularly therapists of coloration, are quitting, says Lisa Savage, a licensed scientific social employee with a follow in Delaware. “It’s led to a burnout of a variety of us as a result of the guilt of wanting to fulfill the wants, however simply not with the ability to, is a wrestle,” says Savage. “Balancing our personal private wants with the wants of our communities has simply introduced some to the breaking level.”
Jennifer Kelman is a member of NASW-LA:
What I Wish I Said When My Kid Asked “What’s Wrong With Her Face” In Public
Scary Mommy
“Feeling embarrassed is a selection,” Jennifer Kelman, licensed scientific social employee and parenting/psychology knowledgeable on JustAnswer advised me. “All youngsters are pure inquirers and we should always really feel thrilled that their inquiring minds wish to know. They don’t seem to be burdened but with societal norms and limits so when the thought and query involves thoughts, typically it’s blurted out with out regard to time and place.” As a substitute of shushing our kids, she says we should always categorical delight and welcome questions from them.
Biden admin announces more than $300M in mental health funding in part from bipartisan gun bill
ABC Information
“We’ve by no means seen an effort of this magnitude in relation to the problem that we’ve got round psychological well being,” Rodríguez advised ABC Information, including, “We even have by no means seen this degree of funding from the federal degree, extra particularly in psychological well being professionals, so we’re making an enormous guess on supporting, attracting, growing and retaining our college psychologists, social employees [and] counselors to actually work in help of our college students.”
Mental Health Crisis Teams Aren’t Just for Cities Anymore
Kaiser Well being Information
For years, many cities have despatched social employees, medics, skilled outreach employees, or psychological well being professionals to calls that beforehand had been dealt with by law enforcement officials. And the strategy gained traction amid concerns about police brutality circumstances. Proponents say such packages lower your expenses and lives. However disaster response groups have been slower to catch on in rural areas although psychological sickness is just as prevalent there. That’s partly as a result of these areas are greater and have fewer psychological well being professionals than cities do, mentioned Hannah Wesolowski, chief advocacy officer for the Nationwide Alliance on Psychological Sickness.
Schools Struggle to Hire Mental Health Workers. New Federal Grants Might Help
Training Week
Even after they have the funds, college districts typically wrestle to rent social employees, psychologists, and faculty counselors, a necessity that has grown extra pressing after disruptions attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic sparked new issues about scholar psychological well being. Advocates hope two newly expanded federal grant packages will assist construct the pipeline of candidates for these roles as faculties tackle rising wants in scholar psychological well being and particular training.
Denise Johnson is a senior follow affiliate with NASW Nationwide:
Depression Screening Day Raises Awareness on Mental Health
Public Information Service
Denise Johnson, senior follow affiliate for the Nationwide Affiliation of Social Staff, mentioned melancholy is greater than only a dangerous day. “Despair is quite common and may result from quite a lot of social, psychological and organic elements,” Johnson identified. “It’s greater than only a ‘dangerous day’ or feeling down, and it’s not one thing that folks can simply snap out of. It negatively impacts how an individual feels, the best way that they suppose, the best way that they act.”
DC bill could provide free Master of Social Work degrees for residents
WJLA
A DC Council Member is hoping to extend the variety of psychological well being employees within the District. CM Robert White has launched a invoice, The Pathways to Behavioral Well being Levels Act of 2022. The proposed invoice would offer a Grasp of Social Work diploma, freed from cost by way of the College of the District of Columbia. “When the pandemic began, I heard from so many individuals who felt like they wanted psychological well being professionals they usually couldn’t discover it and what we realized is that we’ve got a pipeline drawback,” mentioned White.
