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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
- 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
- Husky Harvest Stamford Bolsters Food Pantry Offerings with New Partnerships, New Initiatives October 2, 2024'We’re trying to tie together everything we’re doing to fight food insecurity at UConn Stamford. All our initiatives need to support one another'Kimberly Phillips
- Spencer Award to Fund Professor’s Continued Study of Foster Care Youth in Higher Education September 16, 2024'My research lies [in] trying to understand the factors that prevent them from graduating high school and getting into college and what we can do to help make that path smoother'Kimberly Phillips
- Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year September 3, 2024'We originally conceived of this as a study that extends into Canada, because Canada is the global leader of these community sponsorship initiatives'Kimberly Phillips
- Five Faculty Members Named Fulbright Scholars For 2024-25 September 3, 2024Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroadMike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
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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/
Reminder to join us Oct. 2 from 3-4 p.m. for the School of Social Work`s First Wednesday Community Event! Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/EfzWUpshiB
UConn School of Social Work assistant professor, Kelsi Carolan, PhD, appeared on WNPR yesterday to explain the challenges facing people living with invisible illnesses.
“It`s very difficult when someone is living with that much uncertainty in their body and then they’re made to feel it’s not real,” she said, noting research shows people of color are more likely to have their symptoms dismissed.
Carolan, a licensed clinical social worker, was interviewed by Catherine Chen on Where We Live. Listen to the full segment here: `But you don’t look sick:` The struggles of living with an invisible illness.
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https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2024-09-23/but-you-dont-look-sick-the-struggles-of-living-with-an-invisible-illness
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Aswad Thomas `15 (MSW) organized a march in Washington D.C. on Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. to stand in solidarity with crime survivors. Watch Live: https://asj.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/survivors-speak-dc/.