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SSW Alumni Spotlight: Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro, MSW

University of Connecticut

Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro MSW, 092 (pending), 2016 – Administration and Case Work. Currently, my role as Vice-Chair for Interval House Connecticut allows me to create awareness on domestic violence and intimate partner violence issues; it is the largest safe house in the state.

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If there’s another foster-care panic in NYC, it’s on The New York Times

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

One consequence -- the fanaticism with which schools persecute families by rushing to call the city’s family policing agency, the Administration for Children’s Services continues to this day. Among the worst: “ requiring home visits by the police in suspected abuse cases when someone in the family has a domestic violence history.”

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

This publication from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration provides valuable tools to help people during these challenging times. This blog from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence discusses the dynamics of abuse and helpful resources. Dynamics of Abuse . Mighty Oaks Foundation .

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have done a great deal of work to build on the momentum of national recognition that we have neglected maternal health and the role that social determinants play in the outcomes of women and children.

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41+ Famous Social Workers You Need to Know About

Social Work Haven

From 1950 until his death in 1973 he was the professor of social administration at the London School of Economics. Evelyn Kallen is a pioneer in the field of social work who developed theories on community organisation and advocacy. In 2019, she was recognised as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneurs for her advocacy work.

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January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month

CO4Kids

Hosted by Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking and Violence Free Colorado.

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NCCPR family preservation news and commentary round-up for the year 2024, part two

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The lawsuit says that investigators for the Administration for Childrens Services deceive and bully their way into peoples homes, where they rifle through families most private spaces, strip-search children and humiliate parents. Theyre using these kids, basically, as pieces of evidence, and you cant do that. So now theres another lawsuit.