Target in Compton helps store employees tackle their personal problems
Los Angeles Times
Compton Target employee Audra Menefee says she’s grateful she could turn to social worker Saundra Edwards, right, after her husband’s car accident.

Help for area veterans returning to civilian life
Journal and Courier
Our office has been in contact lately with Amy Blue, licensed clinical social worker, of the Gary Area Vet Center. She has informed us that the Lafayette area falls under their vet center’s catchment area and that she would like to provide service to our veterans in this area.

Coalition: End the ‘National Media Blackout’ on Child Abuse and …
PR Newswire
Joan Zlotnik, director, Social Work Policy Institute, National Association of Social Workers, said: “Every day, too many children are abused, neglected and and murdered in our communities. The only way to truly protect these vulnerable lives is to address the most serious problems facing families in crisis. Well-trained professionals serving in community-based prevention programs and in adequately funded service agencies are essential, but they are not enough. Our national leaders must decide that vulnerable lives are also valuable lives, and then support policies that make real change possible.”

6 Ways to Ward Off Depression
lifescript.com
When faced with a tough situation, “there’s the sense that you’re no longer in control of your life,” says LeslieBeth Wish, a psychologist and clinical social worker in Sarasota, Florida.

10 Careers with High Rates of Depression
health.com
It’s probably not a huge surprise to find social workers near the top of this list. Dealing with abused children or families on the brink of every imaginable crisis—combined with bureaucratic red tape—can make for a demanding, stressful job that’s often 24-7.

BSU Honors First Graduating Class Of Social Work Program
KMVT
Boise State University officials honored the first graduating class of 28 students from the new bachelor of Social Work program offered in Twin Falls.