For people experiencing homelessness, having a pet can provide valuable companionship, mental health benefits, security and opportunities for responsibility and self-redemption.
Colorado State University Extension has recognized three teams in the School of Social Work with mini-grant awards for exciting new community outreach projects that contribute to the university-community partnership and diversity goals of CSU.
Sunil Butler is a researcher and data analyst in the Social Work Research Center. He holds a B.A. in mathematics with a minor in English literature from Colorado College, and a M.S. in statistics from Colorado State University. Learn more about his current work in applied research for child and youth well-being, and child maltreatment prevention.
A recent survey conducted by Colorado researchers sheds light on how severely COVID-19 is affecting the region’s most economically vulnerable families — and the most effective ways for them to cope with it.
Kerri Rodriguez is a new postdoctoral fellow with the Human-Animal Bond in Colorado (HABIC) center in Colorado State University's School of Social Work. Learn more about why she came to CSU, her interests in how dogs can improve the lives of individuals with mental disorders or physical disabilities, and her passion for scientific research.
Samantha Brown, an assistant professor in the Colorado State University School of Social Work, has received an Irving Harris Program in Child Development and Infant Mental Health Fellowship through the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
With a passion for macro social work, Lisa Smith (BSW, '13) has been making and donating hand sanitizer--2,000 bottles and counting--in her local community since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thanks to animal therapy team volunteers of Human-Animal Bond in Colorado, part of Colorado State University’s School of Social Work, residents at care facilities are receiving love from a distance through a steady stream of letters and photos written by volunteers from the perspective of their animals.
Assistant Professor Jen Currin-McCulloch says the results of two large surveys show the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing us together with our pets like never before, and our pets are helping to reduce feelings of depression, anxiety, and loneliness.
The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has upended work and life worldwide. For three Colorado State University social work alumni who specialize in HIV/AIDS interventions, there has been a clear need to carry on offering support to clients, as well as to prioritize professional self-care.