By: Domonique Henderson Many Black mothers worry that if they do not raise their children perfectly along with teaching them how to maneuver inside and outside of Black spaces, their children will never be safe. When African American mothers have concerns about having children because the depth of their melanin brings about fear, discrimination, inequity, […]
Roots, Not Flowers: Life Transitions in 2021
By: Paula Huber Roots, not flowers. This seems to be the place I am in most of these days, especially since the beginning of COVID-19. This place is particularly challenging when also facing a major life transition, such as graduating a master’s program, moving, beginning a new relationship, et cetera. I am feeling very meh […]
Women In Social Work
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” – Maya Angelou By: Bianca Gonzalez In honor of women’s history month, I want to take a moment to emphasize the diversity of women in Social Work, and acknowledge contributions to the work […]
COVID-19 and Women’s Mental Health: The Impact on Wellbeing, Disparities, and Future Implications
By: Maddie Van Ness Introduction: The Coronavirus, first declared as a global pandemic on March 11th, 2020, has impacted millions of individuals in a variety of ways. Across the nation, people have suffered financially, physically, and emotionally from the virus. As a result, an immense number of individuals’ mental health amongst every age group […]
Welcome Vice President: Kamala Harris
See the red box? Until then, she would have been enslaved. See the blue box? Until then, she couldn’t vote. See the yellow box? Until then, she had to attend a segregated school. And the green box? Until then, she didn’t have the right to have her own bank account without a […]
Health Disparities & the Pregnant Black Woman
By: Ciara White Unpacking the issues: Black Americans have endured hundreds of years of racism in the United States. This has occurred within the various systems and institutions that are part of America’s history with the African American population. Black American’s have and currently experience inequality in the health care system and have been […]
November is National Family Caregiver Month
By: Evelyn Bueno Caregivers What is a caregiver you might ask? Caregivers are defined as any person offering help or services to someone in need. This can include family, home caregiver or a caregiver nurse. Caregivers are often associated with older adults. In fact, this is not always true, rather it is someone who […]
Exploring the Mental Health Impact of Aging Women
By: Bianca Gonzalez Through the expansion medical care and technological advances, the lifespan of older adult women has progressively increased. According to the National Vital Statistics Reports of the U.S., in the year 2017, the national average of female life expectancy is the age of 81. Compared to the 1920s, female life expectancy was the […]
Resilient 24/7
By: Domonique Henderson Monika Diamond, Nina Pop, Tony McDade, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, Riah Milton, Brayla Stone, Merci Mack, Shaki Peters, Bree Black, Dior H. Ova, Queasha D. Hardy, and Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears (Human Rights Campaign, 2020). This is a list of names of transgender women or gender non-conforming people who have been killed this year. […]
Adolescent Girls & Juvenile Justice: Why We Need Better Mental Health Services and Trauma-Informed Care
By: Paula Huber Think about your time as a teenager. Even if you had the easiest of times, there is bound to have been a few speed bumps. Adolescence is a turbulent developmental stage, with the juggle of the onset of puberty, trials and tribulations of high school, and identity formation. Now, imagine adolescence […]