American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare Fellows comment on child welfare in New York State, and share about older women and their unique experiences with homelessness. A Fellow and the Academy President are named 2024 Power Players in Education.

Fellow Comments on Child Safety in New York State

October 22, 2024 — The Imprint reported a story about a New York state watchdog calling out shortcomings at New York’s Office of Children and Family Services. Concerns range from a lack of thorough child fatality reviews to limited record-keeping of rejected calls at the state-run child protection hotline. Fellow, University of North Carolina John A. Tate Distinguished Professor for Children in Need, and faculty co-director of the Children’s Data Network, Emily Putnam-Hornstein, PhD, is quoted in the story for her child welfare expertise. “The state is doing better than many, but there’s room for improvement,” she said. “Transparency can help our system do better with children and families.”

Read the full story in The Imprint.

Fellow Shares Expertise About Older Women and Housing Insecurity

October 25, 2024 — Fellow and Boston University School of Social Work Professor Judith Gonyea, PhD, delivered a talk at the 14th International Conference on Aging and Social Change in Galway, Ireland about the growing number of older women experiencing housing instability. The talk by Dr. Gonyea and colleagues called for a re-evaluation of the unique needs of older women while analyzing intersections of social identities, gendered experiences, and societal barriers that leave them vulnerable to housing insecurity. 

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Fellow and Academy President Named 2024 Education Power Players

October 30, 2024 — American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare President,  NYU Silver School of Social Work Dean and Paulette Goddard Professor of Social Work  Michael A. Lindsey, PhD, is on the PoliticsNY 2024 Power Players in Education list alongside Fellow, Lisa Ellen Goldberg Professor of Social Work, Public Policy, and Law, and New York University President Linda G. Mills, PhD. From presidents of educational institutions to directors of nonprofits to policymakers, the list spotlights dedicated leaders who champion progress and success in all forms of education and education policy. “It is important to discern what you are passionate about, and then center that reason in the work you do in order to make a true impact. If you do that then everything else will fall in place,” Dr. Lindsey said.

See PoliticsNY for the profiles of Dr. Lindsey and Dr. Mills.