Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
                At Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, equity, innovation and transformation are more than just values—they’re deeply embedded in all of the research and work we do, and the news we make. Stay up to date on how students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Mandel School are tackling mental health challenges, addressing inequalities, leading community transformation and more.
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          Mandel School honors 2025 Alumni Award winners during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
As members of the Case Western Reserve University community celebrated Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences took time for a more personalized celebration: recognizing exemplary alumni. More than 60 Mandel School alumni…
    
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 December 20, 2019
   Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently appointed Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, to the new School Safety Working Group. The working group was created as part of the new Ohio School Safety Center. The… 
 
 December 18, 2019
   Designed in response to high exposure rates, new screening measure expected to be implemented nationally One in five children in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, are either exposed to, or are victims of, violence and trauma, according to a new study from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied… 
 
 December 13, 2019
   An article co-authored by Mark S. Fleisher, research professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was published in the Journal of Black Studies. Titled, “Historical Roots of Chicago’s Contemporary Violence: An Interpretation of Chicago’s Early Sociologists’… 
 
 December 13, 2019
   For generations, Megan Holmes’ family has passed down the tradition of giving children pajamas from Mrs. Claus on Christmas Eve. But last year, when her 5-year-old son asked who “Jammie Claus” was, Holmes, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences,… 
 
 December 12, 2019
   The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is accepting applications now for a nine-month certificate program that brings together area institutions and community partners to work toward sustained and effective community engagement. Running from January to September 2020,… 
 
 December 09, 2019
   Case Western Reserve University research examines virtual role-playing to address student mental health, suicide Aside from car crashes, suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among young people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Ohio… 
 
 December 05, 2019
   Karen Rosenberg, an alumna of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently returned from organizing a diabetes clinic in Yucatán, Mexico. There, she led a team of bilingual social workers, nurses, nutritionists and allied health professionals from the United… 
 
 November 25, 2019
   In partnership with Cuyahoga County, researchers and court officials will establish new docket to address high-risk cases According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in four women and one in seven men in the United States will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. The numbers in… 
 
 November 19, 2019
   The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Office of International Education Programs and Office of International Affairs and the LINK (Local InterNational Konnection) student group will host a special discussion in celebration of International Education Week titled… 
 
 November 18, 2019
   Case Western Reserve University researchers examine needs, services for youth with autism and their family caregivers New research at Case Western Reserve University found big
gaps in services and continued care for children with autism—and their
families—as they transition from adolescence to…