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  1. Back To Regular Programming

    Photo: mineThis week has been a little weird, but not bad. My incisions from the scalp surgery are healing, and I'll get the stitches out in a few days. It's been pretty amazing how little pain I've had. I was skeptical of not getting pain meds, and being told to take Tylenol, but it's been fine. I haven't even taken Tylenol past the 2nd or 3rd day post-op. I slept a LOT the first few days, and waited to resume the THC for sleep for 4-5 nights, but definitely needed it to help me get back […]

    escapethechaos.blog/2026/07/04

  2. Back To Regular Programming

    Photo: mineThis week has been a little weird, but not bad. My incisions from the scalp surgery are healing, and I'll get the stitches out in a few days. It's been pretty amazing how little pain I've had. I was skeptical of not getting pain meds, and being told to take Tylenol, but it's been fine. I haven't even taken Tylenol past the 2nd or 3rd day post-op. I slept a LOT the first few days, and waited to resume the THC for sleep for 4-5 nights, but definitely needed it to help me get back […]

    escapethechaos.blog/2026/07/04

  3. #SocialWorkers

    "How one consulate worker risked her freedom to save a triple amputee

    More immigrants are ending up in humanitarian crises with no safety net. Overworked social workers are sometimes their only saviors.

    Saday Osorio Cordoba’s job as the sole social worker at the Colombian consulate in San Francisco has never been what you’d call easy. Her client base spans not just California but Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. According to the latest census, 36,000 Colombian nationals live in these states, but Osorio Cordoba guesses it’s closer to 250,000. If something goes wrong for them, it often lands on her plate.

    She helps find Colombians who are missing or trafficked, detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, separated from their families, or are critically ill and desperate to leave the U.S. and return home.

    President Donald Trump’s reelection has made consulate work more difficult than ever, especially for those representing countries with large contingents of immigrants in the U.S. Now the workers in these agencies are not only handling passport and visa paperwork but are acting as first responders at the front lines of emergency services amid the immigration crisis."

    sfstandard.com/2025/12/17/stra

  4. #SocialWorkers

    "How one consulate worker risked her freedom to save a triple amputee

    More immigrants are ending up in humanitarian crises with no safety net. Overworked social workers are sometimes their only saviors.

    Saday Osorio Cordoba’s job as the sole social worker at the Colombian consulate in San Francisco has never been what you’d call easy. Her client base spans not just California but Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. According to the latest census, 36,000 Colombian nationals live in these states, but Osorio Cordoba guesses it’s closer to 250,000. If something goes wrong for them, it often lands on her plate.

    She helps find Colombians who are missing or trafficked, detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, separated from their families, or are critically ill and desperate to leave the U.S. and return home.

    President Donald Trump’s reelection has made consulate work more difficult than ever, especially for those representing countries with large contingents of immigrants in the U.S. Now the workers in these agencies are not only handling passport and visa paperwork but are acting as first responders at the front lines of emergency services amid the immigration crisis."

    sfstandard.com/2025/12/17/stra

  5. They are heroes, regardless of how the #orangemenace wants to throw #healthcareworkers under the bus.

    #felon47 has also axed professional designation for #socialworkers, which hit me like a ton of bricks. I worked my ass off to get my #bsw and it was the most demanding career for relatively little pay that I ever had.

    #fucktrump

  6. Social Workers Excluded as Public Safety Personnel

    casw-acts.ca/en/social-workers

    > Ottawa, ON — November 26, 2025 — The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) is calling on the Government of Canada to formally recognize social workers as Public Safety Personnel (PSP).

    "Without supporting social workers’ mental health, Canada undermines its ability to provide effective trauma responses, not only for PSP but also for their families” concludes Whitenect.

    #SocialWorkers #CanPoli #Canada #MentalHealth

  7. #SocialWorkers ‘ignored’ in federal budget, says national association | CBC News

    cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundlan

    > The Canadian Association of Social Workers says this year’s federal budget falls short on upholding a promise made in 2024.

  8. #Trump must release millions in #grants meant to address the shortage of #MentalHealth workers in #schools, a federal judge ruled.

    #Congress funded the program after the 2022 #Uvalde #SchoolShooting. The grants were intended to help schools hire more #counselors, #psychologists & #SocialWorkers, & focus on rural & underserved areas. But Trump’s admin opposed #diversity considerations used to award the grants & told recipients they wouldn’t continue past Dec 2025.

    #law
    apnews.com/article/trump-educa

  9. #Trump must release millions in #grants meant to address the shortage of #MentalHealth workers in #schools, a federal judge ruled.

    #Congress funded the program after the 2022 #Uvalde #SchoolShooting. The grants were intended to help schools hire more #counselors, #psychologists & #SocialWorkers, & focus on rural & underserved areas. But Trump’s admin opposed #diversity considerations used to award the grants & told recipients they wouldn’t continue past Dec 2025.

    #law
    apnews.com/article/trump-educa

  10. #ZohranMamdani on this month's cover of #InTheseTimes! Here's one of the articles from the August/September issue...

    Zohran Mamdani's Win Is the Beginning of the End of the Old Democratic Party

    Mamdani’s NYC primary victory shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

    by Hamilton Nolan, June 25, 2025

    Excerpt: "What, exactly, is the scary socialism of Zohran Mamdani that all of the #billionaires are screaming about from their high towers? #FreeBuses. #LowerRents. #PublicChildcare. Higher minimum wage. #SocialWorkers for homeless people instead of cops. Better grocery stores. Ahh! No! Not… not… all of these common sense ideas that the vast majority of NYC residents would be happy for! Anything but that!

    "There is a limit to the political effectiveness of #RichMen who have servants telling regular people that their lives cannot be better. We may have reached that limit. The threat of the rich is that they will flee the city. The flaw in their leverage is that almost nobody likes them anyhow.

    "Zohran’s campaign was distinguished by its determination to treat voters as adults. When accused of ​'defunding the police,' Mamdani took the time to explain that he wants to create a department of mental health experts and social workers to take work off the NYPD’s plate. When accused of #antisemitism, he took the time to forthrightly distinguish that smear from valid criticism of the massacre in #Gaza. He was, often, more adult than the political press covering him, which is trained to treat dishonest attack lines as sporting challenges rather than as things to be dismissed. The youngest candidate in this race acted with the most maturity. The oldest, #AndrewCuomo, ran with the traditional playbook of treating voters like ignorant children — and failed.

    "Old people with old ideas do not stay in power forever. Old lies and old tricks do not work forever. Time moves slowly — excruciatingly slowly, if you are always paying attention — but it does sweep away the old husks and bring new things, eventually. #Socialists want more people to have decent lives. Zohran Mamdani is proof that that message cannot be mischaracterized forever and ever. We will look back on this primary win as the start of something new. If America is going to have one lone opposition party to #fascism, that party does not have to suck. The establishment is too deeply rooted to move. So we will run them over."

    inthesetimes.com/article/zohra

    #USPol #MamdaniForMayor
    #DemocraticSocialists
    #DINOs #CuomoSucks #TaxTheRichFeedThePoor #DSA

  11. #ZohranMamdani on this month's cover of #InTheseTimes! Here's one of the articles from the August/September issue...

    Zohran Mamdani's Win Is the Beginning of the End of the Old Democratic Party

    Mamdani’s NYC primary victory shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

    by Hamilton Nolan, June 25, 2025

    Excerpt: "What, exactly, is the scary socialism of Zohran Mamdani that all of the #billionaires are screaming about from their high towers? #FreeBuses. #LowerRents. #PublicChildcare. Higher minimum wage. #SocialWorkers for homeless people instead of cops. Better grocery stores. Ahh! No! Not… not… all of these common sense ideas that the vast majority of NYC residents would be happy for! Anything but that!

    "There is a limit to the political effectiveness of #RichMen who have servants telling regular people that their lives cannot be better. We may have reached that limit. The threat of the rich is that they will flee the city. The flaw in their leverage is that almost nobody likes them anyhow.

    "Zohran’s campaign was distinguished by its determination to treat voters as adults. When accused of ​'defunding the police,' Mamdani took the time to explain that he wants to create a department of mental health experts and social workers to take work off the NYPD’s plate. When accused of #antisemitism, he took the time to forthrightly distinguish that smear from valid criticism of the massacre in #Gaza. He was, often, more adult than the political press covering him, which is trained to treat dishonest attack lines as sporting challenges rather than as things to be dismissed. The youngest candidate in this race acted with the most maturity. The oldest, #AndrewCuomo, ran with the traditional playbook of treating voters like ignorant children — and failed.

    "Old people with old ideas do not stay in power forever. Old lies and old tricks do not work forever. Time moves slowly — excruciatingly slowly, if you are always paying attention — but it does sweep away the old husks and bring new things, eventually. #Socialists want more people to have decent lives. Zohran Mamdani is proof that that message cannot be mischaracterized forever and ever. We will look back on this primary win as the start of something new. If America is going to have one lone opposition party to #fascism, that party does not have to suck. The establishment is too deeply rooted to move. So we will run them over."

    inthesetimes.com/article/zohra

    #USPol #MamdaniForMayor
    #DemocraticSocialists
    #DINOs #CuomoSucks #TaxTheRichFeedThePoor #DSA

  12. Reform councillors aged 19 and 22 in charge of children’s and adult services at local authority

    Social workers raise questions over clash of values and lack of experience of new lead members at Leicestershire County Council

    Concerns are mounting over the appointment of two Reform councillors as political leads for children’s and adults services in Leicestershire.

    Joseph Boam, 22, now heads up adult social care at Leicestershire County Council (LCC), and Charles Pugsley, 19, who is still at university, has been made cabinet member for children and family services.

    The pair were appointed following the local elections in May, and are responsible for multi-million pound budgets.

    Reform councillors aged 19 and 22 in charge of children’s and adult services at local authority, basw.co.uk

    #CharlesPugsley #concernsRaised #JosephBoam #lackOfExperience #Leicestershire #SocialWorkers #InTheNews

  13. Happy National Women’s Health Week! #Socialworkers can participate by making sure clients know about alcohol’s unique health risks for women, including breast cancer & fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: bit.ly/4d5a4Ss. #NWHW @TexasSteveHicks @womenshealth @CDCgov

  14. The #NASW-TX Board of Directors has released a series of powerful statements reaffirming what #socialworkers already know: Social work is not neutral. We stand on the side of equity, inclusion, compassion, and truth—even when those principles are politicized.
    Even when they’re inconvenient. Read the full statements here: bit.ly/3RxqObh

  15. Register for the 8th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day symposium, live on May 1 and on demand thereafter. connect.ncoa.org/oamhad2025 #OAMHAD #Aging #Mental Health #SocialWorkers #pleaseshare

  16. This #EarthDay, #NASW honors the deep connection between people and planet. As #SocialWorkers, we advocate for both environmental and social justice—because a healthier world means healthier communities. Let's keep working for lasting change

  17. #SocialWorkers: Join NASW President Yvonne Chase, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, and other social work experts as they explore how social workers can provide support and guidance in light of the Trump administration’s executive orders. We hope you can join us for our Facebook Live Event!
    Watch Live on YouTube:
    youtube.com/live/CLP58MAqQho?s
    or Facebook facebook.com/share/15HsBRgeXA/
    #PleaseShare

  18. #SocialWorkers: Join NASW President Yvonne Chase, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, and other social work experts as they explore how social workers can provide support and guidance in light of the Trump administration’s executive orders. We hope you can join us for our Facebook Live Event!
    Watch Live on YouTube:
    youtube.com/live/CLP58MAqQho?s
    or Facebook facebook.com/share/15HsBRgeXA/
    #PleaseShare

  19. #SocialWorkers: There’s still time to save! Early-bird deadline for the NASW National Conference has been extended! ACT FAST! You have until Sun, 4-13-2025 to lock in your discounted rate. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow with #SocialWork professionals nationwide. Register today and join us in Chicago, June 15–19!
    tinyurl.com/3hd84635

  20. The Trump Administration and states have issued scores of executive orders and laws that discriminate against people who are LGBTQ+. This is a form of political violence. NASW Arizona Executive Brandie Reiner writes about this crisis in #NASW's Social Work Blog and offers #SocialWorkers advice on how they can help. tinyurl.com/5n7x4288

  21. Transgender individuals face significant discrimination and barriers to healthcare, employment, and safety. #SocialWorkers affirm the dignity and rights of trans people by advocating for gender-affirming care, legal protections, and inclusive policies. This day highlights both the resilience of trans communities and the urgent need for systemic change. #NASW #TransVisibility #ProtectTransRights
    #TransJoy

  22. The Trump Administration plan to eliminate the Department of Education will devastate our nation's public education system, leading to disparities in the quality of education from state to state and lessening support for teachers and #socialworkers. Read this #NASW Social Work blog entry to learn about the full implications of ending the department and how social workers can contact their lawmakers to protest: tinyurl.com/3xawcrde

  23. The transatlantic slave trade caused generational trauma and systemic inequities that persist today. #SocialWorkers recognize this history by advocating for reparative justice and addressing racial disparities in social services. #NASW #ReparativeJustice #RacialHealing #SocialWorkForEquity

  24. #SocialWorkers #unhoused #MentalHealth

    "He’s tried just about everything to kill off the infestation, which began a month after the building at 833 Bryant St., a supportive housing facility for formerly homeless people, opened two years ago. Traps, spray, sprinkled baking soda — nothing has worked.

    'That’s just from one week,' Danny said, as he showed the drawer to a reporter last month. The Standard is not publishing his real name due to fears he’ll be evicted for speaking with the media about conditions at the facility. The cabinet beneath the kitchen sink in his studio apartment was also peppered with dead cockroaches. Outside his room, roaches could be seen crawling out of other rooms and along the hallway.

    'This is a brand-new building!' Danny shouted. 'It shouldn’t be like this.'

    The 146-unit building, managed by Mercy Housing, is rife with pests, filth, allegations of violence, and shoddy maintenance, according to residents, social workers, and city records. In addition to the roach infestation, The Standard observed a broken elevator and torn-up walls and floors during a January visit.

    (. . .)

    Construction of 833 Bryant St., also known as the Tahanan, was financed by Mayor Daniel Lurie’s nonprofit Tipping Point Community and touted by him as a shining example of how to build affordable housing at a fraction of the time and cost of other supportive housing projects in the city. (Lurie, who founded the nonprofit in 2005, stepped down as its CEO in 2019.) But residents and social workers say poor building maintenance, high staffing turnover, and inaction by management make life at 833 Bryant a filthy, dangerous nightmare."

    sfstandard.com/2025/02/04/833-

  25. #SocialWorkers #unhoused #MentalHealth

    "He’s tried just about everything to kill off the infestation, which began a month after the building at 833 Bryant St., a supportive housing facility for formerly homeless people, opened two years ago. Traps, spray, sprinkled baking soda — nothing has worked.

    'That’s just from one week,' Danny said, as he showed the drawer to a reporter last month. The Standard is not publishing his real name due to fears he’ll be evicted for speaking with the media about conditions at the facility. The cabinet beneath the kitchen sink in his studio apartment was also peppered with dead cockroaches. Outside his room, roaches could be seen crawling out of other rooms and along the hallway.

    'This is a brand-new building!' Danny shouted. 'It shouldn’t be like this.'

    The 146-unit building, managed by Mercy Housing, is rife with pests, filth, allegations of violence, and shoddy maintenance, according to residents, social workers, and city records. In addition to the roach infestation, The Standard observed a broken elevator and torn-up walls and floors during a January visit.

    (. . .)

    Construction of 833 Bryant St., also known as the Tahanan, was financed by Mayor Daniel Lurie’s nonprofit Tipping Point Community and touted by him as a shining example of how to build affordable housing at a fraction of the time and cost of other supportive housing projects in the city. (Lurie, who founded the nonprofit in 2005, stepped down as its CEO in 2019.) But residents and social workers say poor building maintenance, high staffing turnover, and inaction by management make life at 833 Bryant a filthy, dangerous nightmare."

    sfstandard.com/2025/02/04/833-

  26. 🌍✨ This #InternationalWomensDay, we honor the women #socialworkers who fight for justice, uplift communities & create lasting change. Your work shapes a better world! 💜 #IWD #WomenWhoLead Thank a #SocialWorker this #SocialWorkMonth #CompassionPlusAction

  27. 🚨 Important Guidance for #SocialWorkers! 🚨
    #NASW's Legal Defense Fund (LDF) explains Trump’s immigration executive order, offering key advice on handling ICE in schools & healthcare settings. Stay informed to support students, patients & families. #Learn more:
    buff.ly/OdEF2RQ #KnowYourRights #SocialWorkMonth #CompassionPlusAction

  28. From Jane Addams to today’s changemakers, women #SocialWorkers have shaped history through advocacy & care. Let’s celebrate their legacy this #WomensHistoryMonth! 👏 #SocialWorkLeaders #Equity #SocialWorkMonth

  29. Happy #SocialWorkMonth! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the incredible #SocialWorkers who make a difference every single day. From supporting families to advocating for mental health, social workers are the backbone of positive change. Your dedication, compassion, and hard work are truly appreciated. Let’s celebrate the ways you help build stronger, healthier, and more equitable communities.
    Get a free Toolkit at socialworkmonth.org
    #ThankYouSocialWorkers! 🙌💙 #CompassionPlusAction

  30. #NASW supports the national economic boycott tomorrow on Feb. 28 as part of our protest against the removal of diversity, equity and inclusion programs by some major corporations. For more information on the boycott, we ask #socialworkers to visit The People's Union USA at buff.ly/4hUfZLW. #PleaseShare

  31. #NASW Guidance on #Immigration #ICE for #School #SocialWorkers
    Navigating Policy Changes Related to Schools ICE highlights recent changes to immigration policies. This resource includes links to organizations and online tool kits that help school social workers support students and their families. buff.ly/4beSn1V

  32. #RCMP issued an #apology on September 7, 2024, for the historic use of #StreetChecks and other harmful interactions with members of the #African #NovaScotian community. It was an apology too long in coming, for treatment that was, in the words of Rev. Lennett Anderson, “dehumanizing and tragic.” And the RCMP's history suggests we should be deeply skeptical that the proposed action plan will be even close to what is required to remedy these grave injustices.

    In his 2019 report, written for the #NovaScotia #HumanRights Commission, Dr. Scot Wortley defines street checks as any occasion in which civilians are stopped by #police and subjected to intrusive questions, and their personal information collected into a database. He confirmed what community members have known for years: people of African descent in the #Halifax region are almost six times more likely to face street checks.

    It took five years after the release of this report for the RCMP to apologize for the harms caused. They also committed to an action plan, developed in consultation with members of 13 African Nova Scotian communities and the Association of #Black #SocialWorkers.

    mediacoop.ca/node/119259

    #CDNpoli #NSpoli #DefundRCMP #SystematicRacism #ColonialViolence #RacialProfiling #RacistRCMP #RacistCops #ACAB #BlackCanadians #Maritimes #BlackCommunity #ColonialInjustices #SocialJustice #BIPOC #POCinCanada

  33. #RCMP issued an #apology on September 7, 2024, for the historic use of #StreetChecks and other harmful interactions with members of the #African #NovaScotian community. It was an apology too long in coming, for treatment that was, in the words of Rev. Lennett Anderson, “dehumanizing and tragic.” And the RCMP's history suggests we should be deeply skeptical that the proposed action plan will be even close to what is required to remedy these grave injustices.

    In his 2019 report, written for the #NovaScotia #HumanRights Commission, Dr. Scot Wortley defines street checks as any occasion in which civilians are stopped by #police and subjected to intrusive questions, and their personal information collected into a database. He confirmed what community members have known for years: people of African descent in the #Halifax region are almost six times more likely to face street checks.

    It took five years after the release of this report for the RCMP to apologize for the harms caused. They also committed to an action plan, developed in consultation with members of 13 African Nova Scotian communities and the Association of #Black #SocialWorkers.

    mediacoop.ca/node/119259

    #CDNpoli #NSpoli #DefundRCMP #SystematicRacism #ColonialViolence #RacialProfiling #RacistRCMP #RacistCops #ACAB #BlackCanadians #Maritimes #BlackCommunity #ColonialInjustices #SocialJustice #BIPOC #POCinCanada

  34. "Hundreds of social workers in England have begun using an artificial intelligence system that records conversations, drafts letters to doctors and proposes actions that human workers might not have considered."

    #UKpolitics #Privacy #AI #SocialWorkers

    theguardian.com/society/2024/s

  35. Under this concept, some police would be replaced w/trained #SocialWorkers or specialized response teams in an effort to let police focus on violent #crime, not drug #overdoses, #MentalHealth events or #homelessness. The theory is that police would be better positioned to deal w/ #rapes [#Trump] & #murders if they didn’t have to deal w/ other #social ills that often lead to community confrontations w/ untrained police.

    #PoliceViolence #SystemicRacism
    #FactCheck #TrumpLies
    #HarrisWalz2024

  36. An additional 11,700 full-time equivalent employees were added to Queensland's public service between March last year and March this year. This brings the total to 233,933 FTEs classified as key frontline, frontline, or frontline support roles—a 4.3 percent increase from the previous year.
    These frontline roles encompass a variety of jobs, including #teachers, #socialworkers, prosecutors, #police officers, #nurses, #midwives, correctional officers, #doctors, #firefighters, and #ambulance officers.

    #QLDVotes #queensland #endprivatisation
    abc.net.au/news/2024-06-11/202