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New social work center trains first responders on behavioral health

BHCore, a new School of Social Work research center, held its first behavioral health training for firefighters and emergency medical services staff on January 17. BHCore’s mission is to reimagine how firefighters, emergency medical providers and others deliver emergency and crisis behavioral health services and to transform how those dedicated responders are recruited, trained and supported.


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Diana Pearce, wearing a an orange hat and scarf, speaks from behind a podium.


Self-Sufficiency Standard developed by UW social work researcher used nationally

Diana Pearce, senior lecturer emerita at the School of Social Work and founder of the Center for Women’s Welfare (CWW), is giving $250,000 to the School to support the Center’s work. Pearce hopes the additional funding will complete the Self-Sufficiency Standard’s expansion into all 50 states, and Washington D.C., with updated data by 2026.


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Research reveals pro-social firearm behaviors among rural adolescents in Washington state

Researchers from the Social Development Research Group, a School of Social Work research and innovation center, have found that adolescents living in rural Washington state generally understand what constitutes acceptable firearm carrying behavior. Study participants were typically engaging with firearms in prosocial ways like hunting, recreation and sport.


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