School of Social Work
SSW Launches New Certificate to Address Children’s Mental Health Crisis
The School of Social Work aims to better prepare future social workers to meet the complex mental health needs of children and youth while strengthening the behavioral health workforce
School of Social Work Community Delivers More than 40 Presentations at SSWR Conference
The 30th annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference will focus on "Leading for Transformative Change: Aligning Social Work Science with Policy and Practice"
Finding Presence: Using Mindfulness to Transform Social Work Education at UConn
"Social workers carry the world’s challenges on their shoulders," says Associate Professor and course instructor Caitlin Elsaesser. "By practicing mindfulness—an energy of awareness—we nurture the presence and compassion that make transformative healing and advocacy possible."
UConn SSW Well-Represented at 2025 CSWE Conference
The conference, titled "It’s Time to Act: Championing Disability Justice and Disability Joy in Social Work," championed the need for social work conversations around disability joy, justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion
Raising the Bar in Health Care Leadership Training
Urban Service Track/AHEC Scholars Program is based at UConn Health.
School of Social Work Co-Organizer of the 2025 Connecticut Latino Policy Agenda Summit
The event brought together legislators, community leaders, and local residents to develop a nonpartisan statewide policy agenda for the Latino community
School of Social Work Awarded $2.4M to Address Youth Behavioral Health Crisis
With support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 17 Master of Social Work students will be selected annually as Behavioral Health Scholars, receiving specialized coursework, intensive practicum placements, and faculty mentorship
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