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Your child’s mental health diagnosis
Your child’s mental health diagnosis
School of Social Policy & Practice professor Jacqueline Corcoran’s new book is a go-to guide for those raising children with mental disorders.
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy
University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy
The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change
Wharton faculty on investment strategies, birth rates, and climate change
The latest episodes of the faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ showcase recent books from three experts.
‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change
‘Slow Burn’ and the daily consequences of climate change
From lower test scores to higher crime rates, economist R. Jisung Park of the School of Social Policy & Practice looks at the daily consequences of climate change.
Four academic journeys explored
Four academic journeys explored
Vijay Balasubramanian and Tukufu Zuberi in the School of Arts & Sciences, Amy Hillier in the School of Social Policy & Practice, and Brittany Watson in the School of Veterinary Medicine share their academic paths toward interdisciplinary work.
How direct cash assistance aids cancer patients from low-income households
How direct cash assistance aids cancer patients from low-income households
A new study by Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice examines the potential of a joint program between Bradley Cooper’s One Family Foundation and the Independence Blue Cross Foundation Institute for Health Equity on health care and economic insecurity.
The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT
The hidden costs and joys of being LGBT
LGBT people continue to face many hurdles to financial security, with a higher likelihood to slip below the poverty line.
Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Aishwarya Pawar, a Ph.D. student at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the graduate student winner, and David Kato, a fourth-year political science major in the School of Arts & Sciences, is the undergraduate winner.
Exploring sustainable development and the human impact of natural disasters
Exploring sustainable development and the human impact of natural disasters
The School of Social Policy & Practice’s Chenyi Ma focuses on the social determinants of health and behavioral outcomes in disaster contexts, including public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investigating homelessness
Investigating homelessness
In a Kelly Writers House event, writer Jennifer Egan and social scientist Dennis Culhane discuss journalism and the homelessness crisis.
In the News
NPR
For some artists, a guaranteed income program has been a lifesaver
Kalen Flynn of the School for Social Policy & Practice says that guaranteed income programs give artists creative freedom and allow them to take risks with their art.
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Business Insider
Los Angeles gave families $1,000 a month in the biggest basic income pilot in the country. Now the results are in
A study co-authored by Amy Castro of the School of Social Policy & Practice evaluates the results of a basic income pilot program in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times
Study details ‘transformative’ results from L.A. pilot that guaranteed families $1,000 a month
Amy Castro of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice and colleagues found that participants in a guaranteed income pilot program in Los Angeles experienced a host of financial benefits.
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KTLA
L.A. City Council considering guaranteed income for abuse victims, foster kids
Amy Castro of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice says that a monthly stipend empowers people trapped in toxic situations to make their own decisions about their futures.
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USA Today
How much is $1,000 per month worth? New study explores impact of basic income
Stacia West of the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the School of Social Policy & Practice says that guaranteed basic income causes people to make great decisions for themselves and their family in a way that promotes upward economic mobility.
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