Harnessing the Hope Within Young People: Youth Mental Health Day 2021
It is no secret that mental health concerns for young people have multiplied in recent times. Even before the COVID-19 crisis, NHS digital statistics showed that 1 in 6 young people aged between 5-16 years had a diagnosable mental disorder. As we emerge from the pandemic, this number appears to have increased. A stem4 survey […]
Share because you care: working together for safer children
The Child Accident Prevention Trust’s annual UK-wide campaign, CHILD SAFETY WEEK, runs from 7 to 13 June this year. CAPT’s Ian Evans talks about this year’s child safety week theme – Share Because You Care – why this is a message and opportunity for all those who work with children and families…and why this is […]
Five Reasons Why Social Work Practitioners are at the Heart of Tackling Homelessness
It will come as no surprise to most people reading this that homelessness has increased dramatically in recent years, by a huge 169% since 2010. On a single night around 4800 people sleep rough on the streets of England & Wales, 28% of them in London. But contrary to popular understanding, only around 2% of […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
The 10th of October is World Mental Health Day and the theme for 2019 is MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. It is an opportunity for people to come together to speak out, celebrate awareness, take action and help push good practice forward. The day is organised by the World Federation for Mental Health and […]
We must protect the silent and invisible youth
Expert blog by Dr Tirion Havard & Dr Andrew Whittaker from South Bank University.
Relationship between social work training and practice: A student’s perspective
Expert blog by Hyboh, final year MA Social Work student
World Social Work Day: What does it mean to you?
Expert practitioners contributing to the high-quality training of future social workers: A reflection of a social worker in academia
Refugee parenting
Expert blog by the Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex University London
Experience of a Student Practice Educator
Experience of a Student Practice Educator. Short blog by the Social Work team at Middlesex University London.
Understanding and preventing suicidal behaviour
Expert blog by Briony Jain, Middlesex University London
To research or not to research? Promoting research minded social workers
Expert blog by Dr Helen Gleeson & Alfonso Pezzella, Middlesex University London
Robots in an ageing world: Introducing the CARESSES project
Expert blog by Professor Irena Papadopoulos, Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex University London
Developing inclusive care homes for older people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT)
Expert blog by Dr Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Professor in Social Care, Middlesex University.