The network of human assistance agencies in the United States is quickly expanding. There are currently over 1.5 million registered non-profits in the country, employing 12.3 million people.  Not to mention the job opportunities they help provide for millions of people that they don't employee. 

Social service agencies play a vital role in American culture.  They are both a necessary component of our society's safety net and an economic force in their own right.  To exist and develop, they rely on benefactors, grants, and government aid.  

However, running a social service organization involves a lot of responsibility and labor.  Because of this, you'll want to avoid making any of the following errors that could result in your organization losing personnel, funding, and important resources you need to support your clients.  Our goal is to assist you in avoiding the following case management blunders.

According to the most recent data from 2020, the arrest rate of juvenile offenders in the United States is decreasing. Nonetheless, despite a 71% decrease, over 400,000 juveniles were arrested in America in 2020. Juvenile case managers act as liaisons between young offenders, their families, the courts, and other agencies involved in the juvenile justice program of a municipality.  Because they deal with the legality of detained juveniles, juvenile justice case management is one of the most difficult domains of the social service system.  

They are also driving the implementation of a holistic case management approach to juvenile justice. This method considers the reasons that contributed to the juvenile's criminal acts, rules out the possibility of mental health disorders, and finally considers prevention.  

We are shedding light on this comprehensive strategy and its importance in juvenile justice case management.  

America boasts one of the oldest non-profit sectors in the world. With 1.5 million non-profits, the country now accounts for about 15% of global philanthropic organizations. 

Human service agencies have always been at the forefront of serving humanity in the United States. From civil wars to economic downturns and natural calamities, nonprofit organizations (NGO's) and governmental social service agencies have helped to shape the American culture famed for its compassion and generosity. 

However, in order for social service organizations to survive and grow in this fast-paced period, they must adapt to the evolution of casework technologies and solutions. Human services are now embracing current case management solutions to better their service, moving away from paper-based systems and toward computerized legacy applications.

Let's take a look at some of the tools that have been used in casework and how they have evolved in the future in this blog today.

Back in the 80s and 90s eating disorders had risen to epidemic proportions among teen-age girls. In fact, most used the mirror as a tool for taking stock of their worth conducting a critical search for flaws, fat, and proof of their failure to live up to the standards they had set for themselves. Their hunger for perfection and acceptance was insatiable, giving rise to body shame, self-loathing, anxiety, and life-threatening bouts of anorexia and bulimia.

According to the National Association of Social Workers, there are over 700,000 social service professionals in the US and at least three million globally.

Social workers, regardless of their demographics, area of expertise, or the community they serve, are all the same regarding ethical practices of the service. Unique in their own ways, the ethics of case management unite all social workers and case managers serving their respective communities worldwide.

Today, in this blog, we will look at some of the most needed case management ethics that make social service one of the most prestigious professions across the globe.

According to estimates, one in every six American women has been a victim of sexual violence at least once in their life. Another report suggests that there are over 27 million victims of human trafficking across the world. These victims of various crimes have had their lives turned upside down due as a result to a single event.

However, with the assistance of social service agencies that provide victims with legal, psychological, or financial assistance, these victims of crime have a chance at life. Because of the persistent efforts of victim service organizations that assist law enforcement, perpetrators of these heinous crimes are captured, and their victims are able to reintegrate into society after a traumatic experience.

To know more about the importance of victim services and their crucial role in all communities across the globe, here’s a blog.

As of July 2019, millennials surpassed baby boomers as America’s largest generation. However, baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964 represent the largest generational birth cohort in U.S. history, and nearly 76.5 million are now drifting toward retirement and advanced old age. Healthcare teams are discovering that caring for elderly baby boomers is far more complex than they expected.

Cybersecurity threats and data breaches have become much more common in recent years. In the last year alone, there were over 1800 incidents of data breaches that were publicly reported. These incidents resulted in a loss of billions for over 420 million people.

If you think non-profits are immune to cybercrimes and data breaches, think again. Experts suggest that non-profit agencies must be prepared for data breaches as much as for-profit business organizations. This is because human service agencies sit atop valuable personal data that hackers may find tempting to misuse.

Keen to learn more about emergency preparation for data breaches and upskill your case managers? Here are three tips...

Mental health issues have been identified in more than 50 million Americans. The most prevalent mental ailment among Americans is depression, but they also have bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. 

Due to the vast amount of mental health difficulties that the American populace is dealing with, case managers for mental health are in high demand. Every day to help their patients, these staff members, who usually work in psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nonprofits, and public mental health institutions, go through mental health case management procedures.

At a recent Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Las Vegas, a “resto-mod” was auctioned off for the benefit of Kristi House in Miami, Florida. We immediately put out an inquiry to our readers for more information about Kristi House and were deluged with responses.

They informed us that Kristi House is the state-designated Children’s Advocacy Center responsible for coordinating all child sexual abuse cases in Miami-Dade County working with its partner agencies. Kristi House was named in honor of a nine-year-old girl who was impregnated by her stepfather and had no idea how to seek help or even tell her story. Her pregnancy, however, brought her attention, and she got the help she needed while, at the same time, inspiring social workers to establish a Child Advocacy Center in her name.