Social Work Practice

Human Rights & International Affairs Participates in UN-Hosted Hearing

On April 8, 2011, the United Nations was host to an informal interactive civil society hearing, bringing together over 400 civil society advocates with UN Member States, to address progress toward reaching universal access to HIV treatment, prevention, care, and...

HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health Disparities

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched two strategic plans aimed at reducing health disparities. The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic...

Institute of Medicine Groundbreaking Report on LGBT Health

In March 2011, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) will release a new report on health issues impacting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population, titled The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a...

Military Suicides Increase: How You Can Help

Recently, it was reported that for the second consecutive year, the United States has lost more troops to suicide than combat.  This news comes on the heels of a guide for military families issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs that focuses on mental health. ...