News: At-Risk Youth Interventions
Two Outstanding Scholars Join CSSW Faculty
The addition of Rob Eschmann and Nkemka Anyiwo to the CSSW faculty marks the start of a cluster hire of…
SPECIAL REPORT: Social Work in Times of Crisis
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in New York City in March 2020, research teams at Columbia’s School of Social Work…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Our Work with Vulnerable Youth
In this post for our special series on social work in times of crisis, the Workplace Center shares lessons learned…
2021 LIN LECTURE: Black Youth Respond with Resilience to the Challenges of COVID-19, Racism, and Virtual Learning
Black families have been hit hard by the events of the past year. How have Black youth coped? For this…
Launch of Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice Featured in “The Nation”
The new initiative by Columbia’s Justice Lab is intended to help municipalities close youth prisons. On Wednesday, April 10, the…
Workplace Center Recognized for Role in Helping Foster Youth Get Jobs
Finding interventions to support foster youth make the transition into the world of work is a challenge—but it is the…
New Study: Responses to Grief Predict Aggressive Tweets Among Gang-Involved Chicago Youth
Mounting evidence suggests a possible link between threats of violence on social media and real-world retaliations, fights, and shootings. In…
Is Social Media Surveillance the Virtual Stop-and-Frisk? New Study by Desmond Patton
As the inescapability of social media erodes the boundary between public and private spheres, law enforcement faces new questions about…
Can an Online Intervention Prevent Drug Use Among Teen Girls? New Study Says Yes
Adolescent drug use may be a universal problem, but its gendered aspects have been chronically under-explored. For more than a…
Austin Lecture 2017: Social Workers Need to Understand Impact of Cyber-interaction on Adolescents
Lucille N. Austin, who taught for many years at Columbia University’s School of Social Work, was an early proponent of…