Tag: substance abuse

“It’s natural for you to think about how fostering will affect your life.  About how hard it will be or ...

California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) You only need to take a look at the committees California Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D) ...

By Leah Greenidge, Rosedad Francois, Valerie Jean-louis, Farah Robles As children, we embark on various journeys in life from attending our ...

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

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

This past week has seen a report from the London School of Economics that has looked at the impact of ...

by Katherine Bisanz and Maggie Rosenblum of Social Workers for Reproductive Justice As we speak, the law in Tennessee is ...

A couple of weeks ago Social Work Helper’s founding editor, Deona Hooper, published a response to an article that appeared ...

I find it fascinating that we, as social workers, proclaim we want to help people make better choices and choose ...

It can sometimes be difficult for parents to determine the difference between normal teenage mood swings and having a troubled ...

Many young people in college give themselves to partying and drinking alcohol, and it is very common for most college ...

Social work is a field offering a diverse array of challenges and exciting opportunities to improve the lives of individuals ...

Deciding whether or not to take medication for our mental illness has got to be the most difficult decision one ...

There are tons of compulsive behaviors that people now refer to has addictions such as sex, gambling, shopping, internet, video ...

Recently, three people have died by suicide in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina in less than a year by jumping off the ...