News Archive
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Georgia Weston had her first panic attack at age 14. “My dad handed me a pencil and said, ‘start drawing.’ ”
She remembered feeling confused at first. “Having a panic attack feels like being in a tornado,” Weston said. “But once I put pen to paper, I found a way out.”
Almost 10 years later, Weston helps other teens with chronic pain discover the healing power of art therapy as a clinician and master’s student in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. -
Marion Sanders knows what it’s like to face adversity. Her dedication to supporting the homeless is a product of her own childhood trauma, which included being separated from her mother, who has experienced homelessness herself.
Unfortunately, Sanders’ mother is not alone.
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Medical social work is a field that focuses on meeting the various needs of individuals, families and communities navigating challenges in health and wellness. When people are sick, in addition to physical care, they also may need support for the emotional, financial and social complications that can arise.
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Knowing the key risk factors and warning signs of alcohol abuse helps you be prepared to take preventative action.
Each year, some 88,000 Americans die from excessive alcohol consumption, and according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), alcoholism is the third most common lifestyle-related cause of death in the United States.
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From March 9 to 15, Clinical Associate Professor and retired Air Force colonel Fred Stone and co-instructor Jessica Dodge led 16 students on the 6th annual Military and Veterans Policy and Practice immersion to Washington, D.C.
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The 2019 Tri-County Collaborative Community Safety Conference aims to tackle violence prevention in the Los Angeles area by championing community voices.
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USC MSW student Adrian Reveles transformed his own experiences of trauma, substance abuse and gang involvement to become a powerful violence prevention and homeless youth advocate.
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Ralph Fertig, prominent civil rights lawyer and USC clinical professor of social work, died on March 28 at his home in Westwood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles. He was 89.
Fertig was an influential social justice activist who dedicated his life to the fight for free speech and human rights in the United States and abroad as a federal administrative judge, civil rights attorney, social worker and sociologist. -
Various stakeholders at the 2019 International Military Transition Research Summit advocated for new family-focused practice, research initiatives and policies to support military transitions.
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A new interagency initiative at the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative aims to place more veterans in meaningful, long-lasting careers.