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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Connecting the data to strengthen communities
From housing stability to early childhood outcomes, integrated data systems at the Mandel School’s Poverty Center—supported by The Gund Foundation—help social workers see the full story behind the numbers.
Recent News
September 17, 2021
The Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education’s Karen Flynn, senior research associate, Michelle Riske-Morris, senior research associate, David Hussey, research director, recently published work in the Journal of Community Psychology. Titled “Opportunities to improve behavioral…
September 17, 2021
Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Associate Professor in Social Work Practice and associate dean for research and training, presented at the virtual International Conference on Adoption Research in July, hosted by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy. Rolock also presented at the ZHAW…
September 16, 2021
Source: Health Magazine
September 09, 2021
Initiated by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Grand Challenges for Social Work is a groundbreaking initiative to champion social progress powered by science. It is a call to action for all social workers to work together to tackle our nation’s toughest social…
September 08, 2021
Source: WKYC.com
September 03, 2021
The Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA) Program is pleased to announce a new educational site in Austin, Texas. It will matriculate the first class in May 2022.
The Austin location follows the establishment of the main site in Cleveland in 1970, and off-site locations in Houston and…
September 03, 2021
Scott A. Wilkes, assistant dean of academic affairs at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was appointed board chair of the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board. His one-year term commenced Sept. 1, 2021. Wilkes began…
September 02, 2021
More than 100 students at Case Western Reserve University—most of them social workers in training—will learn how to help meet a growing need in communities starved for behavioral health workers, thanks to a new $1.9 million federal grant to the university’s interdisciplinary Behavioral Health…
September 02, 2021
Federal $1.9 million grant to fund new Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training program at Case Western Reserve University More than 100 students at Case Western Reserve University—most of them social workers in training—will learn how to help meet a growing need in communities starved…
August 31, 2021
In medicine, it is our responsibility to strive to better understand how the complexities of our population affect our education, clinical and research activities. Recently, issues related to race and ethnicity—including systemic racism and concerns about equity, diversity and inclusiveness—have…