Tag: Mental Health

Politicians in the United Kingdom have just announced plans to improve mental health services for children and young people. Leader Ed ...

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned as a social worker is that, in order to excel, you must ...

Although many older adults receive necessary support from family, friends, and external agencies, some older adults experience exploitation and abuse. ...

In the final article in the series reviewing the Standards of Self-Care established by The Green Cross Academy of Traumatology, ...

Substance abuse, specifically alcohol and prescription drug use, is one of the most rapidly growing healthcare problem for older adults, ...

The holidays are meant to be a time of reflection and relaxation as people celebrate with their family and friends. ...

We are having a conversation, social worker to social worker, about the older constituents and clients who we each try ...

Many would describe normal as confirming to a standard, the usual, typical, or what’s expected, but those with mental illness ...

A number of alarming statistics have shown that prescription drug abuse is one of the most prevalent epidemics in the ...

In the field of social work, practitioners often encounter situations that require difficult judgment calls. Making the best decisions in ...

Motivational speaker Travis Lloyd’s Overcoming Emotional Trauma: Life Beyond Survival Mode is a fresh fusion of autobiography and practical advice ...

For many years as a frontline practitioner and later as a respite foster carer, I have often driven children and ...

The ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” is undoubtedly one of the most successful and engaging fundraising efforts in recent history. The ...

For certain subsections of society, it happens so often that its occurrence becomes commonplace such as the realities for those ...

Like many women my age, I participated in the feminist consciousness raising movement of the sixties. It was a powerful ...

Post partum depression (PPD) occurs in about 20 - 25% of women after giving birth. Some level of the "baby ...

The World Cup is over. Germany won. Life goes on, but for some, life didn't stop much. When considering those ...

Many people struggle with a fear of abandonment. Losing an emotional attachment can be very traumatizing to anyone. If you ...

Story's Angel of Grief Not long ago I was given a book on grief, one of those self-published books that ...