article thumbnail

Exposure to Domestic Violence Costs U.S. Government $55 Billion Each Year

Swhelper

The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence, according to new research by social scientists at Case Western Reserve University. Government $55 Billion Each Year

article thumbnail

Online conference “SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A CHANGING WORLD”

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

A FREE online conference “SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN A CHANGING WORLD” being organised by the Department of Social Work, Veronica Adeleke School of Social Sciences, Babcock University, Nigeria. Social Work Practice and Domestic Violence. Uzoma Okoye, Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nigeria.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

CCRC 2025 Policy Conference Recap

CCRC

Health Equity Sessions included: Shifting Power to Improve Black Maternal and Child Health; Bridging the Gaps for Communities of Color; Advocating for Parents and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence; a Whole Person Health Score; and Empowering Health Advocates to Create Child Centered Solutions for Housing Justice.

article thumbnail

How Becoming an Adjunct Improved My Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s Note: Christa McCrorie (she/her), LICSW-PIP, is an adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a social worker with a private practice, Creative Therapeutic Solutions, LLC, where she specializes in queer needs and trauma processing.

article thumbnail

NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending September 26, 2023

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Fong will be interviewed at the second of these two events sponsored by the City University of New York School of Law. Last week, we highlighted a story from The Boston Globe about how the Massachusetts family police agency persecutes survivors of domestic violence. Martin Guggenheim “the best book of its kind I’ve ever read.”

article thumbnail

SSW Alumni Spotlight: Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro, MSW

University of Connecticut

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. I have been fortunate to continue doing community work around many social issues.

article thumbnail

How Social Workers can Use Words to Heal

Social Work Blog

licensed clinical social worker and Professor and Dean Emeritus at the Florida State University College of Social Work, has been involved in the practice, research, and teaching of poetry therapy for over 50 years. Consider the invasion of Ukraine, gun violence, oppression, and women’s rights as just a few examples.