Combat Budget Cuts to Combat Drug Addiction in Ill.
from The Chicago Tribune
 Just days before Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced plans to send the National Guard into Chicago, he slashed funding for vital programs that prevent violent crime in the first place. The governor's budget cuts include $55 million to combat drug and alcohol addiction, the largest cause of violent crime in Illinois. More
Virtual Delegate Assembly, Social Worker in the Olympics
from the NASW IL
 This past weekend the international social work delegation from Hamburg, Germany and Birmingham, England completed their exchange visit to Chicago. During the last day of their exchange, Chapter President Kathy Wehrmann and I had the opportunity to attend the culminating seminar of their visit entitled, "Social Integration of Marginalized Youth and Adults," in which insights and observations of their week stay were shared. More
Social Workers Association Speaks Out
from WSAZ-TV
The National Association of Social Workers is speaking out after the murder of a social worker from Hamlin, W. Va. Sam Hickman with the National Association of Social Workers says this tragedy highlights a need for change in the system. He believes social workers should be equipped with self-defense skills and the technology to ensure their personal safety. More
Transgender Protections Trigger Backlash
from The Chicago Tribune
Maryanne Arnow has learned not to cringe at the stares and whispers that follow her whenever she leaves her house. Arnow, 42 and a resident of Montgomery County in Maryland, was born male. But on her birthday five years ago, she said, she realized she didn't fit in her own skin, and she began transitioning that day. The lawmakers of Montgomery County responded to such stories by enacting a measure earlier this year that forbids discrimination based on gender identity. More
Study Reports Rise in 'Pre-Dementia'
from The Associated Press via The Chicago Tribune
A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer's disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported recently. Nearly a million older Americans slide from normal memory into mild impairment each year, researchers estimate, based on a Mayo Clinic study of residents in Olmstead County, Minn. More
Trinity Services Helps Developmentally Disabled Lead Full Lives
from The Belleville News-Democrat
Some people with developmental disabilities like to assemble parts, package products, make friends and earn money at "sheltered" workshops. Caseworkers at Trinity Services, a Joliet-based, non-profit organization, plan activities that match the individual needs, interests and abilities of clients, with an emphasis on public service and social interaction. More
AIDS Epidemic in U.S. 'Worse Than Previously Known'
from The Chicago Tribune
About 56,300 people are now thought to be infected with HIV annually—a startling 40 percent jump from the government's previous estimate of 40,000. The new figures represent improved assessments, not evidence that infection rates are going up, officials said. But the news had AIDS advocacy groups in Chicago calling for additional funding to combat the outbreak among gay men and African-Americans, among whom cases of infection are increasing fastest, the study shows. More
Congressman Calls on Barack Obama and John McCain to Push for Universal Health Care
from The Chicago Tribune
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) declared himself cancer-free Monday and used the opportunity to challenge Barack Obama and John McCain to push for national health care for all Americans. The 1st District congressman spoke during a news conference on the South Side with several doctors from the University of Chicago Hospitals, where he received radiation and chemotherapy that has left him thinner and without hair. More
Defining 'Homelessness Down'
from Time
According to a report given to Congress recently by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, overall homeless numbers, taken from a one-day national count in January, were down 12 percent from 2005 to 2007, to just under 672,000 people, most of whom were on the streets only temporarily. Chronic homelessness is down even more, almost 30 percent lower than in 2005, from 175,000 to fewer than 125,000. More
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