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A team led by Associate Professor Lisa de Saxe Zerden sought to understand the who of the harm reduction workforce in association with the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Read MoreFour School of Social Work professors were honored for their excellence in the field of social work during the 2024 SSWR Conference in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreFour SSW professors shared a presentation and led a discussion regarding how health research supported by the NIH is influenced by who reviews proposals and ways to diversify the funding processes and efforts to involve social workers and community members with lived experiences in NIH study sections and panels.
Read MoreThe School of Social Work hosted a reception on Friday, Jan. 12, for colleagues, friends and family during the 28th annual Society for Social Work and Research.
Read MoreUNC School of Social Work Dean Ramona Denby-Brinson and research associates Amanda Klein-Cox and Angela Tobin presented “Hidden and Unmet Needs: Supporting Kinship Caregivers Raising Children with Disabilities” at the 28th annual Society for Social Work and Research conference in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 11, 2024.
Read MoreUNC School of Social Work board member Deloris Jordan accepted the Coretta Scott King Soul of the Nation Award on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
Read MoreMany advocates celebrated what they say is a significant achievement for autonomy and individual rights when North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 615 into law in late September.
Read MoreThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work staff and faculty members gathered on Thursday, Dec. 7, to celebrate the holidays and the end of another important semester with music, good food and more.
Read MoreThis year’s five recipients of the Staff Impact Awards were recognized for their hard work, positive spirit, loyalty and more. The award winners display the breadth of the School’s service to the state and to the field of social work.
Read MoreSeveral researchers on campus are focusing their efforts on suicide-related intervention research and the Suicide Prevention Institute is hoping to link their work across schools and departments.
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