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Long-standing policies and deeply rooted inequity — rather than a few “bad apples” in the criminal justice system — likely explain why Black defendants in certain parts of the country are more likely than others to be held in jail before trial, according to new research from the University...Read more about Study: Policies, not ‘bad apples,’ are behind racial disparities in jail

The Grand Challenges for Social Work announced its inaugural cohort of doctoral awardees, awarding fellowships to 13 social work doctoral students designed to bolster their commitment to careers tackling...Read more about Doctoral students awarded, honorably mentioned by Grand Challenges of Social Work fellowships

The UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health (CPH) has appointed 13 new faculty, including Associate Professor Adrian Aguilera, to its augmented...Read more about Adrian Aguilera appointed to groundbreaking computational precision health program

Susan Stone, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Catherine Mary and Eileen Clare Hutto Professor of Social Services in Public Education has joined the ...Read more about Susan Stone joins American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Board

Read about how Dr. Adrian Aguilera's work is featured in ongoing NIH funding developments:

"Irvine, Calif., Oct. 3, 2022 – The National Institutes of Health is awarding nearly $4.7 million over five years to support research teams from...Read more about NIH funds collaboration to improve mental health treatment for Latinos

Assistant Professor Angela Perone was appointed to the Public Policy Advisory Panel of the Gerontological Society of America, the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. From...Read more about Angela Perone appointed to GSA's Public Policy Advisory Panel

"The way Americans receive mental health care has never changed as quickly as it has since the spring of 2020. When the Covid pandemic forced so many of us into our homes and onto Zoom, psychiatrists, psychotherapists and social workers followed. What started as a short-term fix is now becoming...Read more about Adrian Aguilera on therapy for people who can’t go to therapy

The overarching goal of the School of Social Welfare’s Annual Forum on Social Justice is to advance social justice in ways informed by and resulting in research, public policy, and practice that advance a more equitable democracy given the fundamental relationship between health and...Read more about School of Social Welfare Annual Forum on Social Justice presents The Latinx Forum on Democracy, Migration, Health & Wellbeing

New guidance from the federal government will make it easier for states to stop a controversial practice that keeps impoverished families in debt when their child is placed into foster care.

When children go into foster care, there's often a surprise for their parents: Many will get a...Read more about Jill Berrick on NPR: The federal government will allow states to stop charging families for foster care

The Berkeley community has a brand-new, 3,000-square-foot outdoor space — funded jointly by the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley — where unhoused people can go during the day to use the bathroom, grab a bite to eat, play board games, listen to music, and relax under the shade of trees and...Read more about Berkeley’s new daytime center opens for unhoused community

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To get more clarity around the concept and impact of a "mental health day," Everlywell Health spoke with Dr. Adrian Aguilera for his take on how to get the most from pressing pause. Dr. Aguilera breaks down the goals of a mental health day, ways to recharge...Read more about Adrian Aguilera on the science behind taking a mental health day

Next week, Jessica Scortt will open the doors of the Self-i.s.h. Society, a nonprofit that will operate as both a hair salon and resource hub in Oakland.

Her business description explains, "We believe that there is power in the comfort and communication that takes place in...Read more about Meeting people where they are: Jessica Scortt (MSW '21) launches the Self-i.s.h. Society

We began this year excited to welcome students back in person and reconnect with each other. We navigated a few twists and turns in the road — omicron! changing public health guidance! — but we came through together as a community.

This May, we are proud to celebrate the Latinx...Read more about A message from the Dean

The Latinx Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health (LCOEBH) was launched in 2017 thanks to a Centers of Excellence grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the amount of $3,398,332.

The Center’s unique programs include outreach, recruitment...Read more about Grounded in Community: Celebrating 5 years of the LCOEBH

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequity on many levels, and came as a stark reminder that economic vulnerability is a structural problem rather than an individual one.

The scholarship of assistant professor Yu-Ling Chang and associate professor and Mack Center...Read more about Systems of Care: Yu-Ling Chang and Emmeline Chuang analyze the social safety net

Over the last few months, news coverage has shown refugees from Ukraine being welcomed — sometimes with literal open arms — as they arrived in Europe. If we can view refugees from Ukraine as "people like us" who have to flee hardship and dangerous circumstances, why not view other...Read more about Toward a better future: Douglas Epps examines alternatives to othering and immigrant detention

“I knew I was going to be advocating for unpopular causes and disenfranchised communities,” explains Dylan de Kervor (MSW/JD ‘09), “so I wanted a law degree for the teeth and a social welfare degree for the heart.”

She attributes this commitment...Read more about Situated social work: Dylan Nicole de Kervor (MSW/JD ‘09) at the intersection of social work and federal legislation

Tina McClain, who recently won the Chancellor's Award for Public Service, is profiled by Berkeley News. McClain will be the student speaker at Berkeley Social Welfare's BASW commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 17.Read more about Social workers were her ‘saving grace.’ Now, she’s going to be one.