In 2012, Homeless Services Commissioner Seth Diamond (left of center in black sweater with glasses) surrounded by students, faculty and alumni of New York City’s Touro College’s Graduate School of Social Work are shown here preparing to canvass the number of people currently living unsheltered in the city. For the fourth consecutive year, the Touro volunteers canvassed parks, subways and other public spaces as part of the New York City Department of Homeless Services’ Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE).
Violence in Schools: Social Workers Need to be Part of the Change
By Sue Coyle At 13, eighth-grader Melissa* is no stranger to lockdown drills—drills where students and staff practice what they would do if an active shooter was on campus. She says the drills occur monthly, more frequently at the beginning of the school year, and are...
