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Sammy Salkin and Toni Howell

Social Workers Making Policy

May 9, 2022 by Sammy Salkin and Toni Howell

The University of Connecticut’s Campaign School for Social Workers has been hosting workshops for social workers across the U.S. for twenty-five years. Taught through the lens of social work’s professional […]

Social Workers Making Policy

May 9, 2022 · Sammy Salkin and Toni Howell

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Reimagining Mother’s Day

May 5, 2022 by Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH

I guess you could say that part of my job puts me in the “motherhood” business. I have two young adult children who I love beyond reason and would die […]

Reimagining Mother’s Day

May 5, 2022 · Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Transformational Research

January 25, 2022 by Kennedy Bridges

Our fifth event in the R3 symposium series, Transformational Research: Dismantling Systems of Oppression in Justice, Education and Health, held Dec. 9, 2021, highlighted scholarship from UNC graduate students, research scientists, and […]

Transformational Research

Jan 25, 2022 · Kennedy Bridges

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Recapping our Reproductive Justice Teach-in

January 20, 2022 by Kennedy Bridges

We hosted an event on November 17th, 2021, that addressed the following theme: “Reproductive Justice Teach-in: The New Texas Law, National Implications and Actions to Take”. Our panelists Alise Powell, […]

Recapping our Reproductive Justice Teach-in

Jan 20, 2022 · Kennedy Bridges

Filed Under: Quick Takes

UNC Scholars Advancing Environmental Justice

September 23, 2021 by Kennedy Bridges

In collaboration with the UNC Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the School of Social Work Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Jordan Institute for Families is co-hosting the […]

UNC Scholars Advancing Environmental Justice

Sep 23, 2021 · Kennedy Bridges

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Raising Anti-racist Children: Picture Books that Help

September 1, 2021 by Clare Wongwai

“Or the time when your Pop Pop turns on the news, and you see people everywhere take a breath, take a stand, take a knee. And you hear Pop Pop’s […]

Raising Anti-racist Children: Picture Books that Help

Sep 1, 2021 · Clare Wongwai

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Adolescent Mental Health is in Crisis, and Parents Must be Part of the Solution

June 2, 2021 by Sara Shilling and Alexis Musick

It has been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic first began to infuse grief, uncertainty, and isolation into the lives of families across the nation. Our nation’s youth are […]

Adolescent Mental Health is in Crisis, and Parents Must be Part of the Solution

Jun 2, 2021 · Sara Shilling and Alexis Musick

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Intergenerational Trauma and the Tulsa Massacre

June 1, 2021 by Averyl Edwards

June 1, 1921: In just 18 hours, the thriving Black economic Mecca of Tulsa, Oklahoma – home to 10,000 residents, 200 businesses, 15 doctors, and the biggest Black-owned hotel in […]

Intergenerational Trauma and the Tulsa Massacre

Jun 1, 2021 · Averyl Edwards

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Disrupting hate: Building community to confront anti-Asian racism

April 19, 2021 by Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD

Thank you so much for your interest in our event Disrupting hate: Building community to confront anti-Asian racism. We are grateful to all our panelists, Heidi Kim, Yoosun Park, Will […]

Disrupting hate: Building community to confront anti-Asian racism

Apr 19, 2021 · Allison De Marco, MSW, PhD

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Community Interpreters: Essential to Refugee Mental Well-being

February 26, 2021 by Suzanne Ziaii

As refugees and immigrants join communities in the United States, those with limited English proficiency (LEP) rely on interpreters to bridge communication gaps. For individuals who have always spoken the […]

Community Interpreters: Essential to Refugee Mental Well-being

Feb 26, 2021 · Suzanne Ziaii

Filed Under: Quick Takes

21-Day Racial Equity Challenge Report In!

February 10, 2021 by Averyl Edwards

What does it look like to make anti-racist action a daily practice? What effect does that have on the way you look at the world, interact with others, or participate […]

21-Day Racial Equity Challenge Report In!

Feb 10, 2021 · Averyl Edwards

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Racism & Child Development: What NC District Court Judges Need to Know

January 24, 2021 by Keliy Grobbelaar & Allison De Marco

Our team had the opportunity to talk with North Carolina’s district court judges about race, ethnicity, and child development. In this post, we share our approach to this important conversation. […]

Racism & Child Development: What NC District Court Judges Need to Know

Jan 24, 2021 · Keliy Grobbelaar & Allison De Marco

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Race, Racism and Racial Equity Series

December 21, 2020 by Allison DeMarco, PhD, MSW

In collaboration with the UNC Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the School of Social Work, the Jordan Institute for Families is co-hosting the Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) […]

Race, Racism and Racial Equity Series

Dec 21, 2020 · Allison DeMarco, PhD, MSW

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Interview with Jillian Riley: MSW Student and 2020 Candidate

September 18, 2020 by Averyl Edwards

As part of the Carolina Social Workers Action for Voting (C-SWAV) this fall, Averyl Edwards checked in with fellow student Jillian Riley to talk about voting, volunteering, and running for […]

Interview with Jillian Riley: MSW Student and 2020 Candidate

Sep 18, 2020 · Averyl Edwards

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Preschool Suspensions & Expulsions – Time for Change

August 5, 2020 by Ebonyse Mead, Jennifer Neitzel and Paul Lanier

As schools and childcare centers re-open in North Carolina, what will be the same and what will be different? We know that young children, particularly those in communities with fewer […]

Preschool Suspensions & Expulsions – Time for Change

Aug 5, 2020 · Ebonyse Mead, Jennifer Neitzel and Paul Lanier

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Resources to Build Capacity for Antiracist Action

August 5, 2020 by Katy Malley

A team of faculty, staff and students have created an anti-racist resource document with the intention that these resources will be an accessible means for each of us to find […]

Resources to Build Capacity for Antiracist Action

Aug 5, 2020 · Katy Malley

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Racism is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)

July 2, 2020 by Paul Lanier, PhD, MSW

Research in Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has increased in recent years with hundreds of studies finding a strong and consistent relationship between child adversity and numerous public health outcomes (see […]

Racism is an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)

Jul 2, 2020 · Paul Lanier, PhD, MSW

Filed Under: Quick Takes

Implementation and Crisis: The Role of Trusting Relationships

June 1, 2020 by Allison Metz, PhD

NOTE: We are happy to be able to cross post this blog by Dr. Allison Metz in partnership with the National Implementation Research Network. Are there lessons we can learn […]

Implementation and Crisis: The Role of Trusting Relationships

Jun 1, 2020 · Allison Metz, PhD

Filed Under: Quick Takes

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