News tagged with social work
New U.S. Census report shows poverty increasing more in West than elsewhere
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Income in the 13 western states didn't decline as steeply in 2008 as elsewhere in the country, but poverty went up more, according to a researcher at the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington.
Study: Hairstylists can help identify older clients who need health services
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Hairstylists may have a unique opportunity to help steer their elderly clients to needed health services, according to a small, exploratory study.
How schools, parents can work together for successful kids
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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It is widely understood that, ideally, schools and parents should work together to ensure that children can succeed as students and citizens. But what is the right balance? And how much do teachers want parents involved in ...
US-born Asian-American women more likely to think about, attempt suicide
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Although Asian-Americans as a group have lower rates of thinking about and attempting suicide than the national average, U.S.-born Asian-American women seem to be particularly at risk for suicidal behavior, according to new ...
Today's parents 'not to blame' for teenage problem behaviour
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Poor parenting is not the reason for an increase in problem behaviour amongst teenagers, according to research led by Oxford University.
One in ten 16 year olds have self-harmed
Jul 30, 2009 |
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One in ten 16 year olds in Northern Ireland have self-harmed in the past year, according to new research by ARK at Queen’s University and the University of Ulster.
More support needed for families adopting from foster care
May 14, 2009 |
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A new University of Illinois study of families adopting from foster care revealed significant declines in professional services and social support over the first three years of adoptive family life, even though parents indicated ...
Obituary photos suggest growing bias against aging faces
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 13, 2009 |
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A new study that looked at obituary photographs published in one metropolitan newspaper suggests that Americans may have become more biased toward youthful appearance, particularly for women.
Study looks at how mental health care affects outcomes for foster children
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Of the approximately half-million children and adolescents in foster care in the U.S., experts estimate that 42 to 60 percent of them have emotional and behavioral problems. Despite the prevalence of mental health problems ...
Computer system fails the children it was designed to protect
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Just days after the head of Ofsted, Christine Gilbert, promised an overhaul of child protection inspection services in the wake of the death of Baby P, a new study claims that the IT-based procedures used by staff working ...
Out-of-pocket health care costs for disabled children vary widely by state
Jul 14, 2008 |
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The size of the financial burden on families with disabled children largely depends on which state they live in, according to a new study conducted by the schools of social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
