Money help is on the way to a mental health to have more social workers in Illinois
@Deepizzaguy (111902)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 25, 2025 3:44pm CST
A grant of $2 million dollars was given to members of the Social Worker Opportunity Tracks (SWOT) which is located in Winnebago County in Illinois on Thursday May 22 to assist a shortage of social workers to assist persons who are having mental issues.
Part of the money to SWOT comes from taxpayers from a half cent sales tax that came from the Winnebago County Community Mental Health Board.
Hopefully the grant money will be used to increase more social workers to assist persons in need who need someone to assist them during a mental health crisis.
Link is msn.com/en-us/health/o...
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@Ineeddentures (10563)
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25 May
There seems to be a mental health problem explosion in recent years.
Shortage of mental health workers and social workers here in the UK as well
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@Deepizzaguy (111902)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 May
That is true that mental health patients cases are growing.
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@Deepizzaguy (111902)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 May
@Ineeddentures I believe that the powers that be had us isolated was to enrich themselves at our expense.
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@Ineeddentures (10563)
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28 May
@Deepizzaguy
I wonder why.
I know that the isolation during the pandemic didn't help but I think that there must be other causes
What do you think?
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@celticeagle (177036)
• Boise, Idaho
25 May
It is astounding and heartwarming the help and goodness that can come from people getting together to help one another.
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@Deepizzaguy (111902)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 May
I am in agreement with you.
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@Deepizzaguy (111902)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 May
I am in agreement with you that mental help employees are in need.
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@RebeccasFarm (95409)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 May
I hope they will be able to do some good.
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@Deepizzaguy (111902)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 May
My pleasure to share the good news.
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@LindaOHio (194717)
• United States
26 May
That is a good program with the increase in mental health cases.
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@Deepizzaguy (111902)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 May
I am in agreement with you.
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@innertalks (22984)
• Australia
25 May
To get help these days, you need to go through a lot of hoops first, giving them a lot of personal details, and they record all that you say too, which would be rather off-putting to someone wanting help, but wanting to stay relatively anonymous too.
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