At the age of 17, I lost my older brother, David, to suicide. As a gay man in his early 20s, David struggled with mental health...
Funding will help increase the number of social workers in areas short on health professionals Sacred Heart University’s School of Social Work recently received a $1.78 million, four-year...
Now that unemployment numbers have revealed that women are bearing the brunt of job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, discussion of America’s childcare crisis has taken...
Back in October of 2020, single father Robert Carter adopted a set of five siblings so that they would never again be separated by the foster...
The COVID-19 pandemic powerfully clarified what most families have known for decades: Reliable, quality child care is essential to the round-the-clock functioning of the U.S. economy....
American families need help. Years of disinvestment and the pandemic have compounded stressors for families and those responsible for their education and care. Fortunately for families, President Biden’s American...
What will vaccine coverage look like when the world begins to return to normalcy? Expect rising costs, additional fees, and shifting coverage responsibilities.
The pandemic and a year of virtual schooling had an unexpected benefit for a little girl in Kenya who connected with Girls Who Code at the...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Foundation and the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks...
Cities are hubs of human activity, supercharging the exchange of ideas and interactions. Scaling theory has established that, as cities grow larger, they tend to produce...
Over the last year and a half, there has been no shortage of media coverage about the mental health implications of the pandemic. Generally, these articles...
COVID-19 led to an increase in alcohol consumption. Here's how to encourage Americans to level set.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation looks at its long, cruel history of systemic racism, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) acknowledges that our profession...
The numerous accommodations and modifications that teachers make for students often amount to a lengthy list. These adjustments can involve altering not only instruction but also...
Maybe I am a hopeless romantic, but I believe that workplace environments are akin in many ways to romantic relationships. If we spend the majority of...
Distance learning is tedious. Between the emails, Zoom meetings, various portals teachers utilize, and the individual workload of every class, juggling at-home learning during the new...
On August 12, 2020, Gordon Wayne began a 16 day, 550-mile trek from Virginia to Boston College, all on foot. At first glance, Gordon may appear...
Who (or what) comes to your mind when you think about active listening? For me, I think about my girlfriend Jo. She gives her complete attention...
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the United States caused a serious disruption in the daily lives of most American workers. Although many people are able...
Groups like Rock the Vote and VotER have worked hard to rekindle America’s passion for democracy, but there’s a clear and persistent gap between those who...
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A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known...
Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health...
Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met...
Pediatric neurologist Jane Tavyev, MD, has advice for parents looking to help their children learn social skills after pandemic isolation....
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