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Cleveland is investing more than ever in violence prevention. Will it be enough?
cleveland.com: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said that Cleveland’s existing violence prevention strategy is largely on the right track but may need an update because of how severely COVID-19…
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Case Western Reserve University awarded $6 million to help aid Ohio's opioid epidemic
WKYC: Ric Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices (CEBP) in the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the state’s new $6 million grant to launch the Substance Use Center of Excellence at the university to help combat Ohio's growing opioid…
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Ohio awards $6 million to CWRU's CEBP to establish new Center of Excellence to help stem state’s increasing opioid epidemic
University will train addiction care providers in evidence-based best practices and provide implementation, evaluation support Ohio had the nation’s fourth-highest rate of unintentional drug-overdose deaths according to most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
What comes next legally after Jayland Walker grand jury decision? CWRU expert discusses
WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on an Akron grand jury’s move to issue a "no bill" decision, noting they felt the police officers' use of deadly force against Jayland Walker was…
Professors Kathleen J. Farkas and Mark S. Fleisher to retire
Associate Professor Kathleen J. Farkas will retire effective June 30, 2023. She has devoted 35 years of exceptional scholarship, teaching and service to the Mandel School, Case Western Reserve University and the academy. Dr. Farkas has made significant scholarly contributions to the areas of…
Teen suspect fled after two administrators shot at Denver high school
WEWS: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on another school shooting in Denver, part of a recent uptick in violence in classrooms that is putting pressure on school leaders. “It’s a big…
Impact Starts Here
In honor of Social Work Month, the Mandel School is highlighting all of the ways we provide impact to our school, university, local community and beyond. Read on to see what we've been up to lately.  Seventh Mandel School faculty member named AASWSW fellow Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody…
Karen Ishler, Tugba Olgac and David Biegel publish article on autism spectrum disorder
Karen Ishler, Tugba Olgac and David Biegel published an article in Autism titled “Barriers to service and unmet need among autistic adolescents and young adults.” This is their second publication from their study of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) caregivers that was funded by a Mt. Sinai Catalytic…
Cuyahoga County sees surge in children killed, children charged with murder
cleveland.com: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on the surge last year in the number of children who succumbed to fatal violence—both those killed by it and those accused of…
Cuyahoga County seeing historic rate of juveniles involved in homicides
WEWS: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the recent surge in juveniles charged with murder—along with those killed—compared with past years in Cuyahoga County.   Read the article