Psychology & Psychiatry
Why is suicide on the rise in the U.S. – but falling in most of Europe?
Suicide now ranks in the top 10 leading causes of death in the U.S.
Jun 28, 2018
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News tagged with social welfare
Health
Lack of paid sick leave linked to poverty
(HealthDay)—Workers without paid sick leave are three times more likely to have incomes below the poverty line, two new studies find.
Jun 14, 2018
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Pediatrics
Cohesive neighborhoods, less spanking result in fewer child welfare visits
The child welfare system is more likely to intervene in households in "less neighborly" neighborhoods and in which parents spank their kids, a new study shows.
Apr 10, 2018
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Pediatrics
Research shows child welfare social workers lack consistency when helping at-risk children
Differing perceptions of risk among child welfare social workers is leading to inconsistent outcomes for children in need, a University of Otago-led study reveals.
Apr 5, 2018
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Pediatrics
Study suggests social workers lack tools to identify potential chronic child neglect
Neglect accounts for more than 75 percent of all child protection cases in the United States, yet, despite this alarming frequency, child welfare workers lack effective assessment tools for identifying the associated risk ...
Dec 14, 2017
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Pediatrics
Dealing with the pain, and rewards, of pediatric oncology social work
Stephanie Denzer, a May graduate of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, spent the spring semester doing an internship working with young cancer patients and their families at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. ...
Jun 21, 2017
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Health
Professor canvasses LGBT community to help health advocates fight a meningitis outbreak
It's the Tuesday night before Christmas as Ian W. Holloway tucks his 2-year-old daughter Sofía into bed and prepares to leave his home.
Jan 18, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Undocumented migrants may suffer from severe psychological distress
Undocumented migrants are an especially vulnerable group with regard to their health status, living conditions, and barriers to access to health care and social welfare. In a study that explored 90 undocumented migrants' ...
Dec 19, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study tracks migration of chronically homeless mentally ill adults to Vancouver's DTES
A study by Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Dr. Julian Somers reveals that a growing number of those experiencing longstanding homelessness and mental disorders in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) have ...
Jan 7, 2016
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Health
Policy shift improves outcomes for addressing cases of child neglect
Child protection services personnel respond to some 3 million reports of maltreatment per year, including child neglect and physical or sexual abuse. Although families are dealing with a variety of issues, and pose different ...
Dec 10, 2015
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