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New research commissioned by BASW England and the Department of Health and Social Care reveals a significant increase in people accessing mental health services during the first lockdown

SASW Events Coordinator Lisa Urquhart shares more about the team 'reverse advent calendar' for local foodbanks across Scotland

I think, in the years following the pandemic, there will be an increase in mental health problems and an increase in PTSD given the experiences and heartbreak so many people have faced and are facing

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week.

As a community-based Social Worker for Adult Social Care, I normally visit residential care homes on a regular basis. That changed in February this year when the fears around COVID-19 grew and the care homes voluntarily began to close their doors to “non-essential visitors”.

Recently retired Colin Fraser won this year's Mental Health Officer of the Year Award at our annual MHO Conference.

BASW England welcomes the candid analysis in ADASS' recently released report Themes and Learning from ADASS Members on the Local Response to COVID-19 in Spring and Early Summer 2020.

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week.

Share your views in this questionnaire as part of undergraduate student Sinead Stapleton's dissertation research.

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week.