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USC military research center receives Newman’s Own Foundation grant

by Maya Meinert

The USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans and Military Families (CIR) has received a grant from the Newman’s Own Foundation to gather critical data that will help identify where resources are needed most for veterans and their families and how best to serve them.

The $125,000 award will allow CIR to work with the Los Angeles Veterans Collaborative, a CIR-administered group of community stakeholders from organizations serving veterans and military families, to produce a “report card” on the services available to veterans and their families in the Los Angeles area. The gift will […]

Book advises social workers on treating military clients

by Eric Lindberg

A new textbook co-edited by USC School of Social Work Clinical Assistant Professor Eugenia Weiss and several of her colleagues is among the first to outline how social workers can understand and address the unique challenges faced by military service members, veterans and their families.

The Handbook of Military Social Work is designed to enhance the education and training of social workers and mental health practitioners who work with military and veteran clients and their families. Increasing the ranks of qualified professionals who can provide competent assistance to this unique population is critical, Weiss said, particularly as service members […]