Selected Recent News
updated November 23, 2009

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news archiveSocial Workers Prepare for the Big Gray Wave
Penn Gazette, Nov/Dec 2009
SP2 has launched the Penn Aging Concentration, a new program for the school’s MSW candidates designed to develop a new cadre of social workers specializing in geriatric practice.
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Helping philanthropists get the biggest bang for their bucks
Philadelphia Inquirer, November 19, 2009
The School of Social Policy and Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy is helping philanthropists get the biggest bang for their buck.
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Half of U.S. children will use food stamps, study finds
Philadelphia Inquirer, November 18, 2009
Chad Dion Lassiter discusses the consequences of hunger among children.
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Video: A Government That Works
Big Think, November 9, 2009 
Dean Richard Gelles discusses the role of social programs.
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Video: A Government That Works
Big Think, November 8, 2009
Dean Richard Gelles makes the case for universal health care.
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Four Years Later, It's Seth's Office
Metro, November 3, 2009
Chad Dion Lassiter of the School of Social Policy and Practice comments on the Philadelphia district attorney election.
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Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy: Focus on Housing, Health and Hunger During Economic Crisis
University of Pennsylvania Press Release, November 2009
The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania has released an investment guide identifying where donors can make the greatest difference helping those suffering in the current economic crisis. “High Impact Philanthropy in the Downturn: Focus on Housing, Health & Hunger” targets three issues: preventing foreclosures, sustaining primary and preventive health programs and ensuring access to food.
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Reshaping the Nation’s Approach to Drugs
Social Work Today, September/October 2009
Chad Dion Lassiter suggests that "an expansion of drug courts would help prevent the damage incarceration inflicts on families and communities."
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Audio: “Radio Times With Marty Moss-Coane”
WHYY Radio (Philadelphia), October 29, 2009
Dean Richard Gelles discusses a Philadelphia child-abuse case.
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It's the Duty of Us All to Stop Child Abuse
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 27, 2009
Debra Schilling Wolfe of SP2’s Field Center says the main hindrance in the fight against child abuse is lack of reporting.
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SP2 unveils new Locust Walk entrance
Daily Pennsylvanian, October 8, 2009
In a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon, the School of Social Policy and Practice opened its new Locust Walk entrance to the rest of the campus community.
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SP2 develops new concentration in aging
Daily Pennsylvanian, October 2, 2009
To address the rapidly growing demand for geriatric social services, SP2 has developed a new concentration aimed at equipping students with the skills essential to providing care to older adults.
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Radio: “Radio Times With Marty Moss-Coane”
WHYY Radio (Philadelphia), September 30, 2009
Dennis Culhane comments on the unveiling of the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, in University City.
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adio Coverage: “Radio Times With Marty Moss-Coane”
WHYY Radio (Philadelphia), September 24, 2009 
Debra Schilling Wolfe of the School of Social Policy and Practice’s Field Center comments on foster-children-exclusive schools.
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Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter to Stay Open
WABI-TV (Bangor, Me.), September 1, 2009 
Dean Richard Gelles is cited for research concerning family violence.
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Girl's Death Spurs Official To Rework Social Services
Washington Post, August 25, 2009 
Dean Richard Gelles discusses social-service reform.3
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Couple Shot in Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Washington Post, August 22, 2009
Dean Richard Gelles says shame, as a result of economic crisis, can contribute to domestic violence.
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Information Portability in Child Welfare
Social Work Today, August 20, 2009
Dean Richard Gelles and Debra Schilling Wolfe of the School’s Field Center discuss The Information Portability Project, an effort to bring advanced technology from other business sectors to child-welfare services.
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Answers Hard to Come by in Family Killings
Orlando Sentinel, August 19, 2009 
Dean Richard Gelles says economic woes can precipitate family violence.
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Believe It Or Not, You’re Rich
ABC News, August 14, 2009 
Dean Richard Gelles discusses philanthropic strategy.
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Phila. Center to Aid Homeless Veterans
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 8, 2009
Dennis Culhane is credited with helping to open Philadelphia’s National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans.
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