Cynthia Franklin, Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health and associate dean for doctoral education in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, is the 2020 recipient of the Donna Harrington Award for Excellence in Mentoring Doctoral Students. This award is given by GADE (Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social… read more
Issues
Preventing child maltreatment
About 30% of children referred to child protective services each year in the United States experience recurring maltreatment. And yet, few studies have examined services to prevent recurrences of maltreatment among reunified children. Using data from a national survey, alumna Catherine LaBrenz and professors Monica Faulkner and Rowena Fong investigated… read more
After cancer
Survivors of childhood cancer—there is an estimated 500,000 of them in the United States—have an increased risk of experiencing disabling conditions, both from the cancer itself and from the effects of treatment, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report, Childhood cancer and functional… read more
