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Disturbed by new evidence that crack cocaine use may be reaching epidemic levels in Mexico City, researchers from the University of Southern California are testing a new strategy to fight back.
Led by Assistant Professor Alice Cepeda from the USC School of Social Work, the team will implement projection mapping, an emerging technology that projects two-dimensional images and animated text onto buildings and other large surfaces, to deliver health messages to hard-to-reach individuals who use crack.
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The Children’s Data Network project at the University of Southern California School of Social Work has released data showing one in seven children born in California – 14.8 percent – were reported for suspected abuse or neglect before they were 5 years old, a much higher number than previously realized. The study linked more than one million birth records to Child Protective Services (CPS) data and analyzed children’s experience over a five-year period.
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The recent publication of "America's Youngest Outcasts" by the National Center on Family Homelessness reports a staggering 2.5 million homeless children under the age of 18. Justifiably, this news has people in an uproar.
As someone who has conducted extensive research with homeless teens and young adults for more than a decade, I am glad to see the problem making headlines and spurring discussion.
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Every year, 250,000 veterans are transitioning from military to civilian life.
Though there is wide community support for them, a system of more than 40,000 nonprofit organizations, along with federal and state agencies, can be difficult for veterans to navigate for services.
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Reviewing grant proposals for federal agencies has proven to be a boon to researchers at the USC School of Social Work. A perfect example is Suzanne Wenzel, a professor and current chair of the school’s Research Council. Since 2001, she has served as a reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on multiple occasions. She recently accepted an invitation to join a four-year review panel tasked with examining proposals related to the multiple personal, social and community factors that influence HIV risk and preventive behaviors.
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How do unique neighborhood characteristics influence rates of child maltreatment?
A new study led by researchers at the USC School of Social Work will explore that question, particularly how social dynamics in immigrant enclaves and collaboration among community service providers may protect against or increase the risk of child abuse and neglect.
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California is home to nearly 1.8 million veterans, with more than 325,000 living in Los Angeles. But as troops leave the nation's longest-running wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and service members complete their tours of duty, another 12,000 new veterans are expected to be added to our local population annually.
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For Julie Cederbaum, an assistant professor in the USC School of Social Work, engaging in the principles and practice of social work is a calling she has felt throughout her life.
Even as a teenager, the desire to give her time and services for the benefit of others seemed instinctive.
“I didn’t know what motivated me,” Cederbaum said. “I just felt very natural as a listener and in helping others with their problems. It was always really easy for me to talk to people I didn’t know and engage with others.”
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This year’s Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) gala and summit focused on the theme of innovation, asking “what’s next?” when it comes to developments in everything from technology and business to politics and popular culture.
Held in San Francisco on Oct. 17-18, the annual event brought together leaders in technology, media, law, business, education, entertainment, politics and social networking to recognize the achievements of Korean Americans and the significant role they’ll play in leading innovation here and abroad.
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In the weeks before Veterans Day, one of the assignments I give my USC graduate students who are preparing to become school social workers is to organize an activity that involves schools in honoring those who have served our country. The Military Child Education Coalition estimates that close to four million children of veteran and military families are currently in our public schools.