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MSW student Daniela Medina was one of several members of the Underground Scholars interviewed by KQED on their experiences during the shelter in place.Read more about For Formerly Incarcerated Students, Sheltering in Place Can Feel Like Prison Again

Assistant Professor Erin Kerrison speaks with KPFA about the unequal impact of...Read more about Erin Kerrison interviewed about unequal impact of COVID-19 on disproportionately black neighborhoods in the East Bay

Susan Stone, a professor and associate dean in the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, and Joyce Dorado, a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry...Read more about Trauma-informed approaches for individual and organizational resilience during COVID-19

"There are various reasons COVID-19 is killing black people at six times the rate of white people, including a...Read more about Erin Kerrison and Osagie Obasogie in Berkeley News: Police violence is one of the reasons COVID-19 is worse in Black communities

More than 50 Berkeley Social Welfare alumni and current students met on Wednesday, April 22 to discuss challenges and explore solutions to the impacts of COVID-19.

Director of Field Education Greg Merrill organized these sessions as a way for practicing social work professionals to...Read more about Alumni forums: forming a community of practice around the challenges of COVID-19

In a KQED Perspective, MSW student Shatesha Morris calls attention to the dangerous isolation of youth in California's juvenile detention facilities, especially during the COVID-19.Read more about MSW student Shatesha Morris's KQED Perspective: "Isolated and Ignored"

Born with cystic fibrosis, MSW student Jacob Fraker has firsthand experience with the challenges of coordinating care for a complex condition while also navigating school and work. Now an intern in Assemblymember Susan Eggman's office,...Read more about MSW student Jacob Fraker drafts AB 2283 to support rare disease patients in California

Interviewed by NBC on the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops, PhD student Ryan Karnoski talks about his...Read more about PhD student Ryan Karnoski interviewed by NBC about his lawsuit against the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops

Tina Sacks's research focuses on racial disparities in health, so Berkeley News asked her about the disparate impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans. Economic inequality, the legacies of residential...Read more about COVID-19’s unequal toll on black Americans: A Q&A with Tina Sacks

As hospitals and public health authorities devise and share triage protocols allocating scarce critical-care resources, people with disabilities are expressing alarm that...Read more about Doctoral candidate Katie Savin on "Confronting Disability Discrimination During the Pandemic"

We are proud to announce that Berkeley Social Welfare faculty have received two prestigious and highly competitive grants from the William T. Grant Foundation, which focuses on improving the use of research to reduce inequality and promote the wellbeing of young people. The Foundation is known...Read more about Professors Ozer, Shapiro and Stone awarded grants from William T. Grant Foundation

Professor and dean emeritus Jeff Edleson was one of several nationwide experts interviewed by CNN on the increased risks that the COVID-19 crisis for people in domestic...Read more about Prof. Jeff Edleson interviewed on domestic violence risks during COVID-19 crisis (CNN)

We are proud to announce that assistant professor Erin Kerrison is one of three faculty members selected campuswide for the 2020 Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Awards. Award recipients were nominated by faculty colleagues as well as current and former graduate students for "exemplify[ing...Read more about Dr. Erin Kerrison receives campuswide mentorship award

The coronavirus crisis shows the need for remote mental health options, writes postdoctoral researcher Caroline Figueroa.Read more about The time for a digital mental health revolution is here

So much of social work focuses on people's strengths and the tools that their experience has given them. Current students Sammie Gilmore and Steven Czifra put this ethic into practice through their...Read more about From Prison to Ph.D.: Berkeley’s Formerly Incarcerated Students

Ruth White (PhD '02) appeared on KRON today to give pragmatic advice on managing stress and maintaining your emotional health during COVID-19. Read more about Alum in the news: Ruth White (PhD '02) on managing stress during COVID-19

Kimberley Johnson (BASW '98 ) was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate today as director of the California Department of Social...Read more about Alum Kimberley Johnson (BASW '98 ) confirmed as director of California Department of Social Services

Assistant Professor Tina Sacks and her co-researcher Darrell Hudson of Washington University in St. Louis received one of 18 Pipeline Grants awarded nationwide by the...Read more about Tina Sacks Awarded Pipeline Grant from Russell Sage Foundation

Dean Linda Burton spent a day in Sacramento to share the school’s priorities in meetings with lawmakers. Joined by School of Social Welfare...Read more about Dean Linda Burton Meets with State Lawmakers in Sacramento