Ensuring Health Care Access for Youth in the Child Welfare System
Mathematica and UConn’s Innovations Institute partner to advance policymakers’ understanding of how Medicaid and child welfare agencies ensure youth in the child welfare system receive access to health care The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) has awarded a 10-month contract to Mathematica to help the commission better understand the role and responsibilities […]
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In Memoriam: Sheila A. Pires
My dear colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that Sheila A. Pires passed away peacefully yesterday after a 12-year battle with cancer. She was at home in Brooklyn, New York with her wife and loving partner of 27 years, Kathy Lazear. She was surrounded by her immediate family and […]
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UConn SSW’s Innovations Institute Expands Expertise to Promote the Well-being of Infants & Young Children
For some children the need for mental health support—and the questions their parents have around social and emotional development—start well before school Innovations Institute, in the UConn School of Social Work, is welcoming a new team of specialists focused on the behavioral health of parents, infants, and very young children. Research has demonstrated that the […]
[Read More] In Memoriam: Sheila A. Pires
My dear colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that Sheila A. Pires passed away peacefully yesterday after a 12-year battle with cancer. She was at home in Brooklyn, New York with her wife and loving partner of 27 years, Kathy Lazear. She was surrounded by her immediate family and […]
[Read More] Ensuring Health Care Access for Youth in the Child Welfare System
Mathematica and UConn’s Innovations Institute partner to advance policymakers’ understanding of how Medicaid and child welfare agencies ensure youth in the child welfare system receive access to health care The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) has awarded a 10-month contract to Mathematica to help the commission better understand the role and responsibilities […]
[Read More] UConn SSW’s Innovations Institute Expands Expertise to Promote the Well-being of Infants & Young Children
For some children the need for mental health support—and the questions their parents have around social and emotional development—start well before school Innovations Institute, in the UConn School of Social Work, is welcoming a new team of specialists focused on the behavioral health of parents, infants, and very young children. Research has demonstrated that the […]
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School of Social Work Welcomes Innovations Institute to Improve Child and Family Services Nationwide
With the addition of Innovations Institute, the School expands UConn’s leadership and contributions nationwide The UConn School of Social Work (SSW) is pleased to announce the arrival of Innovations Institute. A University institute of the SSW, Innovations Institute extends the School’s commitment to social, racial, and economic justice and the improvement of human well-being nationwide. […]
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