Yan Yuan (PI), post-doctoral fellow in the School of Social Work working with Center for Interventions to Enhance Community Health (CiTECH), has received the 2021 Visionary Grant from the American Psychological Foundation for $19,706. Read more.

The school-to-prison pipeline holds consequences for the academic, criminal justice and mental health needs of African American youth. Since 2017, Dr. James Huguley's Just Discipline Project (JDP) has been working in Pittsburgh-area schools to decrease the impact of the school-to-prison pipeline using a model of whole-school cultural change. Read more in the New Pittsburgh Courier.

After suffering an injury his freshman year in MSW student and University of Pittsburgh football player Tre Tipton felt overcome by depression. He later started the non-profit organization L. O. V. E in order to help other student athletes going through a tough time. Watch his interview on Bloomberg

Read about MSW alumna Anette Nance in Pittsburgh Magazine's 40 under 40 feature. Nance is Director of Partnerships for Family Support at the University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development. Read more.

MSW alumna Jennifer Campbell works to prevent bullying in her position as Washington Health Systems Program Manager, Center for Mental Health and Wellbeing Inpatient and Outpatient Services. Read more.

October 19, 2021 Pitt Social Work honored the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients: Dr. Christopher Robinson, Dr. Kathi R. Elliott, Corey Lakins, Jessica Souply, and Anette Nance. Watch the video here.

From October 20 – November 20, Pitt Social Work is running its internal United Way campaign to try to reach our school-wide goal of $12,000 in pledged donations to the United Way. We are profiling a handful of Social Work staff and faculty who supported area organizations through United Way last year to inspire our Pitt SW community to give generously this year and help us meet our goal. Read about Professor Fengyan Tang