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LAWRENCE — Through workshops and scholarly writing, experts from the University of Kansas are guiding conversations about the roles and responsibilities that schools of social work have to educate the next generation of social workers serving LGBTQ+ individuals in an environment of expanding anti

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Center for LGBTQ+ Research and Advocacy will host its annual LGBTQ Research Symposium next month. This virtual event will take place June 1-2, offering live sessions from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LAWRENCE — The Racial Equity Collaborative will host a community forum from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3 at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Forum guests will discuss the confusion of neglect and poverty, the progress of kinship care in the state of Kansas and how to make meaningful change.

LAWRENCE — The link between socioeconomic position and health has long been established. In other words, the wealthier people are, the better health outcomes they have.

The School of Social Welfare and the DEI Council explicitly condemn anti-trans rhetoric and policy proposals that threaten transgender and non-binary individuals and

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas is part of a national project to better prepare future social workers to recognize and respond to domestic violence and in turn provide that training to agencies that serve survivors across the country.

The School of Social Welfare deeply mourns the loss of Tyre Nichols whose life was taken by the brutal force of five Memphis police officers.

LAWRENCE — As the U.S. population ages, the number of people receiving long-term services and supports in their own home has grown, including the use of self-directed care.

LAWRENCE — People looking for help in reducing their alcohol and other substance use often turn to 12-step programs.

LAWRENCE — The COVID-19 pandemic forced education, services, health care and many other aspects of everyday life online. For social work, that transition started as a challenge, but it can actually be an opportunity for educators, social workers and the people they serve.