Social Work in the News – June 24, 2008

Jun 24, 2008

News Source: Google News

Sahara stands up against domestic violence
IndiaPost.com – Union City,CA,USA
Founding board member LCSW Sheela Mehta is still on the Sahara board and continues her dedicated efforts with a focus on client empowerment and mental

UB School of Social Work Students Receive Awards
UB News Center – Buffalo,NY,USA
Rebecca Green of Buffalo, the Terese M. Eusanio Memorial Scholarship recognizing and supporting a continuing part-time MSW student who demonstrates an

A PORTRAIT OF CHANGE
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Newark,NJ,USA
Two social workers showed up at the Hightstown apartment, and later returned with two carloads of shopping bags filled with canned tuna, cereal, tea,

Families get gift when seniors accept help to handle grief
BurlingtonFreePress.com – Burlington,VT,USA
According to Rebecca Brooks, a licensed clinical social worker with Networks and a hospice social worker for the VNA, “Losing a partner can be difficult due

Keep pop cool and safe this summer
Daily News Tribune – Waltham,MA,USA
By Debbie Gitner, LCSW, and Linda Sullivan, RN Q: My father does not drink a lot of liquids and I am worried with the warm weather that he will become

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Recent Child Care Updates

Since the start of the new year there have been several new developments regarding child care. Childcare has been a consistent conversation among parents, social workers, child advocates, and the childcare workforce because the costs of care are rising. Without affordable child care, some parents leave the workforce, and some spend more than 7% of their income on care while paying for other necessities. Childcare is plagued with long waitlists, low compensation for workers and some rural communities have few options to access care.

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