Alaska Social Worker Dr. Yvonne Chase is the new President-Elect of NASW
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Alaska social worker Yvonne Chase is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and...
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How Does Sex Therapy Rescue Your Love Life? – 6 Incredible Ways
It is not a great topic to reveal that many people suffer from various sexual issues. Sex is an important...
Hate Sites Using the Wider Abortion Argument to Spread Racism and Extremism
By Anthony Crider; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:37, 9 April 2018 (UTC) - Charlottesville "Unite the Right" Rally,...
The Positive Impact Social Work Can Have on Public Education
Social workers aren’t always associated with public education. Their roles in social service delivery, legal arenas, and advocacy are often...
How Social Workers Can Practice Trauma-Informed Care
Over the past few decades, there has been increasing recognition of the widespread and profound impact of trauma on individuals...
In A New World, Social Work Leads the Way
This is a sponsored article by California State University at Northridge How Cal State Northridge is doing its part. The...
Technology and Entrepreneurship in Social Work
After helplessly watching her sister try to navigate the international adoption process, Felicia Curcuru launched Binti in an effort to...
Study Shows Immune Cells Against Covid-19 Stay High in Number Six Months After Vaccination
A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known...
Poverty, Racism and the Public Health Crisis in America
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health...
When Giving Thanks, Don’t Forget Yourself
As we give thanks at the holidays, it’s easy to overlook someone important: your past self. While it’s well documented...
How American Cities Can Promote Urban Agriculture
In his original plan for the city of Philadelphia, William Penn declared that every home should have ample space “for...
The Covid Pandemic Increased Vulnerability to Forced Labor in Global Supply Chains
Comprehensive evidence points to increased vulnerability of workers to forced labor in global supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic, an...
How Environmental Policies Can Promote Economic Growth
The Trump administration had been working hard to roll back the nation’s environmental regulations on the grounds that they are...
The Digital Divide is a Human Rights Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic shed a glaring light on the important role that technology and access to high-speed internet play our...
Project-Based Learning for the Virtual Classroom
Project-based learning (PBL) may not be the first thing that teachers consider when planning for remote or hybrid lessons. However,...
A Lifeline for Primary Care Amid a Crisis in Youth Mental Health
Most mental health care in America doesn’t happen in psychiatrists’ offices – especially when it comes to children, teens and...
America Has an Anger Problem – Can Better “Mental Nutrition” Fix It?
America is a pretty angry place these days. Formerly respectful spaces like school board meetings have become bitter battlegrounds. Some...
Five Tips to Ease Kids’ Social Reentry
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....
Air Pollution Disproportionally Affects People of Color, Lower-Income Residents in DC
The rates of death and health burdens associated with air pollution are borne unequally and inequitably by people of color...
Anxiety Effectively Treated with Exercise
Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers...
