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Event to connect the issue of MMIWG2ST+ to social work values of service
MMIWG2ST+ is an inclusive acronym describing missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse relatives. Join us in learning about these tragic injustices and their roots in the violence of colonialism and anti-Indigenous U.S. policy — and in committing ourselves to solidarity and justice with Indigenous communities.
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Collaborative to Build Statewide Capacity for Addressing Racial Disproportionality in the Kansas Child Welfare System
Limited seats still available for the in-person Kansas Racial Equity Collaborative Symposium focusing on connection, collaboration, and action planning at individual and macro levels.
Meg Paceley selected as one of the nine Mellon DEI Teaching Scholars
Center for Teaching Excellence at KU announcement:
Study Shows How Rural Transgender Youths are Resilient, Resistant to Oppression
Transgender and gender-diverse youths face a great deal of discrimination, hostility and tension in their daily lives, especially those who live in rural areas where there are fewer transgender youths and low levels of support and resources.
Study shows discrepancy in 'hookup culture' sexual activity on dates
A new study from the University of Kansas shows that in "hookup culture," — in which young people may engage in sex without the traditional courtship practice of dating – there is a discrepancy between what college students are saying and what they are doing when it comes to sexual activity on da
KU Researchers Land Grant to Support Children's Families When Removed From Parents' Homes
University of Kansas researchers have secured a grant to help support children’s relatives and family members to care for them when they are removed from their parents’ home and placed in the foster system.
2021 Research Highlight
The 2020-2021 academic year continued to be a time of unprecedented circumstances and challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic persisted.
KU Faculty, Community Partners to Advance Racial Equity Through Newly Funded Projects
LAWRENCE – Addressing disparities in the child welfare system, prioritizing racial equity in flood management and reclaiming the stories of displaced Black and Latinx communities are among the goals of 1
KU lands grant to help transform foster system, keep children in the home
Researchers at the University of Kansas have received a $3.7 million grant to help transition from a child welfare system that reacts to problematic home situations to one that provides resources and meets needs to prevent children from being removed from their families.
KU part of program that successfully reduces toxic stress in families
Doctors regularly ask adults about stress as part of an overall assessment of their health. But stress in infants and toddlers is not as commonly considered, even though high levels can cause lifelong problems.