A gathering at the USC School of Social Work of government officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, military veterans and representatives of organizations that serve them, tackled the issue of budget cuts affecting social services that cater to veterans and what can be done to alleviate the problem while promoting reintegration. Read more
A new study from the British Journal of Social Work has found that researchers at the USC School of Social Work authored some of the profession's most cited journal articles of the past decade. Five publications penned by researchers at the school ranked in the top 100 articles cited between 2000 and 2009. Read more
Avelardo Valdez, Charles Kaplan and Alice Cepeda from the University of Houston bring a wealth of expertise in the social and public health consequences of drug use and violence among high-risk populations. They are joined by Emily Putnam-Hornstein, who gained recognition for her work on child maltreatment at UC Berkeley. Read more
Young girls who are the victims of sexual abuse experience physical, biological and behavioral problems that can persist for decades after, according to a new study by Professor Penelope Trickett, who tracked a group of girls ranging in age from 6 to 16 at the start of the study in 1987 for the next 23 years. Read more
