Wellness & Well-being Highlights June 11
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of June 11, 2023
This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness & Well-being blog consists of topics from how the decrease in opium production has impacted the Taliban to how practicing gratitude improves lives beyond the giver and receiver to how retirees need to actively manage their money. Today, I wish to shed some light on the issue of child care in the USA. This week, I have posted links to at least 5 timely articles on this topic. Between the impact of COVID, grandparents living longer and seeking more adventure, and lingering student debt, caretakers (mainly women) are having to make choices that often involve dire consequences…especially for those who are trying to survive at low-wage jobs. If children truly are our future, then we need to collectively propose solutions that ensure all kids have opportunities to learn and grow in safe and loving environments. Research suggests that kids who are not reading at grade level by grade 4, are more than likely to become part of the criminal justice system. A number of European countries addressed this important topic decades ago. Might it be time that we consider their lessons learned?
Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/25/health/child-care-parenting-explainer-intl/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/upshot/child-care-biden.html
Drug addiction & prevention info (Multiple Languages)
Ontario requires some businesses to carry Narcan
Opioid settlement funds: Going forward
Opioid settlement disappointment (1)
Opioid settlement disappointment (2)
Weight loss drugs & Addictions?
Are people w/ SUD being mistreated by medical professionals?
Parents’ response to the loss of their daughter
How Social Media is impacting our kids
When self-care is no longer self-care
On exhausting your retirement savings
Child care & Grandma…Don’t count on it
Child care / Women / COVID rebound
Helicopter parents…in the workplace!
The job of attracting & retaining apprentices
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NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact johngaal@moaflcio.org with related questions or comments.
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