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I participated in two recent watershed cultural and transformational moments. Both instances occurred at university-centered conferences, not always the contexts of epiphany and emotional social change — but indeed, that is where they occurred. I’m now filled with hope that universities can collectively join forces with public schools to support military-connected and veteran students.
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Veterans across the nation are unprepared for life after military service, according to a new University of Southern California study.
A report by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work of veterans living in and around Chicago found that a majority of veterans, primarily those serving after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, experienced transition challenges and needed time to figure out what to do after the military.
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In order to draw attention to the difficulties children in military and veteran families face in schools, Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden highlighted Operation Educate the Educators, a federal initiative, during a discussion last Monday at the annual conference for the American Educational Research Association.
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America is aging.
By 2050, the number of adults aged 65 years and older will nearly double; the number of elders of color will more than triple. The notion of advancing public health for older Americans may seem contradictory in our youth-oriented culture, yet people aged 65 years have an average of almost 20 years or more remaining in their lives, an increase of more than 50 percent during the past century.
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The Children’s Data Network (CDN) at the University of Southern California School of Social Work has added two more comprehensive “snapshots” to Connecting the Dots, its online resource for policymakers, public agencies, community groups, the media and others interested in current research about the health and well-being of children, families and communities in Los Angeles County.
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Whether they are aware of it or not, most social workers are advocates.
They might help a client apply for certain benefits or access needed services. Perhaps they assist someone with navigating the complicated process of applying for health care coverage. However, few clinicians move beyond that work with individuals to engage at a broader level, advocating for changes in their organizations or society as a whole.
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An open hand gives in abundance, even as it receives.
It’s a saying that has been passed down in Robynn Cox’s family for generations. It’s also a maxim that has guided her research on the societal and economic consequences of mass incarceration, particularly in the black community.
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A call comes in to the child welfare hotline. The caller reports that a child is being maltreated.
The operator has to make a decision. Are the allegations serious enough to open an investigation? Is the child in immediate danger? What services does this family need?
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As teenage girls, they were enmeshed in the dangerous world of gangs in some of San Antonio’s rougher neighborhoods.
Now approximately 15 years later, what effect has that experience had on the lives of young Hispanic women?
Researchers at the USC School of Social Work will explore that question in a new $3 million study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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After a decades-long fight to highlight the dangers of cigarettes, researchers are growing increasingly concerned about a new slate of alternative products that is becoming popular among teens.
The use of electronic cigarettes, hookah and other less-regulated forms of tobacco by adolescents has spiked in recent years, a trend bolstered by a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.