Low pay and stress putting practitioners off Approved Mental Health Professional role Researchers at King's College London investigated why few health workers become AMHPs News 5 Sep 2018
Renewed focus and investment needed in preventive measures: BASW responds to EPI report on children’s access to mental health treatment News
'This is how it feels like to me be mentally unwell' Social worker Sally Redman* gives a powerfully honest account, describing her journey to recovery and what employers can do to help In focus 5 Oct 2020
60,000 re-referrals a year shows children's services must focus more on early help, says report Action for Children research adds to growing calls for 'reimagining' of social care News 3 Mar 2022
We must tell the stories of poverty to shock people into action Change will only happen if more people understand the reality, say speakers at BASW Northern Ireland's World Social Work Month event News 4 Mar 2021
We need ‘containing’ therapeutic homes Amid concerns over the financial state of private children's homes, Claire Barcham says its time to reinvest in therapeutic-focused local authority-run places Viewpoint 27 Feb 2020