Social work intervention can help hospitals lower readmissions by more than half, according to a two-year study of 100 patients at high risk of readmission. Researchers from Binghamton University's ...

It now is widely recognized that social factors such as unstable housing, employment instability, and lack of healthy food, have a substantial impact on health outcomes and spending, particularly for ...

Community-based practices that address individual, family and community-level trauma must also address multiple risk factors of trauma in the environment and other social stressors, according to a new ...

We must rethink our one-size-fits-all approach to social determinants of health interventions and instead target patients who truly need and would benefit from these interventions. The scale of the ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An unusual examination of the practical therapeutic applications of mindfulness combined with a senior faculty member's commitment to community service led seven Western Michigan ...

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The 911 call came in from a parent whose son was threatening to kill himself. Typically, a police officer will race to a call like this, assess and stabilize the situation, and most likely request an ...

BC School of Social Work initiative will address the mental health and well-being of millions affected by violence and upheaval in Colombia and neighboring Venezuela A Boston College School of Social ...