Upcoming Community Conversations

We invite you to a Community Conversation around The Effects of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Stoppages on LLMSW Services on Friday, July 10 from noon to 1 pm

We invite you to a Community Conversation around The Job Application Process on Monday, June 29 at noon

In a world of constant notifications, endless scrolling, and nonstop information, many people feel overwhelmed by the emotional weight of the digital age. Doom scrolling and the pressure to always stay connected can contribute to stress, anxiety, burnout, and emotional exhaustion. This conversation will explore how social media and digital overload shape our mental health, relationships, and well-being. Together, we hope to reflect on our relationship with technology and how to create healthy boundaries in an always-online world.

Please join us for a conversation about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent plan to discontinue the collection of certain workplace discrimination data from employers. Together, we will explore the potential implications of this change for transparency, accountability, civil rights enforcement, and workplace equity. Participants will consider a range of perspectives on the role of data in identifying and addressing discrimination, as well as how changes to reporting requirements may affect future efforts to promote equal employment opportunity.

The wealth disparity in the US between the top 1 percent and low or middle income households has been growing since the 1980s, reaching an all time high this year  (see this article). The growing wealth and income gaps can impact people living in poverty on a personal level, including their access to food, housing, medical care and other basic necessities. Poverty also impacts people disproportionately across different identities, including race, gender and disability status.

On March 31, the Supreme Court ruled in an 8-1 decision that Colorado’s ban on providing “conversion therapy” to minors is unconstitutional under the First Amendment and that conversion therapy is considered protected free speech. Shortly after, the NASW issued a statement condemning the SCOTUS decision, arguing that it contradicts the NASW Code of Ethics. While Chiles v. Salazar specifically concerned Colorado’s ban, 22 other states and Washington, D.C. have also banned conversion therapy practices. 

In today’s world, people are constantly flooded with information from news outlets, social media platforms, influencers, podcasts, and online communities. As trust in traditional media continues to shift and more individuals rely on social media for information, many are left asking: Who can we trust? How do we know what is true? And how does the information we consume shape our beliefs, relationships, and ability to think critically?

We invite you to a Community Conversation on Potential cuts to Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance and how it may impact Michigan Medicine Patients

We invite you to a Community Conversation around Use of Self/Self-Disclosure in Mental Health Settings

We invite you to a Community Conversation around Let’s Talk: The War in Iran on Monday, March 30 at 5 PM EST.