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Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story film screening and facilitated discussion
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to join First Year Cleveland, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, School of Medicine, and community partners for an on-campus screening of Toxic: A Black…
Richard Romaniuk publishes book in Poland
Lecturer Richard Romaniuk’s book Leczenie Uzależnień: Materiały na Zamówienie (Addiction Treatment: Requested Materials) was published in Poland in August. His book is a compilation of his articles on evidence-based practices and the significance of trauma in addiction treatment, especially among…
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Mandel School’s Richard Romaniuk publishes book in Poland
Richard Romaniuk’s book Leczenie Uzależnień: Materiały na Zamówienie (Addiction Treatment: Requested Materials) was published in Poland in August. Romaniuk is a lecture at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. His book is a compilation of the his articles on…
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Mandel School’s Victor Groza records video series on American child welfare system
Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently recorded a series of videos about the American child welfare system. The videos were translated into Korean and sent to an alum of the Mandel School’s…
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New Ohio Workforce Incentive program offers recent graduates $20,000 in student loan relief
The State of Ohio Department of Higher Education is offering a new workforce incentive program that can provide up to $20,000 in student loan reimbursement for eligible behavioral health professionals. Recent graduates of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences may…
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Majority of overdose victims in Cuyahoga County died alone, according to new CWRU research
cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, and Vaishali Deo, research associate at the Begun Center, discussed their new study, which found that 75% of overdose victims in Cuyahoga County…
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Master of Social Work online information session
Discover how the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at ӰƵ can help you turn a passion for making a difference in the world into a fulfilling career. Learn about the Master of Social Work program—ranked No. 12 in the nation and No. 1 in…
Dexter Voisin discusses suicidality among Black youth
MSN: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed his latest research, which found an “alarming” increase in suicidality among Black youth in American cities.   Read the article
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Solo drug use fuels overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County, study finds
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, and Vaishali Deo and Sarah Fulton, both research associates at the center, discussed their research findings, highlighting that…
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“Hopeful New Approaches to Elder Justice”
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to a discussion with acclaimed author and elder justice expert MT Connolly and Ohio leaders to build awareness of elder justice, elder mistreatment prevention and approaches to security in later life in the Cleveland…