Dealing with COVID-19 anxiety: CWRU psychology professor Jane Timmons-Mitchell offers tips for coping
April 03, 2020The nation was already clinically anxious enough. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 19% of American adults experience at least one…
Case Western Reserve University research finds high rates of trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms for those in drug court
March 10, 2020Nearly 94% of defendants in Cuyahoga County drug court have been exposed to trauma and many suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…
March is Social Work Month!
March 01, 2020Social Work Month is a time to celebrate the great profession of social work.
Rachel Lovell testifies before the Ohio State Judiciary Committee in favor of Senate Bill 162
February 20, 2020Rachel Lovell, research assistant professor at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, testified before the Ohio State Judiciary…
Animal abuse as a pretext for interpersonal violence
February 06, 2020The federal government recently passed a bill making it a felony to torture, abuse and/or neglect animals. Violating the law carries up to a seven-year prison…
Animal abuse as a pretext for interpersonal violence
February 06, 2020The federal government recently passed a bill making it a felony to torture, abuse and/or neglect animals. Violating the law carries up to a seven-year prison…
Homelessness just ‘one of the concerns’ when someone is evicted
January 29, 2020A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University analyzed five years’ worth of eviction data from the Cleveland Housing Court and spent several weeks…
Biegel receives 2020 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from SSWR
January 15, 2020David E. Biegel, PhD, the Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice at the Mandel School, has received the 2020 Distinguished Career Achievement Award…
Study: Reduce crime by focusing efforts on rapists
January 06, 2020Warning: This article contains specific information related to sexual assaults and rapes in the Cleveland area.
Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault…