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Traumatizing Latino Communities
Social workers know about trauma. Much of our work is informed by our understanding of the long-term deleterious effects of trauma on individuals, families, and communities. This is especially true of trauma experienced by children and youth. Either the Trump Administration is oblivious of the terror they are perpetrating on…
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Another Win For Child Development Accounts
Kudos to the Center for Social Development (CSD) at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis for another...
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Children Should Not Fear School
I remember during my childhood the “duck and cover drills” we endured in the wake of the invention of the...
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Rep. Lee at Children’s Mental Health Symposium
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13) spoke at the symposium on Federal Policies Impacting Children’s Mental Health Services held October 29, 2013 in the Cannon Caucus Room sponsored by CRISP and the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research with assistance from...
On the Economy
- A quick note on China’s devaluation August 5, 2019Just back from ranting about this on CNBC so I’ll quickly share some thoughts on the news that the Chinese yuan broke 7/$, in a depreciation that threatens trade-war escalation. Bottom line: the trade war may be about to get worse, and that won’t be good for markets, consumers, and the global economy. It’s hard... […]Jared Bernstein
