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Latest Early Childhood Contract with State Expands on Relationship
Combined Reports A team from UConn’s School of Social Work says a new two-year, $4.3 million contract with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood expands on a six-year relationship with the state agency to provide significantly more resources for the evaluation and development of critical programs benefitting the state’s youngest residents. From assessing access to […]
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Spencer Award to Fund Professor’s Continued Study of Foster Care Youth in Higher Education
By Kimberly Phillips Many young adults celebrate their 18th and 21st birthdays with presents and cake, but those in the foster care system might dread those milestones for the uncertainty they bring. “One story that hits my heart is that of a young woman getting ready to turn 21 and age out of the foster […]
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Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year
UConn School of Social Work professor S. Megan Berthold has traveled around the world as far as Nepal to work with trauma survivors, but a yearlong academic Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, will put her only about 400 miles to the north of Hartford. While that’s closer than […]
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Innovations Institute
Innovations Institute, at UConn’s School of Social Work (SSW), works in partnership with government agencies, health care providers, youth and their families, and community-based organizations nationwide to improve outcomes for children, youth, young adults, and their families. A University institute of the SSW, Innovations extends the School’s commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and the improvement of human well-being nationwide.
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School of Social Work Archives – UConn Today
- Social Work Professor Focused on HIV, Intimate Partner Violence Research Brings New Perspective October 10, 2024'My work considers the intersection of social work, public health, psychology, and implementation science to see how I can utilize those interdisciplinary approaches to address the health issues this population faces'Kimberly Phillips
- ‘Access to Food is a Human Right’: New Professor Focused on Childhood Food Insecurity October 9, 2024Forté is considering the impact food insecurity has on one’s mental health, specifically for young people in middle and high school, and how that impact can be measured accuratelyKimberly Phillips
- Professor Earns Prestigious Award for Advancing Education in International Social Work October 8, 2024'Helping students to see the interconnectedness of global issues and the local issues they are trying to address here in Connecticut is so important'Kimberly Phillips
- SAMHSA Grant to Fight Substance Use, Related Issues Among Youth in 5 Connecticut Counties October 7, 2024The initiative began Sept. 30 and seeks to screen 7,000 youth ages 12 to 21 for substance use disorders. An expected 2,700 will be provided with servicesKimberly Phillips
- Latest Early Childhood Contract with State Expands on Relationship October 2, 2024'Birth to 5 is such a sensitive and critical developmental period. It really sets the stage for a child’s developmental trajectory'Combined Reports
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Assistant Professor Chenglin Hong is featured in UConn Today!
`My work considers the intersection of social work, public health, psychology, and implementation science to see how I can utilize those interdisciplinary approaches to address the health issues this population faces`
https://today.uconn.edu/2024/10/social-work-professor-focused-on-hiv-intimate-partner-violence-research-brings-new-perspective/
‘Access to Food is a Human Right’: Assistant Professor Alexandria Forté is featured in an article in UConn Today. Check it out here!
https://today.uconn.edu/2024/10/access-to-food-is-a-human-right-new-professor-focused-on-childhood-food-insecurity/
Join us! The Office of Research & Scholarship (ORS) will host guest speaker Dr. Laura Abrams on Monday, October 14, 2024, from 11:45am-1:15pm as she presents, In Pursuit of Youth Justice: Social Work Research, Advocacy and Public Policy.
Contact ssw-ors@uconn.edu if you are interested in attending virtually.
Congratulations to Dr. Rebecca Thomas, a 2024 PIE Award winner from the Council on Social Work Education!
Check out the article in UConn Today:
https://today.uconn.edu/2024/10/professor-earns-prestigious-award-for-advancing-education-in-international-social-work/
A team from UConn’s School of Social Work says a new two-year, $4.3 million contract with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood will provide significantly more resources for the evaluation and development of critical programs benefitting the state’s youngest residents.
Read the full story in UConn Today: https://today.uconn.edu/2024/10/latest-early-childhood-contract-with-state-expands-on-relationship/
The Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work co-sponsored an important event on 9/26 at The Dodd Center for Human Rights, Congress to Campus, a bipartisan, voluntary alliance of former U.S. Senators and Representatives who advocate for representative democracy.
Former Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA, 1997-2017) and Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI, 1987-2023) discussed what it means to “meet people where they are” – something that feels even more relevant at a time of political division.
Read more in UConn Today: https://today.uconn.edu/2024/09/at-visit-to-dodd-center-former-members-of-congress-discuss-bridging-divides-and-issue-a-call-to-action/