Today (03/18/2025) is National Social Worker Appreciation Day! Celebrate with some of NAMI Maine's favorite licensed clinical social workers. In this week's episode of NAMI Maine Talks, join Hannah Longley and Chris Mclaughlin as they discuss their experience as professionals that help individuals, families, and communities overcome challenges and improve their well-being through education, advocacy, and connecting people to resources. Learn about ways you can show social workers that they're appreciated. BONUS: Discover what it takes to become a social worker and make a difference in our state!
Host: Hannah Longley, LCSW (Director of Advocacy & Crisis Interventions at NAMI Maine)
Special Guests: Chris McLaughlin, LCSW (Executive Director of National Association of Social Workers Maine)
⭐️ March is Social Work Appreciation Month: Help Maine by contacting members of the appropriations committees. Urge them to fund workforce bills that help support boosting up social workers & other mental health providers!
Current Bill: LD 258, Resolve, to Establish a Program to Recruit and Retain Behavioral Health Clinicians
See More ➡️ https://legislature.maine.gov/backend/App/services/getDocument.aspx?documentId=108776
Legislators to Contact ➡️ https://legislature.maine.gov/senate/senators/9536https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/ListAlpha
Learn More (Helpful Links):
National Association of Social Workers Maine - https://naswme.socialworkers.org/
Maine Mental Health Database - https://namimaine.org/maines-mental-health-resource-database/
Mental Health Matters To ME - NEWS - https://namimaine.org/nami-maine-news/
NAMI Maine's Helpline - https://namimaine.org/helplinemaine/
In Crisis? Call -or- Text 988
#SocialWorkersAppreciation #NotAllHeroesWearCapes #SocialWorkFacts #LCSW #ItTakesAllOfUs #HOPE #WellBeing #Resources #StrongerTogether #ReachOut #Maine #MentalHealthMattersToME
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