Sponsored Article Teen substance abuse and addiction to drugs are all too dangerous epidemics occurring across the United States. The most recent national data gathered by...
As we begin a new decade, 2020 is testing the mental health of humanity. After the world mourned the loss of Kobe Bryant to start the...
You know that being kind to others is good for the recipient (obviously), but did you know that it’s also good for the giver, too? Yep,...
For the nearly 36 million Americans who experience panic attacks, the coronavirus pandemic is a potentially significant new trigger, a recent story in the Washington Post reported. For...
Federally declared disasters have increased by 40% over the last 15 years, according to the Clinical Social Work Journal, and internationally, those numbers are higher. Over just the last...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) commends Congress and the White House for passing into law the $2.2 trillion economic relief package that...
As families gear up to celebrate the winter holiday season together, a course of politics is likely their least favorite topic to dish up at the...
Despite some claims that Americans are in the midst of a “loneliness epidemic,” older people today may not be any lonelier than their counterparts from previous...
Happily married couples enjoy better mental health status, according to researchers. They fall sick less often, have fewer instances of depression and anxiety, and suffer less...
People who suffered a financial, housing-related, or job-related hardship as a result of the Great Recession were more likely to show increases in symptoms of depression,...
SWHELPER will host its four day annual virtual Global Social Welfare Digital Summit beginning on February 25th through February 28th, 2020. The Summit’s primary goal is...
Some of my clients have called their immigration journey, the immigration nightmare. One noted, “everyone talks about the American dream but nobody talks about the American...
Decades of research into anxiety and depression have resulted in the development of models that help explain the causes and dimensions of the two disorders. For...
Navigating life with an addiction to alcohol or drugs can be especially difficult and exhausting. It always feels like the substance is taking over. If it’s...
No matter where you travel, you’ll notice one universal truth — music has a very particular and powerful hold on us all. Cultures everywhere make and...
Social Work is not a high-paid profession; we all know this and we didn’t get into this field because we want to become rich. But, if...
One of the most important things I learned from my experience of depression was how closely linked my physical and mental well-being are. In the thick...
One year after the death of Sandra Bland on July 13, 2015, the Huffington Post compiled a list of persons who died in jail. In the...
Most people get along with others. There might be the odd bit of friction between a person or two, but for the most part, most people...
Every day roughly twenty veterans commit suicide. It is estimated that 22% of all suicide deaths in the US are veterans. Former professional surfer Van Curaza...