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CIR research well represented at social work conference

A more robust military social work track debuted at this year’s annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) that highlighted research by the USC School of Social Work.

Held in the District of Columbia earlier this month, more than a dozen presentations involved school researchers, including nine that stemmed from data gathered by the school’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families.

The following abstracts were presented by CIR faculty, staff, postdocs and doctoral students:

Difficulty Adjusting to Civilian Life after Military Transition: The impact on current physical and mental health status in Pre and Post […]

By |January 21st, 2016|Research|0 Comments

New USC, UCLA study to focus on experiences of LGBT service members in military

One of the first U.S. Department of Defense-funded research projects of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations
by Claudia Bustamante

Researchers from the University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles, will collaborate on one of the first studies of the experiences of LGBT service members in the military.

The study will lay a foundation for future research of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender active-duty service members by exploring how they are integrated into the military; determine if health disparities exist between them and their heterosexual counterparts; and develop recommendations for better assimilation of LGBT service members to promote military readiness.

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By |October 8th, 2015|News, Research|0 Comments