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School to host statewide event on military children’s education

The USC School of Social Work will co-host the Military Child Education Coalition’s California Public Engagement conference, with approximately 100 influential policymakers, community leaders and military officials invited to collaborate on ways to support the education of military children in California.

Professor Ron Astor, who leads the School of Social Work’s Building Capacity in Military-Connected Schools project, and Anthony Hassan, director of the USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families, will chair the event slated for Sept. 20 at the Radisson Midtown.

“This initiative is simply good community practice,” Hassan said. “The engagement is a force multiplier for […]

By |August 9th, 2012|Events, News|0 Comments

Student advocates for better mental health care in military

by Teresa Rosales

Mental health disorders in active-duty servicemembers have increased 65 percent since 2000, according to the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center. While federal agencies have dedicated more resources to screen and treat combat troops in recent years, incidents such as the U.S. Army sergeant allegedly murdering 16 civilians in Afghanistan raise serious questions if it is enough.

USC School of Social Work student Sarah Duncan doesn’t think so.

The South Carolina resident, who’s earning her master’s degree through the school’s Virtual Academic Center, believes active-duty soldiers need more extensive psychological screening and care for their mental health problems than what they […]

By |July 16th, 2012|News|0 Comments