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May 28, 2011
The mental health care is a profession increasingly dominated by women, giving rise to concern that some men in need of help may go without. The New York Times recently covered this issue, addressing therapy concerns for men as the field tends to be dominated by what researchers call "feminization." More about psychology and these trends can be read here.
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August 17, 2010
On the 40th anniversary of the successful grape boycott led by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, UCLA urban planning alumnus Alvaro Huerta looks at the event in the context of today’s labor laws and working conditions. In a piece published in The Progessive, Huerta writes: “Now, 40 years later, farmworkers continue to toil under harsh working conditions. To draw attention to this, the UFW has launched an innovative campaign called “Take Our Jobs.” The “Take Our Jobs” campaign encourages...
August 05, 2010
Interview everyone living on these streets. Find out how long they've been homeless. Ask about their addictions, their mental and physical health."
The Los Angeles Times investigated the social problems surrounding Skid Row as a four-part special considering the the state of homelessness and need for social rehabilitation. The articles highlight a plan known as Project 50, started by Los Angeles County Officials, looking at the 50 most-likely-to-die on the streets of the city. Those...
August 02, 2010
Los Angeles has many attractions such as Hollywood, but what about gangs? Former gang member Alfredo Lomas has collaborated with community leaders and former gang members to help create a LA Gang Tour. The tour looks at the history, art, and seeks to educate those unfamiliar with Los Angeles gangs. NBC4 Los Angeles recently covered the tour and it's highlights. The transcript is available here.
June 03, 2010
Post from Refugio Valle, MSW '11, who is attending the "Race in America" conference at the University of Pittsburgh:
"The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama"
Julian Bond, Chairman Emeritus, NAACP; social activist; leader in American Civil Rights Movement; politician; professor; and writer
“Race in America” got off to a terrific start with a rousing keynote address from Julian Bond. Mr. Bond made connections between critical moments in the history of race relations, from slavery and...
April 16, 2010
For her work to help refugee survivors of torture through service and advocacy on their behalf, NASW named S. Megan Berthold its 2009 Social Worker of the Year. Berthold is a clinical social worker and director of research and evaluation for the Program for Torture Victims, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that provides free psychological, medical and case management services to victims of state-...
April 09, 2010
UCLA MSW students meet with California legislators in Sacramento to advocate for assembly and senate bills affecting the state's most vulnerable populations at the NASW Legislative Days, 2010. Follow their blog here.
March 12, 2010
Gang prevention program Homeboy Industries, a study group for Professor Jorja Leap, is featured on Anderson Cooper 360. More about the feature can be found, in a new window, here.
March 08, 2010
Rocker and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi (second from left) recently spent time touring L.A.'s infamous ‘Skid Row’ and the housing initiative, the Lamp Community. Lamp Community is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization—headed by acting executive director and UCLA alumna Shannon Murray MSW '96 (far left)—that permanently ends homelessness, improves health, and builds self-sufficiency among men and women living with severe mental illness.Once settled in their home, new tenants are surrounded...
February 03, 2010
“We’ve followed a lifetime of saying, ‘Push hard, keep going forward,’ ” said Prof. Fernando Torres-Gil, a polio survivor and director of the Center for Policy Research on Aging at the University of California, Los Angeles. “But now that’s an impediment to successful aging.”Read the full article in The New York Times.
