Showing results for "Communities of Care" in Politics & Social Sciences

When your work is inextricable from your identity, your community, and your own liberation, you need a unique praxis of care to sustain it—and for mission-driven activists, organizers, and changemakers working under oppressive systems, making space to center vital needs like rest, self-care, and healthy boundaries isn’t as simple as clocking out. Practicing Liberation reorients collective justice work toward a model that transforms the effects of injustice, harm, and oppressive systems into resilience, joy, and community care.

In an effort to address the barriers and gaps in care experienced by African Nova Scotian and Urban Indigenous women in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia), four organizations banded together to provide culturally-specific programming to address the issue of gender-based violence as it appears in these two communities. Inspired by Indigenous customary law and Afrocentricity, these programs aim to address the failures of our inherited colonial systems by connecting women with other members of their community in spaces where their culture is integrated into the care they receive. Although this ...

A transformative look at the hidden work of all adult daughters who share the invisible load, from the eldest to the youngest, offering a fresh perspective on care, emotional resilience, and the power daughters have to shape healthier, more fulfilling family connections. For readers of both...

The Social Work Community podcast is where social workers come to discuss the key issues affecting their profession. Whether you are a student or an experienced social worker - whether you are frontline or management, this podcast is for you. You will hear direct from social workers in your community about their successes and their challenges.Follow us on Instagram to keep up-to-date with the latest news and join the Social Work Community for all things social work.

There are not just benefits or objectives that you should know about NDIS. NIDS has a lot more to offer than a basic care service. The eligibility criteria, support provider and funding learn about some other essential factors of NDIS. This article is for you if you are a guardian or family member of any disabled person. Get comprehensive knowledge about the planning process and how to become a participant in NDIS. https://countrycommunitycare.com.au/

‘A World Of Inclusion - Life changing adventures in Rugby League’ is an inspirational podcast by the award-winning social care charity, Community Integrated Care, in partnership with the Rugby Football League, Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) and Sport England. Presented by Ross Fiddes, and produced by Community Integrated Care and Rhodri Hywell, this 3-part episode series shares truly inspiring stories from people supported by the charity through the acclaimed ‘Inclusive Volunteering Programme, and how the RLWC2021 has changed their lives for the better, a year since the ...

Catalyst is a podcast for people who care deeply about community, accountability, and what it actually takes to create safer, more intentional spaces.Hosted by Niké, an inclusion consultant and educator, each episode dives into the messy, real-life work of questioning our socializations and conditioning, honoring your capacity, and leading without perfectionism or urgency.Every other week, Niké breaks down big ideas around community care, boundaries, power, and belonging in a way that’s clear, grounded, and rooted in real-life practice. If you're ready to move beyond good intentions and...

At the core of Community Action Collab’s provisions for primary healthcare for vulnerable communities is a commitment to equity, recognising that everyone has the right to access high-quality healthcare services regardless of their socio-economic status, geographic location, or personal circumstances.

Read by the authors. Change your life when you learn how to spot a toxic relationship, how to get out, and how to heal. You or someone you love may be in a toxic relationship, but it doesn't have to stay that way. In this compassionate and practical resource, Stephanie Quayle shares her powerful...

Michael Lynch, the central figure of this book, was a long-time gay activist and a dynamic force in organizing an early response to the AIDS epidemic. Lynch’s prescient articles in The Body Politic spoke to the gay communities of Toronto, New York, and San Francisco. His organizing efforts meant change and hope.

For over 50 years, Community Mental Healthcare has provided high-quality, person-centered health services to Tuscarawas and Carroll counties. CMH offers comprehensive behavioral health services including individual and group counseling, psychiatry, substance abuse treatment, 24/7 crisis intervention, case management, day-treatment, and school-based counseling. In 2015, CMH opened Community Family Health Center. In doing so, CMH added primary care and dental care services. This also made CMH the area's only healthcare provider to offer a unique holistic approach to healthcare. Community Mental ...

Self Directed Support is part of the Transforming Your Care strategic approach to developing Person Centred Services. It is a pathway where individuals are enabled and encouraged to have more choice and control in how their care and support is provided. Self Directed Support is available as a way to meet the needs of individuals who access social care in both children and adult services. This series tells the service users story on how self-directed support can improve health, wellbeing and maintain independence at home and gives listeners a unique insight into how the process could benefit ...