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Supporting healthy "grandfamilies"
With 1 in 14 West Virginia youth being raised by grandparents, one WVU student is committed to ensuring they have the resources they need to support their families. Master of Social Work student Mariah Martin is an intern with Healthy Grandfamilies, an eight-week training program from the Children’s Home Society for grandparents voluntarily raising their grandchildren.
Making a home among the stacks
Since transferring to WVU in fall 2017, Connecticut native Déja Fleury has found a home-away-from-home in Morgantown. Nearly three years later, the social work major is helping the local library feel more like home for its patrons.
Expanding access and reducing stigma for mental health services
Serving in the Army National Guard has inspired one West Virginia University student to pursue a career combating stigmas surrounding mental health. Green Bank native Dustin Dilley, a first-year Master of Social Work student, first learned about the social work profession while completing the National Guard’s basic leader course in South Carolina.
Pursuing justice
A dual-degree Master of Social Work and Master of Public Administration student is seeking justice for imprisoned individuals who are not receiving adequate healthcare.
WVU Women’s Resource Center welcomes Tower as new director
Leslie Tower, a professor of social work, has been named director of the WVU Women’s Resource Center, effective Nov. 1. A passionate advocate for policies that support women’s full participation in society, Tower has published research on women and work, adult learners and violence against women. Her recent scholarly work focuses on gender inequality in institutions of higher education.
Weaving social justice into graduate studies
A group of students, studying everything from criminology to creative writing, are working together to make a difference and find purpose in their careers.
WVU study investigates rural LGBTQ youth’s motivations for participating in activism
While marriage equality continues to be a big win for the LGBTQ movement since its passage in the U.S. in 2015, many activists are concerned about what’s next.
Keeping the memories alive
WVU researchers preserve the memories of Scott's Run through new oral history project.
WVU social workers support opioid recovery through new trainings
Researchers at West Virginia University are fighting West Virginia’s opioid epidemic with new professional development opportunities for social workers.
WVU social worker named West Virginia Social Worker of the Year
A West Virginia University faculty member has been named the 2019 West Virginia Social Worker of the Year.