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Mental Health. Stress, tension, relationships and work environment concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass

Adults, Children

Mental Health Act reform: where the government stands

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Workforce

‘As a social worker I was made to feel shame for my bipolar diagnosis’

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Post-it note on a table with the word 'STRIKE' written on it

Workforce

AMHPs to stage walkout as social work strike action hits sixth council within a year

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UNISON vice president Julia Mwaluke on the picket line with Barnet UNISON strikers

Workforce

Social workers to take nine more weeks of strike action as talks fail to resolve dispute

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Mental Health. Stress, tension, relationships and work environment concept. Man's hand, holding magnifying glass

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Mounting demand for AMHPs and unmet need masked by fall in number of detentions, say leads

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Roulette gambling in a casino

Adults, Inform Adults

Problem gambling: how to recognise the warning signs

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UNISON vice president Julia Mwaluke on the picket line with Barnet UNISON strikers

Adults, Workforce

Social workers re-balloted on striking after 27 days of action leaves pay dispute unresolved

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Dictionary, definition of the word abuse.

Adults, Workforce

Mental health trust ignored staff concerns for years before Panorama exposed abuse, finds review

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Child consoling parent/carer

Children, Inform Children

Parental mental illness and the role of stigma: key practice points

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s social work caseloads growing increasingly complex, research finds

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A blonde female covering her face with her hands.

Adults, Workforce

A social worker’s guilt: when people’s needs outstrip resources

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Houses of Parliament

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Mental Health Act reform ditched, King’s Speech confirms

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A black social worker looking contemplative while working at laptop

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Fast-track programme to train 320 more social workers in £19m contract extension

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Barnet mental health social workers striking outside the council's offices.

Adults, Workforce

Inside a social work strike: the staff fighting for a ‘safe service’

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UNISON vice president Julia Mwaluke on the picket line with Barnet UNISON strikers

Adults, Workforce

Social workers to take 26 days’ further strike action in pay and staffing dispute

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