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  • One Spoonful at a Time

    The Maudsley approach to treating adolescent anorexia puts families at the center of the process, helping patients overcome their aversion to eating by calmly insisting that they nourish themselves back to physical and psychological health. This alternative to hospitalization has proven very effective in multiple studies, even though it contradicts traditional approaches, which keep parents at a distance based on the belief that they are part of the problem. The process is long and laborious, and relapses are common. But one mother's journey shows the hope that emerges when a deadly disease recedes.

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  • Reaching into a void: For mayor's team of street crusaders, getting the chronically homeless into housing requires patience as they battle their addictions -- and persistence if they relapse

    San Francisco's Care Not Cash program began in 2004 in response to the city's homelessness crisis. One facet of the program is an outreach team, whose members regularly visit homeless people on the street to connect them to resources such as housing and drug rehabilitation.

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  • The Baby Brain Connection / Armed with new research on developing brain structure, social workers can help fix troubled baby/parent relationships

    Research has shown the importance of infant-primary caregiver attachment for the future of the child's cognitive ability, emotional health, and parent relationship. Infant Mental Health Specialists and other practitioners have emphasized programs and techniques to improve this relationship, for example infant massage classes, and specifically tailored interventions.

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