UNC School of Social Work shares news and feature stories through its website, social media channels, alumni magazine Contact, and monthly email newsletter. You can scroll through our news releases by date of release, listed below.
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UNC School of Social Work Professor Paul Lanier joined WUNC on Thursday, April 4, for an in-depth discussion on North Carolina’s youth mental health and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities. You can listen here.
Read MoreOne year after receiving a $4.5 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources Services Administration to establish a new Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center (BHWRC), the UNC BHWRC is launching a new slate of initiatives to research and address behavioral health needs in the United States workforce.
Read MoreA paper published in Adolescent Research Review by UNC School of Social Work Associate Professor Melissa Lippold examines the effect of parenting on LGBTQ youth.
Read MoreA group representing UNC School of Social Work visits Solwezi, Zambia, with longtime collaborators from Rising Fountains Development Program (RFDP), a Zambian nonprofit organization founded in 2000, to learn more about local women’s savings and credit groups.
Read MoreWe spoke with Director of Digital Learning and Instruction Tina Souders to learn more about the online MSW program’s conception, the important needs it will address around the state, and more.
Read MoreAdvanced Research Scientist and Jordan Institute for Families Equity Lead Allison De Marco is working to infuse more equitable methods in research practices.
Read MoreTo celebrate more than 30 years of excellence and helping to bring about social change, we spoke with current and former students and faculty members who shared their memories of the doctoral program, its impact and the connections it helped them build and maintain throughout the profession.
Read MoreA paper featuring UNC School of Social Work Assistant Professor Rebecca Rebbe as the lead author examines the interactions between families and CPS.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 19, Carolyn West, Ph.D., reflected on her nearly 30-year career spent empowering domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, led a documentary screening in the School of Social Work auditorium and shared experiences with students over breakfast.
Read MoreHealing Justice founder and 2016 North Carolinian of the Year Jennifer Thompson will serve as the 2024 commencement speaker for School of Social Work graduates.
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