Editorial.

The article discusses the importance of social support and care in promoting mental health and well-being. It highlights the role of social connections in fostering resilience and psychological well-being. The article also explores innovative approaches to social support for various groups, such as low-income families and single parents. It emphasizes the need for a comprehensive approach to social support systems and addresses the lack of literature on innovative social support for social service users and self-care for social workers. The article features six studies on topics including problematic online gambling, hospice care, family support for adults with childhood institutional care experiences, social support for new mothers, financial support for single-parent families, and social workers' self-care. [Extracted from the article]