HeyJaredAsk Adam: Straight Up Social Work
Ask Adam: Straight Up Social Work is a straight-talking podcast answering real questions about social work - the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable. Honest insights, and practical reflections that get to the point.
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- Sep 5, 2026
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Ep9 The Early Death of Care Leavers (opens the original)
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Care‑experienced young people are dying far too young and the latest national review makes it clear: this is a national emergency. In this episode, Adam breaks down the stark findings, from deaths in adult prisons to young women grieving child removal, trans young people lost to suicide, asylum‑seeking young people, murders, and unmanaged medical conditions. We dig into the review’s three big themes: being alone, the dangerous drop in support at 18, and a stretched workforce struggling to help y
Ep 8. Wellbeing and Tools to Survive (opens the original)
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In this episode of Ask Adam: Straight Up Social Work, I’m sharing the real story of how I learned to survive the job. The tools and techniques that actually work, the ways I’ve learned to look after myself, and the honest lessons from navigating the chaos that social work throws at you. It’s part wellbeing, part survival guide, all rooted in my own journey through the tough bits and the light‑bulb moments. If you’re trying to stay grounded, stay human, and stay standing, this one’s for you.Follo
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