Chris Herman

Chris Herman of the National office staff participated in this Twitterchat:
8/17/17 #NCEAnow Chat: Reframing Elder Abuse as a Social Justice Issue
National Center on Elder Abuse
On Thursday, 8/17/17, 69 participants joined the #NCEAnow chat to discuss why the way we talk about elder abuse matters and how we can work together to reframe elder abuse as a social justice issue. The chat received over 4.7 million impressions!

Michele Baranaskas is a member:
Michele Baranaskas: Home visitors need congressional support
Charleston Gazette (WV)
On July 12, Partners in Community Outreach joined hundreds of organizations representing thousands of Americans in a day of action urging Congress, including our West Virginia members, to act swiftly to preserve and expand the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting program. This voluntary, evidence-based program, also known as MIECHV, will expire on Sept. 30. If Congress fails to act, nearly 2,000 families in West Virginia could lose services on which they depend.

Kelsey Torgerson is a member:
This Is the Best Age to Get Married (According to Relationship Experts)
Brides.com
From a neurological standpoint, Kelsey Torgerson, a licensed clinical social worker, says that waiting until your brain has fully developed (at age 25) is important. “I believe it’s best to wait until this marker,” she says. “It’s also important to experience stressors with your partner that you overcome, so if you have a high school sweetheart, you should see how you two handle college, long distance, studying abroad, or getting two jobs. You want to know that you have the conflict-management strategies in place for a healthy, successful marriage down the road.”

Rachel Sussman is a member:
If You Answer ‘Yes’ To Any Of These Questions, It’s Time to See A Couples Therapist
Women’s Health Magazine
Despite how easy Chrissy Teigen and John Legend make #relationshipgoals look, every couple has fights. But how do you know what’s totally normal and when it might be time to call in some professional help? According to the experts, the ideal time to see a couples therapist is before you’re ready to throw in the towel. “You should not go as a last resort. You should go early on,” says Rachel Sussman, LCSW, a relationship therapist in New York City. “Do you call an accountant as a last resort? No. You call before the taxes are due and you think you might need help.”

Karen Kleiman is a member:
It’s Possible to Have a Postpartum Syndrome That Isn’t Postpartum Depression
Glamour
It’s something that’s known as postpartum stress syndrome. It’s a term that Karen Kleiman, L.C.S.W., director of the Postpartum Stress Center and author of The Art of Holding in Therapy: An Essential Intervention for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety, coined to describe women who fall somewhere between suffering from the “baby blues” and an actual diagnosis of postpartum depression or postpartum anxiety, a condition that can cause women to feel constantly anxious to the point where it interferes with their lives. Women who suffer from postpartum stress syndrome have huge feelings of self-doubt mixed with an intense desire to be a perfect mom, Kleiman explains—and they can feel seriously stressed out as a result.

Philadelphia hiring social workers for 22 schools
Education Dive
The city of Philadelphia plans to spend $1.2 million to hire full-time social workers for 22 Philadelphia schools as part of a pilot program this fall, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer — though the plan still has to be approved by the School Reform Commission, which oversees the district. While the city hopes to receive some Medicaid funding to reimburse costs, officials say they will implement the plan regardless. Shortly after he took office in 2016, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney began meeting with principals about their concerns, and the 22 schools were chosen based on students’ needs.

NASW-CA is mentioned:
California bill slamming door on campus carry in final legislative push
Before It’s News
“A safe learning environment is essential for our children to be successful in the classroom,” said bill sponsor, Assembly member Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento. “That’s not possible if a school district allows armed civilians to roam California school campuses.”… McCarty’s measure has the support of the California Federation of Teachers, state PTA, and the National Association of Social Workers as well as a host of gun control advocates.

How to save a life: Officials push Naloxone trainings into the community
The Baltimore Sun
Seante’ Hunt stood in front of 16 trainees in a county health department conference room Monday morning and held up a plastic syringe filled with a clear, unassuming liquid. That watery substance is Naloxone, the miracle drug that, as she explained to a group of teachers, social workers and others, allows “for life to begin again” in a person on the edge of death from an opioid overdose. Hunt is the opioid misuse prevention coordinator and overdose response program coordinator in Howard County, a position becoming increasingly vital as the county continues an unrelenting battle against opioid abuse.