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The Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the @uconnsocialwork encourages you to vote! If you’re eligible to vote in Connecticut, you have more options than ever to make your voice heard: on Election Day, (Nov. 3), during in-person Early Voting (TODAY, Oct. 19 to Nov. 1), or by absentee ballot — now with no
excuse required!

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Learn more on the Humphreys Institute's Voting is Social Work website: https://voting.socialwork.uconn.edu by @uconnsocialwork

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@UConn Student Health and Wellness is hosting three events next week. All @uconnsocialwork students, faculty, and staff are invited.

The Fall Vaccine Clinic will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by our on-campus vaccine clinic which will offer flu, COVID, HPV, TDAP, Hep B, Hep A, MMR, MCV4, and pneumonia vaccines, sponsored by CVS Health. HTB RM 209. Please bring your insurance card, photo ID, and wear a short sleeve!

The Fall Health Fair will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20 from Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by the HTB and connect with community health organizations to support your health and well-being needs. Receive a free biometric health screening provided by Hartford Healthcare and a vaccine clinic supported by CVS Health. Stop by the event for a chance to win prizes and enter the raffle for a weighted blanket!

Let's Chaat with Nona will be held on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. to noon in HTB 215. Let’s Chaat is a monthly gathering facilitated by a mental health clinician where students can connect and explore topics related to college life, culture, identity, and well-being. Come for the meaningful conversation, community, and, of course, the chaat! by @uconnsocialwork

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As the entire country and social work profession gear up for the 2026 midterm elections, the UConn School of Social Work's Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work offers valuable resources in its latest newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/uconn/humphreyscountdown

Also, listen in to the NASW New York Chapter C.A.R.E.S. Election Series presentation "Advocacy to Action: Social Workers, Voting, and Civic Engagement" at 6 p.m. tonight, featuring Humphreys Institute Director Shannon Lane! https://naswny.socialworkers.org/Events/NASW-NY-CARES#cares-events by @uconnsocialwork

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Attention undergrads! 📚🎒⭐

The UConn School of Social Work is offering three electives next spring for majors and non-social work majors.

Make social change part of your class schedule by enrolling in Engaged Mindfulness for Social Change (Hartford campus), Human Rights and Social Work (Storrs campus), or Social Justice for the Social Work Profession (Storrs, Hartford and Stamford). 📚🎒⭐

Registration opens Oct. 26.

Learn more about the classes in the flyers below. #uconnssw by @uconnsocialwork

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On Oct. 3, more than 20 UConn students became certified Election Moderators for the State of Connecticut!

As part of the UConn Hartford NextGen Elections Program, participants completed 10 hours of training through a combination of asynchronous and in-person sessions, including training with the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Following training, students will be connected with local election officials and assigned to polling locations, where they will work for at least two days during the 2026 election period. Connecticut’s 2026 general election early voting period is Oct. 19 through Nov. 1, with Election Day on Nov. 3.

The program, spearheaded by the UConn School of Social Work’s Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work and funded through a grant from Campus Compact, provided participants with a $125 program stipend and compensation for their election work at the rate established by their assigned election office.

“It’s important to get younger people interested and involved in the political process, and becoming a poll worker embeds them in elections in their own communities,” says Shannon Lane, director of the Humphreys Institute and professor-in-residence. “Being a poll worker is a very tangible form of civic engagement.”

Learn more about the UConn Hartford NextGen Elections Program in this UConn Today article: https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/nextgen_elections_program/ by @uconnsocialwork

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Chanee Fabius, the Judith M. Zachs Family Professor in Aging, associate professor in the UConn School of Social Work, presented her study titled “Family and Paid Care Coordination in Home Care for Older Adults With and Without Dementia” during a breakout session on Workforce Needs: Coordination, Training and Education at the 4th Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research hosted by the Family Caregiving Collaborative at the University of Utah School of Nursing on Sept. 24.

Her study is co-authored by faculty at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and University of Michigan.

Dr. Fabius is an expert on how policies, health systems, and community-based services can better support older adults living with disabilities, family caregivers, and the workforce responsible for providing long-term services and supports.

Learn more about Dr. Fabius! https://socialwork.uconn.edu/person/chanee-fabius-ph-d/ by @uconnsocialwork

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Next month, Jie Zhao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the UConn School of Social Work, will give her first oral conference presentations at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

As lead author, she'll present a study using a dataset from Malaysia examining sex work, substance use, and depressive symptoms among 374 cisgender and transgender women who reported recent sex work.

Zhao’s UConn dissertation asks how telehealth-related health policy affects substance use care in rural areas, with a focus on federally qualified health centers. These serve low-income and rural populations and are directly shaped by federal policy.

Learn more about Jie and her research in this UConn Today article!
https://today.uconn.edu/2026/10/bridging-policy-and-technology-social-works-zhao-explores-telehealth-and-rural-substance-use-care/ by @uconnsocialwork

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Join us in congratulating UConn School of Social Work Assistant Professor Sukhmani Singh for receiving a 2026 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Emerging Scholar Research category. 👏 📚 👨‍🎓

Singh received the Provost’s Award for addressing critical societal challenges through impactful, community-engaged research. Her scholarship examines entrenched and intersecting inequities within the criminal and juvenile legal system(s), with a focus on marginalized youth, and formerly incarcerated people. Her work has informed policy discussions and systems reform across Connecticut—contributing to deliberations of the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee, the Connecticut Sentencing Commission, and other state bodies. School of Social Work Professor and Dean Laura Curran and Professor and Associate Dean for Research Jennifer Manuel attended the awards ceremony on Sept. 29 in Storrs by @uconnsocialwork

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📣 Applications are now open for the UConn School of Social Work’s special practicum scholarships and workforce programs for the 2027–28 academic year!

Explore opportunities to build specialized skills and gain experience in bilingual behavioral health care, child welfare, school social work, aging, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and more:

🎓 Connecticut ¡Adelante! Scholars — up to $4,000 scholarship
🧠 Behavioral Health Scholars Program — $25,000 stipend
🤝 DCF Child Welfare Workforce Training Program — $4,000 scholarship
🏫 School Social Work Scholars Program — $15,000 scholarship
🌟 LEND — graduate assistantship, tuition waiver, and stipend
👥 Scholars in Aging Program — $1,500 scholarship

📅 Application deadlines: December 15 for returning students and February 15 for incoming students.

🔗 Explore the programs and apply: https://socialwork.uconn.edu/workforceprogramsform/

Applications are also open for the Black Male Mental Health Professional Mentoring Program, which offers a $4,500 stipend. Applications are accepted until all slots are filled. Learn more and apply: https://socialwork.uconn.edu/bmmh-mp/

Program offerings and funding are subject to change. Financial support depends on available funding and is confirmed only when awards are officially made. Questions? Contact sswstrategic@uconn.edu. by @uconnsocialwork

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They come to the @uconnsocialwork from universities across Connecticut and the Northeast, and as far away as California and England.

Their professional backgrounds are just as varied: corporate social responsibility, child welfare, and stage management.

Some are pursuing joint degrees in social work and public policy. One is a 35-year veteran of the corporate world. Another, a veteran of the U.S. Army.

What do they have in common?

They are among the UConn Master of Social Work students who have found their way to the Institute of Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) in the UConn School of Public Policy, where their required practicum experiences give them an opportunity to contribute to policy research and legislative issues affecting Connecticut communities.

Learn more about the experiences of MSW students Stav Keshet, Diane Cantello, Lorien Velasquez, and Susan Camoroda, and recent alumna 👩‍🎓Kate Mazzotta '25 (SSW) in this UConn Today article: https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/different-paths-shared-purpose-msw-students-find-a-place-for-policy-practice-at-imrp/ by @uconnsocialwork

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🤖 How will artificial intelligence shape the future of social work?

Join @uconnsocialwork for Social Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Symposium Exploring Research, Practice, and Policy — a half-day symposium examining AI’s opportunities, challenges, and implications for social work and social service delivery.

🎤 Keynote speaker:
Dr. Meredith Broussard — Associate Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University; Research Director, NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology; and award-winning author.

The symposium will feature panels exploring AI in Social Work Research, Community Practice, and Legislation, with:
🔹 Dr. Eric Rice | UNC Chapel Hill — AI and social work
🔹 Dr. Shaddy Saba | NYU Silver — Data science and health technology
🔹 Dr. Manu Sharma, MD | Yale / Institute of Living — Digital psychiatry and AI
🔹 Dr. Sabrina Trocchi, MPA | Wheeler Health — President and Executive Director
🔹 Ben Shaiken | The Alliance-CT — Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
🔹 Dr. Sarah MacDonald, LCSW | Community Health Services
🔹 Dawn Brown, MSW | NASW-Connecticut — Executive Director
🔹 Hector Glynn, MSW | The Village — President and CEO
🔹 Charlotte Warren | Former Maine State Representative

📅 Nov. 9, 2026
⏰ 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
📍 UConn School of Law | Hartford, Connecticut

👉 Learn more and register: s.uconn.edu/aisocialwork by @uconnsocialwork

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@uconnsocialwork student Sean Excellent wants to help young Black men find a stronger sense of identity, purpose, and well-being — something he knows can be difficult to navigate alone.

Now a second-year master’s student concentrating in Individuals, Groups, and Families, Excellent is preparing to offer that support to others as a future social worker. Along the way, he is finding guidance of his own through UConn’s new Black Male Mental Health Professional Mentoring Program.

A joint initiative of the UConn School of Social Work and the @uconnneag School of Education, the program pairs graduate students with mental health professionals committed to supporting Black men and boys. Through mentorship, training, and professional development, it aims to help students establish lasting careers while strengthening a network of practitioners serving the Greater Hartford community.

Learn more: https://today.uconn.edu/2026/09/uconn-students-prepare-to-support-black-mens-mental-health-through-new-mentorship-program/ by @uconnsocialwork

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