When it comes to quality of sleep among Americans, men seem to outperform women, a new survey from the Better Sleep Council has found. The male...
A new national public opinion survey from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds widespread agreement among gun owners and non-gun owners in their...
Going through heroin detox can be a grueling experience. Before the individual enters a heroin detox treatment program, they have already started going through some horrible...
The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence, according to new research by social...
Your life is going to be full of setbacks, that’s just the nature of things. Life is full of ups and downs, and the best thing...
One out of every five low-income Americans depends on Medicaid, the national insurance program for the poor jointly run by federal and state governments. Medicaid provides...
Can Scotland’s overall poor health record be explained by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)? This is the simple but undeniably challenging question that forms the basis of...
What does the #neveragain movement mean for workplace violence for helping professionals? Social Work Helper hosted a free live discussion with security expert and threat management...
Did you know that over one fifth of the United States population has an impairment that leads to a disability? Given this, social workers are bound to...
Though young homeless adults make use of available food programs, these support structures still often fail to provide reliable and consistent access to nutritious food, according...
It’s devastating to know a friend or a loved one suffers from an addiction. Before people get help, they often go down a long road of...
Learning about military-to-civilian reintegration requires asking the right questions of the right people. A novel, new study is seeking military veteran respondents to learn more about...
The Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care (SJRCC) is inviting submissions for a special themed issue on disability to be published in December 2018. We are...
Being cautious about your health doesn’t have to be a dull and agonizing check off your to-do list. You can make it fun by trying new...
Every year, an estimated 20 million adults in the USA contract some type of STI. While some STIs exhibit distinct symptoms, others might be completely unnoticeable....
Tea is more than just refreshment; it is the ideal remedy to heartbreak, a perfect excuse to sit with a loved one and have a hearty...
When low-income parents enroll in Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) state expansion program, their children have considerably better odds of receiving annual preventive care pediatrician visits, according to...
My Mother always said that my Daddy was “a fool born on April fools”. This was the running joke all of my life. April 1 came along...
Social workers can now earn continuing education hours while they learn Medicare at their own pace, anytime and anywhere with Medicare Interactive (MI) Pro, an online...
Earlier this month, the administration rolled back the ACA mandate that required the full cost of birth control to be covered by insurance. Under Trump’s agenda,...
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As COVID-19 took its toll on the U.S. in 2020, the numbers began to show that not everyone was equally...
A key part of anti-racist social work practice is engaging in the art of reflection as we consider the person...
What do you get when you mix the taboo nature of discussing sexual intimacy with the social stigma surrounding intellectual...
I taught special education in a sub-separate classroom for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I’ve also worked as a...
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