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The Rise of Hookup Sexual Culture on American College Campus
Cultures – sets of widely-endorsed ideas reflected in rules for interaction and in the organization of our institutions – are...
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What “Bachelor in Paradise” Can Teach Us About Working With Young Black Men
We need to look to the history of Black men in the United States in order to understand the seriousness...
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How the #CloseRikers Campaign is Achieving the Impossible
Glenn E. Martin leading the Close Riker's Campaign - Photo Credit: Twitter @glennEmartin After the 2015 suicide of Kalief Browder...
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Why Coverage of Prescription Contraception Matters for Men As Well As Women
Though the federal Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to cover many types of contraception, a vasectomy is not one...
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What are the Implications Behind Racial Colorblindness?
People who claim they “don’t see race” when they evaluate others may think they all have similar beliefs about racial...
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What White Nationalist Christopher Cantwell Can Remind Us About Social Work Practice
Christopher Cantwell Over the past 10 days, Christopher Cantwell’s face has become synonymous with the White nationalist protesters in Charlottesville,...
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Why the Use of Scare Tactics to Promote Sexual Health For Youth May Backfire
Many adults do not like to think about youth engaging in sexual activity, but the reality is that the majority...
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Scotland National Poet Encourages Looked After Children to ‘Get Write In’
Jackie Kay - Scotland's National Poet ©cc by 2.0 University of Salford Press Office Scotland's national poet, Jackie Kay, has...
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Community Health Workers Lead to Better Health, Lower Costs for Medicaid Patients
As politicians struggle to solve the nation’s healthcare problems, a new study finds a way to improve health and lower...
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Child Protection in Ireland Post McCabe
Sgt. Maurice McCabe The controversy surrounding the treatment of Sgt. Maurice McCabe by various State agencies has raised significant issues...
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Young Victims of Cyberbullying Twice as Likely to Attempt Suicide and Self-Harm
Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt...
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A Practical Guide on How to Confront Hate
Tina Kempin Reuter, Ph.D., director of the UAB Institute for Human Rights Photo Credit: UAB In the wake of violent...
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Raising the Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Neglect Cases
Low-wage service jobs have exploded in recent years, but good-paying positions have been harder to come by. ELAINE THOMPSON/AP Raising...
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5 Ways White Social Workers Can Respond to the Charlottesville Aftermath
Charlottesville Unite White Supremacists Rally In the past 48 hours, we have witnessed the President of the United States make...
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Are Your Tweets Feeling Well?
In the future, public health workers could monitor trends on social media to quickly identify a rise of influenza, depression...
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A Teacher’s Response to Charlottesville for Social Workers in Practice with People with Disabilities
Officer patrols in front of a recent KKK rally in Charlottesville, Va. - Jill Mumie I am currently teaching a...
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How Republican Plans to Cut Obamacare and Medicaid Hurt Older Americans
Over the last twelve months, my colleagues and I have spoken at length with close to one hundred Native American...
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Understanding the Impact of Paternal Incarceration on Children’s Schooling
Anna R. Haskins Photo Credit: Twitter @sealvarado_ Parents play an important role in their children’s lives, and parental involvement in...
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By the Numbers: American Youth Increasingly Exposed to Extremist Messages Online, Virginia Tech Expert Says
James Hawdon - Photo Credit: Virginia Tech Right-wing extremist groups are increasingly using the internet to spread their messages, and...
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Hundreds of U.S. Citizens Continue to Be Detained, New Immigration Data Shows
An analysis of U.S. government data obtained by Northwestern University’s Deportation Research Clinic shows that the U.S. government detained more...
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Ending the Therapeutic Relationship: Creative Termination Activities
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What Feelings Are In Your Heart: An Art Therapy Exercise for Kids
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The Biopsychosocial Perspective to Mental Health and Illness
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Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker Died During Charity Event for Philippines Typhoon Victims
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My Journey as a Teacher and the Future of Education
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