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
BASW England wants to hear from people with lived experience and social workers involved in disaster and emergency responses past and present including the COVID 19 pandemic for book development.
Since publishing our manifesto for social work, BASW has been working closely with Alex Cunningham MP to quiz UK Ministers on our policy and campaign asks.
BASW England welcomes the launch of a ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in England and urge that this does not become a missed opportunity to champion the provision of adequately funded, good quality, timely community care provision and to champion the rights of people in all care settings.