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Nami GBCAN brings meaning, hope, and life to the word recovery. While in recovery for my own mental illness I...

Amanda Todd before she committed suicide There have been several high profile suicides that have been related to bullying. Perhaps...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW Earlier this month, a college student with a disability was brutally attacked while riding the...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The National Mobility Awareness Month Local Hero contest allows wheelchair users to discuss how acquiring...

I frequently meet great people who identify as "bi-polar" or are labeled with "schizoid personality disorder,” often times both labels...

The use of restrains and seclusion in psychiatric hospitals has caused long lists of issues for patients and the rest...

For the clinician or case manager who finds most of his or her caseload representative of young people, the Millennials...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) declares April as Fair Housing...

Baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, lived in an era where experimentation with drug use was encouraged. The children...

Court-mandated outpatient treatment in New York State, known as Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), is a program designed to compel outpatient...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW The ABLE Act has the potential to improve the financial and employability statuses of people...

Every two hours, someone in England takes their own life. Suicide is a leading cause of death amongst young men...

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a form of strengths-based counseling originally developed by Miller and Rollnick with the aim of helping...

Depression is a serious and debilitating condition for older adults aged 65 years and older. Depression not only exacerbates physical...

Harm reduction seeks to maintain people’s safety and minimize death, disease and injury from high-risk behaviour. The reduction of harmful...

by Vilissa K. Thompson, LMSW In late February 2014, a hospital was ordered to pay $75,000 for violating the federal...

WASHINGTON, DC- On March 24, 2014, President Obama announced the appointment of Douglas Brooks, MSW, as the Director of the...

In the field of social work and particularly with the protection of vulnerable people , we are presented almost daily...

Tragic and inspirational are the two words that come to mind after reading SJ Hart’s book, Lies In Silence. SJ...

In late February, social media in New Zealand showed its bitchy side rather than outright bullying, but you have to...