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Hi...There's so much going on in the world that can bring us down and challenge our mental health. Speaking your truth, and being there for each other is the way. X

What well-being is. Brilliant graphic posted by Moderator Dee 💙💜💚💛❤❤ Join the discussion @ Social Work Toolkit: Connect & Share

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/canada/article-bc-medical-group-launches-program-to-prescribe-nature-instead-of/?__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR2cNnVigzxxM622JaGUIT6b0-AmaSvebgy41EM_OGjDPQzCdq_0tGnZBI0

B.C. medical group launches program to prescribe nature as medication The BC Parks Foundation and a group of health care providers is launching Canada’s first formal nature-prescribing program. Parkprescriptions.ca, to be rolled out across the country

Perspective | Compassion fatigue hits not only professional caregivers. Other people get it, too. Emotionally debilitating, “it can take hold in any person who cares for others who are in pain or suffering,” an expert says. But there are ways to fight it.

As in the UK approaches, this wonderful graphic reminds us of the layers of mental health needs, from support to hope and everywhere in between. 🙏🏽
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Self-Care A-Z: Notorious RBG (Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Builds a Case for Self-Care RBG, the recent documentary about cultural icon Ruth Bader Ginsberg, is inspiring and instructive. Amongst many lessons, RBG’s life presents a self-care case.

Social Workers, Need Complex, and Professional Burnout There is one sign of burnout that often goes unnoticed and frequently is encouraged in subtle ways. This is what can be called the "need complex" -- the feeling that you and your social work intervention are so needed that you must work more.