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December 1, 2008

US: Foster-care death in Wilson

US: Foster-care death in Wilson to get scrutiny

US: Uprooted: For foster kids,

US: Uprooted: For foster kids, holidays can be wistful

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US: Social Worker and Entrepreneur

US: Social Worker and Entrepreneur Stewart Gordon Recognized for Distinguished Service

US: Records show gaps in

US: Records show gaps in child welfare oversight before Jazzmin's death

UK: Grant targeted on poorer

UK: Grant targeted on poorer students

US: HHS’ AIDS.gov to Use

US: HHS’ AIDS.gov to Use Blogs, Virtual Worlds, and Social Networks to Deliver HIV Information for World AIDS Day 2008

UK: Social work fear after

UK: Social work fear after Baby P case

US: Actor-therapists heal from the

US: Actor-therapists heal from the stage

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US: Former social worker starts

US: Former social worker starts to get her life back on track

US: Benefits for poor facing

US: Benefits for poor facing big cuts

US: Help Lags Behind Need

US: Help Lags Behind Need in Pr. George's

IL: Welfare-to-work program proves a

IL: Welfare-to-work program proves a success in the South

US: A profile of the

US: A profile of the homeless

US: Memorial service remembers homeless

US: Memorial service remembers homeless who have died

US: Poverty spreading in suburbs

US: Poverty spreading in suburbs

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CH: Swiss approve prescription heroin

CH: Swiss approve prescription heroin

US: Heritage University Social Work

US: Heritage University Social Work Students Hold Coats Drive

US: COTS works to prevent

US: COTS works to prevent homelessness

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MY: More Aid For Housing

MY: More Aid For Housing The Poor

US: Look to the Internet

US: Look to the Internet to fight poverty

PH: DSWD streamlines crisis intervention

PH: DSWD streamlines crisis intervention unit ops

US: Man threatening to kill

US: Man threatening to kill himself taken into custody

UK/ZA: UK funds for S

UK/ZA: UK funds for S Africa Aids fight

US: Route To Obesity Passes

US: Route To Obesity Passes Through Tongue

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UK: North-east care home to

UK: North-east care home to close in cutback drive

UK: Virtual Ears And The

UK: Virtual Ears And The Cocktail Party Effect

US: Money woes: Poor face loss of legal-aid services

UK: Standing up for whistleblowers like Nevres Kemal, the social worker who pleaded with the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate to investigate the child-protection service in Haringey

US: Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders

December 2, 2008

IE: Gardai fear epidemic of

IE: Gardai fear epidemic of heroin in rural areas

US: Demand up for mental

US: Demand up for mental health care

CA: Healing hands

CA: Healing hands

US: Officials failed to spot

US: Officials failed to spot abuse in case of beaten, starved girl

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US: People who grew up

US: People who grew up in the Depression recall desperate times

US: Troubled families of Franklin

US: Troubled families of Franklin County -- Foster care: How long is too long?

US: Adoption 'always part of

US: Adoption 'always part of my life'

US: Adoption begins with a

US: Adoption begins with a home study

UK: Locked wards 'harm patients'

UK: Locked wards 'harm patients'

US: Family matters when foster

US: Family matters when foster care turns to adoption

US: Opening their hearts -

US: Opening their hearts - and their home

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US: DHS works to make

US: DHS works to make everyone’s holiday brighter

US: County seeks permanent homes

US: County seeks permanent homes for foster kids

US: No case for banning

US: No case for banning gay adoption

US: For Separated Families, City

US: For Separated Families, City Never Seemed Bigger

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US: From foster child to

US: From foster child to foster care

UK: Looked-after children with HIV

UK: Looked-after children with HIV face rejection

US: Ban On Fast Food

US: Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends

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US: A Chair with a

US: A Chair with a View

US: Few Young Adults Seek

US: Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders

US: From the depths of

US: From the depths of despair

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UK: Standing up for whistleblowers

UK: Standing up for whistleblowers like Nevres Kemal, the social worker who pleaded with the Commission for Social Care Inspectorate to investigate the child-protection service in Haringey

AO: Govt Committed to Reducing

AO: Govt Committed to Reducing HIV/Aids Rate - Welfare Minister

UK: The work of a

UK: The work of a children's solicitor

UK: YJB finds foster care

UK: YJB finds foster care pilots for young offenders prove effective

US: Nonprofits in a faltering

US: Nonprofits in a faltering economy

US: City reaching out to

US: City reaching out to those who hoard

UK: Police clampdown on prostitutes

UK: Police clampdown on prostitutes

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US: FSU, Army link to

US: FSU, Army link to train social workers

UK: Brown urged to launch

UK: Brown urged to launch wide inquiry after Baby P

UK: Fears as tranquilliser addiction

UK: Fears as tranquilliser addiction rises

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UK: Ian Johnston to step

UK: Ian Johnston to step down from as BASW chief executive

US: Illinois budget woes mean

US: Illinois budget woes mean child-welfare agency ends drug tests for prospective workers

US: Money woes: Poor face

US: Money woes: Poor face loss of legal-aid services

US: Failing the AIDS Test

US: Failing the AIDS Test

UK: Third of Scots 'breadline

UK: Third of Scots 'breadline poor'

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UK: Baby P: Haringey leader

UK: Baby P: Haringey leader and children's cabinet member resign

UK: Baby P timeline

UK: Baby P timeline

December 4, 2008

US: From the depths of despair

December 5, 2008

Social workers bemoan paperwork mountain

A growing problem for veterans -- domestic violence

Social Work Students Help Community

Is There Really an Epidemic of Depression?

State won't delay next foster care provider payments

December 6, 2008

Author Battles Silence Surrounding Depression in Black Communities

Wichita social worker sees deadly toll of child abuse

HSE Reminds Health And Social Care Organisations To Conduct Risk Assessments After A 90-yr Old Lady Dies

CVS accused of under serving minorities, the poor

More Professionals See Value of Volunteering to Help Vets

Fury at pay for Baby P social work chief

Happiness Is 'Infectious' In Network Of Friends: Collective -- Not Just Individual -- Phenomenon

Greek PM offers limited relief for poor as crisis bites

Psychiatric drugs force queried

Wichita social worker sees deadly toll of child abuse

Depression Care no Longer Needs to be Earthbound

Is Hispanics' Depression Outcome Affected by Language Choice?

Happiness 'rubs off on others'

December 7, 2008

Subthreshold Symptoms: Where Do They Lead?

Substance-Abuse Risk Appears Less in Stimulant-Treated ADHD Patients

Combined Therapy Proves Superior for Pediatric Anxiety Disorder

December 8, 2008

Monitor Suicide Risk After Surgery for Parkinson's, Clinicians Urged

Care report urges improvements

Moody or Mentally Ill?

Poor Mental Health May Boost Asthma Risk

Child welfare up for sale

Court documents cite ‘severe disarray’ within DHS system

Inquiry into social work role over Shannon case

Some With Depression Able to Get Assisted Suicide

Ministers pledge social work overhaul after Baby P

Death of shaken baby raises parallels with Baby P case

Minorities Avoid MH Care

Biden picks Bernstein as his economic adviser

Harper-Dorton named WVU social work chair

U of M research reveals dramatic differences in the social well-being of Minnesota counties

Age discrimination ban in social care faces further delay

Social services overhaul

Social Work To Be 'Transformed'

Care home places for Alzheimer's sufferers fall by 11000 as cases rise

Study highlights link between domestic violence, murder

Baby P media witch-hunt to make filling social worker posts even harder

A career as a social worker? No thanks

December 9, 2008

Social work transformation urged

Review aims to boost social workers' status and quality

Children Displaced By Hurricane Katrina Experience High Rates Of Illnesses, Mental Health Problems

Alleged abuse of abducted 'miracle child' poses more questions for council that failed Baby P

The Social Work Task Force: The four areas being looked at

A justified reaction to Baby P?

Unkind cuts for mentally ill

Would an Ofsted inspector have seen through Baby P's mother?

Social Security's unfair 'prosperity bonus'

Opinion: Wasted money and wasted lives

December 10, 2008

Baby P: Shoesmith dismissed without payout

Women on Their Own in Much Worse Financial Condition Than Other Americans

Ontario's new anti-poverty plan at a glance

Social Work Taskforce: Sector leaders urge pay and training boost

Where Are the New Jobs for Women?

L.A. nonprofit helps poor children by keeping families afloat

Higher Rates Of Mental Illness Among The Homeless In Western Countries

Not All Antipsychotics Created Equal: Analysis Reveals Important Differences

DSWD cleans up list of beneficiaries

Equivalent of 2-3 Cups of Coffee Worsens Motor Learning and Word Recall

December 11, 2008

Resolution Foundation: All pensioners must have assessment right

Evangel Social Work Club donates clothing to Missouri Hotel

Kirklees announces serious case review

Baby P case triggers Scottish government child protection review

Napo renews critique of Ofsted inspections of Cafcass

Carcieri: Eliminating ‘death tax’ would boost R.I. population

City gets carried clean away after Leeds social worker's visit

Report Finds Fault With U.S. Health Services for Teens

Columbia University School of Social Work Alumnus Jared Bernstein Appointed Chief Economic Advisor to Vice President-Elect Joseph Biden

How Shift Workers Can Improve Job Performance And Implement Realistic Sleep Schedule

Jersey watchdog: Social worker shortages stifling family support

Depression Relapse Less Likely Among Teens Who Receive CBT After Medication Therapy

GSCC's Mike Wardle calls for minimum client/worker ratio

Community service breaches rise

New body to 'review' social work

Japan tops child welfare table

Chinese Government's Treatment of Drug Users Hindering Efforts To Curb Spread of HIV, Group Says

Shift to prevention for older people hampered by lack of indicator

December 12, 2008

Bournemouth University researchers: ‘Cash for training social care workers is being cut back’

£330,000 to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime in London

Tackling Drugs Changing Lives Awards - National Winners

Social welfare czar Joe Gerada resigns

Ireland's HIV Incidence Higher Than EU Average; Officials Express Concerns About Incomplete Data on New Cases

Poverty report: 36% of Israeli needy live in hunger

Teen Mental Health: How to Raise Kids Who Can Cope

Are public sector pensions sustainable?

Ofsted accused of complacency on child protection

Maggie Atkinson says taskforce must consider case for better salaries

FDA Officials To Review New Female Condom

Anxious and Depressed Teens and Adults: Same Version of Mood Gene, Different Brain Reactions

Long-term Academic Effects of Child’s ADHD May Extend to Siblings

Stubbing out recruitment of young smokers

Children: The children's database is a non-solution

LGA: Child social work is councils' biggest recruitment headache

Councils have lost track of 400 children, says Care Leavers Association

Social Work Faculty Search for Solutions to Help People Cope with Troubled Economy

Why Do Americans Still Hate Welfare?

Ed Balls announces six areas to pilot social work practices

GSCC's Mike Wardle calls for minimum client/worker ratio

Marital Problems Lead To Poorer Outcomes For Breast Cancer Patients

Social work morale at Haringey 'severely damaged'

Baroness Morgan vows to embed UN child rights charter in UK

UN talks split on aiding poor to cope with warming

No. of Emergency Welfare Fund Applicants Skyrockets

Q&A: Welfare reform white paper

December 13, 2008

Poor white boys still lag behind

JRF warns of impact of recession on child poverty strategy

Boy-girl Bullying In Middle Grades More Common Than Previously Thought

Reports recommending the transfer of funding from the NHS to social care

Report lauds better Tennessee foster care

An Post to keep Social Welfare contract

Palm Pilots Bridge Communication Gap Between Therapists And Patients

Why Do People Make 'A Mountain Out of a Molehill?' Aggression, Status And Sex

Homelessness, hunger on rise in US cities

Doncaster social services blasted over deaths of tragic Baby A

Higher Rates Of Mental Illness Among The Homeless In Western Countries

Harm-reduction Cigarettes Are More Toxic Than Traditional Cigarettes, UC Riverside Study Finds

One In Three U.K. Adults Will Be Obese By 2012

Funding an issue for student teaching program, social workers

China's Paradoxical Policies On HIV And Drug Use Threaten Health, Experts Argue

Social worker resigns after death of Chester-le-Street baby

December 14, 2008

Balls 'was irresponsible' to promise Baby P case will not happen again

‘Baby P inquiry will not distract me from my job’

Students rediscover social reform

Youth crime: Stop and search blitz cuts knife attacks

Obesity Among California's Low-income Teens Nearly Triple That Of More Affluent Peers

Warning over social work software

Child health: Measures fail to curb obesity in children

Mental health disorders common in young adult

Inspectors praise social work services

Foster care controversy

State urged to increase mental health spending for foster children

Breaking The Silence After A Study Ends

Threat Of Legal Action If GPs Fail To Follow NICE

New blueprint for world-class children and young people's workforce

Keeping The Weight Off: Which Obesity Treatment Is Most Successful?

Social activist Ah Quon McElrath dies

Are Men Hardwired To Overspend?

Economy squeezes Dallas-area nonprofits

Welfare shoppers & their excuses

B.C. children's watchdog says government pace glacial on child reforms

Warning over social work software

December 15, 2008

Helping Seniors Beat the Holiday Blues

It's the worst economy since the Great Depression

Severn barrage plan could 'end fuel poverty'

CFS making impressive changes

Baby's death brings foster care reforms -- Nurses will evaluate children

Md.-Based Group Helps Get Housing Vouchers for Foster Care Kids

The Children's Plan: One year on

Former student sues RI social work school

UNC program seeks to head off breakdowns

Former student sues RI social work school

Girls offer the poor protection from the cold

Mental Health Ideas Laid Out

In N.H., more women inmates

DSWD, BSU ink pact for child labor research

Building a good community home for kids

Dept helps the needy

Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board

Pact 'condemns folk to poverty'

Interest in Relics of the Depression Grows

December 16, 2008

Antidepressants may damage more sex lives

Rising fuel poverty 'a major cause for concern'

100,000 households get £150 boost

Bridge House uses clubhouse model to help those with mental illness

Obesity 'controlled by the brain'

Government considered social welfare cuts to make savings

Child protection: The anger is justified as bad times bite. But the targets are all wrong

Hunt for top social workers

Children: Working mothers still gather guilt

Therapy hope for eating disorders [video]

Drug Use, With Academics in Mind

A socialist policy for auto workers

Social care: Social care is Stalinist. That's not an insult, it's a fact

Sweetened Beverage Consumption Increases Dramatically In U.S.

Aid for families at risk of homelessness

Rural poverty a 'serious problem'

Florid Goes Live - A One-stop Place For Mental Health Information

£400 million deal agreed to provide affordable housing

December 17, 2008

School services overhaul proposed

Funding to help homeowners

Judge orders state to find homes for 500 kids

Hunt for top social workers

Social service agencies brace for growth in child abuse cases

Survey Reveals Troubling Ethics

HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin

Why I quit social work at Umstead

The ILO at 90: Working for social justice

Domestic violence calls increase

Federal Law Gives Tribe Ruling in Baby Talon's Fate

Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets

GSCC study encourages use of grow your own training schemes

Doncaster Council 'grossly inadequate' in dead baby case

Prison Service publishes report on five-year race review

Cafcass reforms may falter if post-Baby P spike continues

Preventing domestic violence over the holidays

'Weight fears' over suitcase man

December 18, 2008

Ed Balls appoints Peter Lewis as new Haringey children's director

Campaigners welcome carers income support U-turn

Student Says School Persecuted Him for Being Conservative

Effects Of Unconscious Exposure To Advertisements

Nigeria: Delta State and One Year of Poverty Eradication

Obesity All In Your Head? Brain Genes Associated With Increased Body Mass

Social service agencies brace for growth in child abuse cases

Concern Over Child Mental Health Needs

New York State Office of Mental Health Names Psychiatric Institute Building in Honor of Dr. Herbert Pardes

Foster care comes at a high price

Violence Against Women Contributes to Spread of HIV in Ghana

Baby K cost city council more than £30000

Ofsted publishes 2008 Annual Performance Assessments

Gov't to Drastically Expand Welfare Support for Low-Income Earners

Government of Indonesian Province Rejects Plan To Implant Microchips in Some HIV-Positive People

Plea to quarantine social welfare

Damning report on jail conditions

December 19, 2008

Troubled council backs £24.5m cuts plan

Council Fined After 90-Year-Old Lady Dies

Child advocate declares Utah lawsuit over

Charities face winding down as funds dry up

DCF slapped over sloppy records

CMS Releases Quality Ratings for U.S. Nursing Homes

West Virginia Medicaid Program Sued for Reducing Benefits for 90% of Children Enrolled

Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients

FDA Requires Warnings about Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior for Antiepileptic Medications

Smoking Associated With Increased Risk For Colorectal Cancer And Death

1.5 million people to benefit from free cash machines in low-income areas

Deadly dangers of parents' bed

California's homeless sex offenders on parole up 800%

Spike in Xmas domestic violence expected

Heroin worth €6m seized in Dublin

Depression, Anxiety Spur Poor Health Habits, Damaging Heart And Blood Vessels

Financial Incentives Appear Effective For Short-term Weight Loss

Ark. child welfare agency to make surprise visits

December 20, 2008

A record high 55 homeless people died on Silicon Valley streets this year

Jury skeptical of SF police in shooting of mentally ill woman

Councils expect social problems from recession

La Causa will give up state child welfare contract

Children: One in four parents now put their family before work

Independent review commends state's progress on child welfare

Russian Attitudes Colder Toward Foreign Adoptions

Detroit Homeless Children's Clinic Opens

Truth About Give And Take In Social Situations: The More You Take The More You Lose

Social exclusion: Government unveils 40 new Gypsy sites

Young people: A better life shouldn't have to mean leaving your peers

For many, a 'blue' Christmas is part of the season

Eating at buffets plus not exercising equals obesity in rural America

Good Loans Make Good Borrowers

House passes social welfare law

Candlelight Vigil for Homeless This Weekend

No safety net between middle class and poverty

Under-fire social work team 'good'

Social work pilot doubts exposed

More low-income families need food aid

Mental health: Recession could raise risk of suicide

Aberdeen social workers see huge increase in at-risk child referrals

LGA: Recession sparks increased demand for children's services

More low-income families need food aid

Parliamentary joint committee to hold children's rights inquiry

December 21, 2008

Councils expect social problems from recession

Conflicts of Interest Said to Threaten Credibility of Medical Profession

DCF child-abuse probes get better marks

Tough New Rules for Adoptive US Parents

Some bias, some bull

Scotland public audit committee urges tighter control of free care

Fuel poverty and children

Second video may show staff ignoring abuse

Moms-to-Be Who Drink May Damage Fetus' White Matter

Czech social service providers to protest against budget cuts

Homeless population moves north

What Principles Should Guide Treatment Effectiveness Study?

Hunger mounts in the US

Suicide 'linked to sexual abuse'

Statins Show Promise in Protecting Against Alzheimer's

CQC: PCTs and councils to face common assessment from 2010

Homeless BC woman burns to death while trying to keep warm

Social welfare denies turning blind eye to grant abuses

What Accounts for Link Between Allergy and Suicide?

Brain Imaging Maps Journey From Anticipation to Action

GSCC: Ex-Haringey support worker barred for faking qualifications

Exercise Suppresses Appetite By Affecting Appetite Hormones

Musicial Strings Bind Psychiatrist and Her Patients

December 22, 2008

Haringey asks Ed Balls for extra cash in wake of Baby P case

UI finds its place in Second Life

Data Identify New Genes That Play Role in Schizophrenia

Child Protection Bill soon: secretary

Amaraye Bryan case review calls for more scrutiny of men

Family Court may gain foster care option

Does A Younger Dad Mean A Healthier Child?

Assessing Youth Competence Requires Multistage Process

A place called home since 1914

A Restorative Look At the Troubled Somali Youth

Fight poverty by giving the poor social security

Row over state loan charge 'plan'

Regents Approve New Programs

Homeless on the holidays

Welfare booms under Labour

Psychosis Risk Doesn't Drop in Second-Generation Immigrants

Shortage of Social Workers in West Virginia

No place to call their own

Japan threatened by social divide: Addressing poverty and the nation's new struggling underclass

Brain Stimulation for OCD: Delicate Balancing Act Needed

Govt plans to halve homeless Australians

PM unveils policy to halve homeless numbers

Pain Hurts More If Person Hurting You Means It

City social welfare program goes into Tet mode

Aging Brains Allow Negative Memories To Fade

Welfare groups praise homeless plan

L.A. County probation officials propose juvenile mental health hospital

Nursing home hunger scandal

December 23, 2008

Psychiatrists Urged to Learn Signs of Steroid Use

Family Court may gain foster care option

Foster care challenges grow in severity

‘Child abuse continues to remain a hidden issue’

Welfare agencies can stop life-saving care

DCFS must build on success

Hundreds of DCFS kids left in limbo in inappropriate settings, Cook County guardian finds

Foster care facing squeeze

Salvation Army's 'angels' take toys, joy to West Oahu families

All GPs to get dementia training

Remembering those who died alone, possibly penniless

Acts of kindness are second nature for Salvation Army director

Web sites offer tools to combat cyberbullying

Genes May Influence Popularity, Study Of College Students Finds

Holland social worker offers hints for coping with holiday stress

Street kids drown woes in substance abuse

Local government, aid to the poor hit hard by unallotments -- “an assault on the underclass”

Bad parents 'widen ability gap'

Welfare groups praise homeless plan

DSWD gets P5-B budget hike for pro-poor program

French president proposes repressive “reform” of mental health care

Number of homeless 'may increase'

Alzheimer’s Disease: Women Affected More Often Than Men