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Ballan Honored with HERALD Excellence in Healthcare Award

Michelle Ballan, professor and associate dean for research in the Stony Brook School of Social Welfare, received The HERALD 2024 Excellence in Healthcare Award.

September 26, 2024

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School of Social Welfare Receives $2M Award Through New York’s Opioid Settlement Fund

Funding Supports the Addiction Workforce Building on the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare’s (SSW) strong partnership with the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), the SSW has been awarded an...

July 9, 2024

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School of Social Welfare Hosts Conference for Long Island School Social Workers

The Stony Brook School of Social Welfare welcomed more than 170 social workers representing public and private schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

June 12, 2024

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School of Social Welfare Celebrates Social Workers

The Stony Brook School of Social Welfare (SSW) recently hosted an open house luncheon in honor of Social Work Month

May 10, 2024

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Social Welfare Professor Receives National Award from the Department of Justice

Michelle Ballan recognized for research related to intimate partner violence against those with disabilities Michelle Ballan, professor and associate dean for research in the School of Social Welfare at Stony Brook...

May 2, 2024

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Social Welfare Alum Recounts Mental Health Journey

“Eight years ago, when I was 22 years old, I tried to kill my dad,” Cohen Miles-Rath, ‘19 MSW, began in his talk, Transforming Our Approach to Mental Health: How My Crisis Could Have Been Prevented. Miles-Rath, now a...

April 18, 2024

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School of Health Professions Hosts Third Annual Interprofessional Education Day

Over 300 students from Stony Brook University's School of Health Professions and School of Social Welfare participated in Interprofessional Education Day.

April 15, 2024

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Alum Shares Personal Mental Health Journey in April 17 Talk

Transforming Our Approach to Mental Health Cohen Miles-Rath ’19 MSW Wednesday, April 17, 6:30 pm Health Sciences, Level 2, Room 2-310 After incarceration due to an unintentional attack on his dad, Miles-Rath...

April 3, 2024

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Kristen Brock-Petroshius Awarded 2024 SSWR Outstanding Social Work Doctoral Dissertation

Kristen Brock-Petroshius, an assistant professor in Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare (SSW), has been named a recipient of the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Outstanding Social...

January 21, 2024

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Zachary Morris Receives 2024 SSWR Social Policy Researcher Award for an Emerging Scholar

Zachary A. Morris, an associate professor in Stony Brook University’s School of Social Welfare, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Social Policy Researcher Award for...

January 21, 2024

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Healthy Libraries Program Brings Community Vital Knowledge

The Stony Brook Medicine Healthy Libraries Program has trained students in health professions to assist librarians, patrons in Suffolk County public libraries

November 14, 2023

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Stony Brook in Groundbreaking Partnership Addressing Healthcare Disparities

Stony Brook University is part of a group awarded $3.8 million for a ground-breaking five-year study focusing on healthcare disparities

November 10, 2023

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Warren Graham Elected to the NASW-NYS Board of Directors

Warren Graham, assistant dean of Practicum Education and clinical associate professor in the Stony Brook University School of Social Welfare, has been elected to the National Association of Social Workers-New York State...

August 30, 2023

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School of Social Welfare Receives Grant for Addiction Workforce Development

The School of Social Welfare (SSW) at Stony Brook University has established a new partnership with the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) that will expand and strengthen the addictions...

June 23, 2023

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Stony Brook University Invests in Center for Healthy Aging

Stony Brook University will open a Center for Healthy Aging for senior care with a $10 million investment from the Presidential Innovation and Excellence Fund

April 13, 2023

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Robin DeLuca-Acconi Helps Educators Support Students with Complex Educational Needs

Collaboration between Stony Brook University and the Little Flower Union Free School District in Wading River, NY, continued this year with help from the School of Social Welfare. Robin DeLuca-Acconi, clinical...

March 27, 2023

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School of Social Welfare Celebrates Social Work Month

The School of Social Welfare (SSW) hosted an open house luncheon on March 21 in honor of Social Work Month

March 22, 2023

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Partnership Between School of Social Welfare and School of Nursing Inspires Learning

The SBU School of Social Welfare and School of Nursing held an Interprofessional Simulation Education event for 37 undergraduate and graduate students

March 8, 2023

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