When times are tough, whom can you count on to have your back? Do you turn to your best friend because they provide great encouragement or a trusted Family member who always offers a safe space? If so ...

When we consider physical health, metrics that come to mind include blood pressure, pulse, and body temperature, among others ...

Social support can be viewed in various ways and is generally referred to as emotional and/or physical help, assistance, or comfort that is received or given from social networks including, but not ...

Bottrell, D. (2007) ‘Resistance, resilience and social identities: Reframing “problem youth” and the problem of schooling’, Journal of Youth Studies, 10(5), pp. 597–616. Bottrell, D. (2009) ...

Partington is a social worker who lives in San Diego. Being a social worker is more than just a profession; it’s a calling that intertwines with the tapestry of lives, leaving indelible marks of joy, ...

A month after turning 9, I did not feel well. I had been getting sicker and sicker for weeks. I was always an active child and rarely got sick, but my ear pain and fever would not go away. My parents ...

"Medicine and technology may fail us at times, but human connection grounded in love and compassion always heals." Those words from the 21st and current U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy resonate ...

Social workers in the UK experience higher levels of burnout compared with other healthcare professionals, making it important to understand how they can develop resilience to protect themselves from ...

A new review published in Current Opinion in Psychology focuses on the potential of community gardens to support individual wellness and community resilience. The article was authored by Dr. Chiara ...

The American workforce is facing unprecedented uncertainty, with workers’ confidence in finding new employment dropping below 45%. Slowed hiring, inflation, and structural labor market weaknesses ...