Live Next To A Filthy Animal Hoarder? Don’t Expect Much Help From The City
gothamist.com
“A client’s physical presentation—or her odor—is often what tips things off,” said Mark Gaynor, a psychotherapist who specializes in animal hoarding and has acted as a consultant to Animal Planet’s “Confessions: Animal Hoarding.” Gaynor explained to me that the disorder often presents itself as a secondary—or tertiary—mental health issue. Someone might come to his practice with work-related or relationship conflicts and only after careful assessment does he find out about the animal hoarding.

Commissioner Paul Dupre announces Reed as deputy commissioner of mental health
vtdigger.org
Department of Mental Health (DMH) Commissioner Paul Dupre announced that Frank Reed has been appointed Deputy Commissioner for the Department. Reed has been with DMH since 1999, serving most recently as Interim Deputy and Commissioner for the Department.

Social workers are here to help
Mille Lacs Messenger
Mille Lacs County has more than a few social workers whose job it is to provide services for people in need within the county. “We’ve got a number of different roles in Mille Lacs County,” social worker Jenn Fronk said.

To Join ’63 March On Washington: ‘Like Climbing A Mountain’
NPR
There were broad concerns all the way up to the top levels of government about the March on Washington. How large would the crowd be? Might there be violence? But Jack Hansan of Cincinnati was not concerned about all that. A white man who’d been working on civil rights in Ohio, he wanted to be in that number, however large or small the gathering.

How to handle topics like A-Rod
WTHITV.com
But how do parents talk about the latest sports icon to fall from Grace with their children? Young, impressionable admirers of the likes of A-Rod? “They really do look up to them,” said Emily Owens, a licensed clinical social worker with Terre Haute’s Hamilton Center.