Leaders work to make California more veteran-friendly

by Claudia Bustamante

More than 200 statewide leaders recently met to discuss how to make California the most veteran-friendly state in the nation.

The “State of the American Veteran in California” conference—held in September at the California Science Center in Los Angeles—was organized by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work to explore and design actions to address the most pressing issues facing veterans today.

During the two-day conference, leaders from corporate, community and philanthropic foundations built a groundwork for developing new policy, encouraging innovation and supporting collaboration across the […]

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USC presents at military social work conference in Korea

Members of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work participated in a military social work conference in Seoul, South Korea.

Hosted by Yonsei University, the focus of the Sept. 28-29 event was an expert-level discussion and exchange on the theme of violence and suicides among military forces.

Marilyn L. Flynn, dean of the school, gave the keynote address at the conference aimed at fostering collaboration in research and program development in the area of military social work, recognizing that USC is an international leader in this domain.

Also in attendance were Carl Castro, associate professor and director of the Center for Innovation […]

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