A study led by Department of Social Work Assistant Professor D. Scott Batey is using community-based participatory research to find relationships between community environments and health outcomes for ...

Roughly two decades ago, a community-wide reckoning emerged concerning the credibility of published literature in the social-behavioral sciences, especially psychology. Several large scale studies ...

Share on Pinterest Social isolation and loneliness are both associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, a large new study finds. izusek/Getty Images Social isolation and loneliness are ...

It’s a profession that has truly stood the test of time, and for which there is still a long future. Social work, which is rooted in the age-old imperative of providing care for vulnerable people, ...

Social work leaders must foster culture of respect and partnership between professionals and service users, Family Rights Group report concludes Photo: fotolia/Jenny Sturm Social workers' ...

In the longest study to date on the effects of social media on teens, BYU research found a correlation between time spent on social media and suicidality risk among teenage girls. As teens’ use of ...