Kent School of Social Work

Kent School of Social Work

Students opening on-campus food pantry to address food insecurity

The Cardinal Cupboard food pantry, a sustainability and social justice initiative of Student Involvement addressing campus food insecurity, will open Jan. 31 in the...
Dr. Christian Davis Furman.

Christian Furman talks about her effort to improve care of older adults in Belize

Christian Furman, MD, medical director of the UofL Institute for Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging, and Margaret Dorward, Smock Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine,...
UofL is part of the newly-announced Trauma Resilient Community Initiative, which will use a community-based approach to build a “trauma-informed” system of care and services to children and families exposed to violence.

UofL partners on $5 million initiative for trauma-resilient community

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and University of Louisville and Centerstone Kentucky officials announced Nov. 12 that the city has been awarded a $5 million,...

Federal grant to launch trauma resilient community initiative UofL partners with Louisville Metro, Centerstone...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Greg Fischer and officials with the University of Louisville and Centerstone Kentucky announced today that the city has been awarded...
Joe D’Ambrosio instructs a group of students

UofL tackling opioid misuse among older adults

The majority of older adults take at least one prescription medication daily, and according to 2016 data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
Joe D’Ambrosio instructs a group of students

Tackling opioid misuse among older adults

The majority of older adults take at least one prescription medication daily, and according to 2016 data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
2018 Gold Standard of Optimal Aging Award honorees

Professor Emeritus among honorees of optimal aging awards

At age 96, Seymour “Sy” Slavin still actively speaks to groups in the community. A professor emeritus of the University of Louisville Kent School...
Parents holding a child

UofL research shows parent relationships impact kids’ mental health

New research from the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work shows parents who improve their relationships could also improve their kids’ mental...
Older adult talking with behavioral health worker.

UofL meeting behavioral health needs in rural Kentucky American Journal of Preventive Medicine study...

Rural areas in the United States face a shortage of behavioral health practitioners. As CNN recently reported, a new study in the American Journal...
Older adult talking with behavioral health worker.

UofL meeting behavioral health needs in rural Kentucky American Journal of Preventive Medicine study...

Rural areas in the United States face a shortage of behavioral health practitioners. As CNN recently reported, a new study in the American Journal...