What is Mindfulness? What is mindfulness? Mindfulness, simply defined, is consciously being aware of your current state of being. Practice is necessary to get used to being fully present because it is easy to get swept away in the hustle …
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Helping people who are experiencing homelessness is a noble and worthy endeavor, and people who choose to devote their lives to ending homelessness may do so through volunteer work and advocacy or by building a career out of their calling. …
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The homelessness crisis is an issue that affects communities nationwide, with populations of unhoused people struggling to get by in virtually every community in the country. While it’s certainly by no means a new problem, homelessness is only continuing to …
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A sad reality of contemporary life is that drug abuse occurs at tremendously high rates, impacting not only individuals who suffer from addiction but those around them as well. The social effects of drug abuse on society are wide-reaching, with …
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One of the greatest health crises of our time is the widespread prevalence of addiction. Whether it be alcoholism, misusing pharmaceuticals, or taking illegal substances, people are abusing drugs in huge numbers. In 2020, the National Survey on Drug Use …
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Ethics are about more than just following rules in social services. At their core, they are about respect; the basic decency that all your clients and patients deserve from someone in your position, a representative of the society that has, …
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It’s not news to anyone working in human services that law enforcement budgets typically dwarf those for social services agencies. But the upwelling in support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, …
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