School of Social Work
National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrated at Viva la Salsa!
Students, faculty, and staff participated in a salsa dance class, sampled Hispanic snacks, and made cultural connections
Building Recovery Through Housing: SSW Awarded $1.6M to Evaluate Statewide HERO Program
HERO acknowledges the link between stable housing and successful recovery for those who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and are living with substance use disorders
SSW Research Faculty Support Mental Health, Addiction Services Statewide
The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) partners with the UConn School of Social Work to maintain the DMHAS Research Division, a unit that evaluates behavioral health issues of families in Connecticut
SSW Student Explores Compassionate Decision-Making Approaches for Families with Critically Ill Children
In a conference abstract published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, School of Social Work Ph.D. Student Laura Moynihan and her colleagues evaluate the clinical use of a method described in ethics literature known as informed non-dissent, with the goal of helping patients and families make medical decisions about children, teens, and young adults with serious illness
CCERC Grant Supports SSW Study on Standards for School Social Workers
Co-Principal Investigators and School of Social Work faculty Gio Iacono and Caitlin Elsaesser will examine school social worker roles, stress, equity and what supports are needed to manage social worker mental health and prevent professional burnout
CT AHEC—Connecting the Classroom with the Community
CT AHEC’s work is providing needed clinical care to underserved communities while ensuring tomorrow’s health care and public health professionals receive community-based clinical care training.
SSW’s Innovations Institute Hosts Inaugural Youth/Family Behavioral Health Research Summit
The attendees' expertise and perspectives are crucial to establishing a policy research agenda that bridges academic rigor with practical application and implementation considerations
Lane ’09 Ph.D. Named New Director of the Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work
Shannon Lane’s research interests include political social work, political justice, social policy, and voting rights and engagement
New BSW, MSW Students Welcomed during School of Social Work Convocation
“By choosing social work, you’re choosing a profession rooted in courage, service, justice, and hope." — Convocation keynote speaker Ayesha Clarke ’06, ’18 MSW
Welcome Home, Huskies
The fall 2025 semester officially starts when classes convene on Monday, Aug. 25