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New Intervention for “Aging-Out” Youth in Foster Care

Caring Adults R Everywhere (C.A.R.E.) has released a new treatment manual to help practitioners build effective mentoring programs.
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MSSP Alumna Named Fulbright Public Policy Fellow

In December, Rachel Dungan, MSSP ’13, will begin working with the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene (MSHP) in West Africa.
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SP2 Professor Discusses Homelessness on 60 Minutes

Longtime homelessness and housing policy expert Dennis Culhane, PhD, discusses the rise in unsheltered individuals in a recent interview.
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SP2 Professor Selected as Best Reviewer

Professor Ram Cnaan, MSW, PhD, director for the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research, was recently chosen as Best...

Alumni Stories

MSSP Alumna Named Fulbright Public Policy Fellow

Widely recognized as a prestigious grant that facilitates global learning opportunities, the Fulbright Program is the largest international exchange program...