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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.
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A new book examines how companies in diverse international settings can assist their employees with personal problems that adversely affect performance and productivity.
Global Perspectives of Employee Assistance Programs is the first book to explore the employee assistance program (EAP) concept in the international context, said R. Paul Maiden, executive vice dean and professor at the USC School of Social Work.
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Before Lisa Higuera became a student at the USC School of Social Work, she worked at pro-bono law firm Public Counsel helping underserved families access an education for their children. A daughter of immigrants, Higuera wanted to help families like hers reach their children’s educational goals by eliminating social barriers.
However, it didn’t take long for her to realize there was a bigger problem that needed to be addressed.
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How can schools provide an optimal setting for both learning and growth that helps children overcome adversity?
It’s a question Ron Avi Astor plans to bring to the forefront of his work as a newly elected member of the National Academy of Education, an elite organization focused on advancing high-quality education research and policy.
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You’re happy to be alive, yet feel guilty that others weren’t as lucky.
You’re physically exhausted but unable to sleep.
You want to enjoy life, but have forgotten how to relax.
You want to be understood, but don’t want to talk.These are a handful of the paradoxes recently identified by USC School of Social Work researchers that combat veterans may experience and that could hamper a successful reintegration to civilian life if not properly addressed.
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Parents in five San Diego-area school districts can now download a mobile app that will help them find the programs and services their children need. Called WelConnect, the app is also designed to link educators and school leaders to community and military organizations offering programs for students and families.
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Struggling to translate military skillsets for the civilian workplace and developing an identity outside the military are not transitional challenges unique to American veterans.
In an exchange of ideas that could promote the well-being of all veterans—regardless of nationality—David Pedlar, research director at Veterans Affairs Canada, joined the USC School of Social Work as a Fulbright visiting research chair in military social work.
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A little more than a decade ago, Marv Southard faced a crisis that shaped his approach to leading the largest public mental health treatment system in the country.
In 2003, budget projections left the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health approximately $21 million in the red. Would the burden of those cutbacks fall on staff members who worked directly for the county or contracted community agencies that provided equally valuable services?
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New research suggests that helping inner-city children gain social and emotional skills can help them improve in basic reading, writing and mathematics.
A report published in School Psychology Quarterly outlines the findings of a randomized trial indicating that a holistic approach to education is needed to nurture a range of skills and capacities to help children become healthy and competent adults.
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When David Bond learned that suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults nationwide, he felt spurred to action.
That passion only increased when he discovered that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youths are approximately four times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual teens and young adults.