Posts Tagged ‘social work’
Child care costs risk family finances
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Child care poses the greatest threat to a family’s financial security, according to a new study, that finds rent, utilities, and transportation are also high on the list. Continue…
Friday, April 15, 2011 15:13 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 10:38 - 0 Comments
Past abuse linked to low-weight births
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Mothers who were abused as children have increased risk for giving birth to low-weight babies, a condition linked to infant mortality and chronic health problems. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2011 15:18 - 0 Comments
Adding up the risks for school shootings
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — The 2007 Virginia Tech shooting that killed 33 people points to a complex array of factors—from bullying to lack of parental support to ineffective mental health services—that can lead students to become violent. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 31, 2010 17:16 - 6 Comments
How social work has failed black men
U. CHICAGO (US)—Among disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are perhaps African-American men, according to a new book that details the disadvantages that black men face and suggests ways social workers can help. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 18, 2010 12:10 - 2 Comments
How to turn distant dads into family guys
U. CHICAGO (US)—Father’s Day is something of an empty holiday in many urban communities where men are often disconnected from family life, but social workers can make a difference against those odds, says a University of Chicago researcher. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 28, 2010 12:20 - 2 Comments
Welfare reform from the street up
U. CHICAGO (US)—Providing a street-level perspective on welfare reform, a new book reveals a world of struggle for people living in Philadelphia row houses, where many residents contend with long histories of drug addiction and alcoholism. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2009 13:57 - 1 Comment
Food insecurity growing issue for kids
WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)—The percentage of black children who live in a household where food stamps will be used at some point in their childhood is a staggering 90 percent, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 29, 2009 14:48 - 2 Comments
Cultural ties help Latino teens flourish
“Communities can either invest in prevention to nurture Latino youth as a national resource or pay a heavy price later in trying to help these youth address social problems such as substance use, aggression or dropping out of school; all of which often result from the stress of acculturation,” says Paul Smokowski, who directed a study of Latino youth and their parents to gauge the effect biculturalism has on teen behavior.
Society & Culture - Mar 10, 2009 13:30 - 0 Comments
Rikers Island gardening project nurtures teen inmates
CORNELL (US)—Gardening might not seem like the most obvious way to pass the time at one of the world’s largest correctional facilities. But, for the last three years, hundreds of teen inmates at Rikers Island have taken part in the Hydroponics Learning Model (HLM) program offered through Cornell University Cooperative Extension. (more…)
