At a virtual press conference on Monday, April 25 at 11:00 AM, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work will announce the results of the largest survey of Pittsburgh hospital workers ever conducted. Researchers conducted the survey to help provide the Mayor and the public with a better understanding of the myriad challenges driving hospital workers away from city hospitals. RSVP here. Read more.

This research aims to understand decision-making when handling mental health crisis calls and factors that may influence crisis workers’ use of coercive interventions (e.g., calling law enforcement, petitioning for civil commitment).

BASW Program Director Toya Jones was interviewed on WTAE-TV during the ‘Prayer for Peace’ march on Good Friday in Homewood. Watch here.

This Thursday, April 28, 2022 Dr. Kimberley Hoagwood will be speaking at the School of Social Work. Her talk, "Aligning Research and Policy to Improve Health Systems for Children's Mental Health," will be held from 12-1pm in 2017 Cathedral of Learning. Lunch will be provided.

MSW student Dara Pruszenski will present on her experience as a student in academia, researching and learning about community organizing and human behavior and how that curriculum helps others to understand the complex relations of culture, power, systems of oppression, and the history and possible future movements for social justice. Her presentation: "A Student's Review of Fiscal Sponsorship and its Impact on Racial Equity will be held May 17, 2022 12pm EST. Register here.

MSW alumnus and Mayor Chris Frye of New Castle, Pennsylvania visits Elk County in the race for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor. Read more.

The Tribune Review profiled area female superintendents including MSW alumna and superintendent of the Leechburg Area School District in 2016, Tiffany Nix. Read more.

Located in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, the Thelma Lovette YMCA is celebrating 10 years. Named for BASW and MSW alumna and longtime civil rights activist Thelma Lovette, she was the first Black social worker at Mercy Hospital. Volunteering for decades for the betterment of the Centre Avenue YMCA, she was the first woman to serve on the YMCA’s board of management. Read more.

MSW Alumnus Dave Feehan secured a grant from the Minneapolis Health Department for the 2022 Blueprint Approved Institute Fellowship program, a national violence reduction program. The grant was to the Dinkytown Business Alliance, the district adjacent to the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. The district has seen a spike in crime against residents and students. The grant will be managed by Feehan and will employ a student from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the UMN.