School of Social Policy & Practice

Penn Researcher Finds High Recidivism Rate Is Due to Few Transitional Services for Ex-Offenders

PHILADELPHIA —The lack of organized transitional services often leads ex-convicts straight back into the prison system, according to a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice.

Penn Researcher Finds No Link Between Gun Ownership and Mental Health Problems, Despite Higher Suicide Rates

PHILADELPHIA — In a new study, a researcher from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice has found no link between firearms possession and mental-health conditions that may lead to suicide.

Field Center Symposium at Penn Addresses Accountability, Return on Investment in Child Welfare

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Field Center Symposium at Penn Addresses Accountability, Return on Investment in Child Welfare

PHILADELPHIA — The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research at the University of Pennsylvania will host a symposium, “Bang for Your Buck: Public Child Welfare and the Pursuit of Accountability,” Wednesday, April 9, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Penn Law School, 3400 Chestnut St.

University of Pennsylvania Students Converge on New Orleans for Spring-Break Volunteer Activities

WHO: University of Pennsylvania studentsWHAT: Grassroots volunteer efforts to rebuild New Orleans WHERE: New OrleansWHEN: March 7-16

Penn in the Gulf: Post-Katrina Recovery Efforts Still Needed

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University of Pennsylvania Honored With National Award for General Community Service

PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania is one of three schools nationwide selected to receive the Presidential Award for General Community Service from the Corporation for National and Community Service. The others are Otterbein College in Ohio and the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Penn to Stage Simulated Hazardous Materials Accident as First Test of Its New Emergency Notification System

WHO: Maureen Rush, Penn vice president for public safetyRichard Gelles, dean of Penn's School of Social Policy and PracticeStudent-run, Medical Emergency Response Team, or MERTPhiladelphia Fire DepartmentPhiladelphia Police Department

Penn Lecture: Gun Policy and Its links to Domestic Violence

WHAT: Reducing Lethal Violence Against Women: Firearms, Policy and Politics, the Ornter-Unity Center on Family Violence LectureWHO: Dr. Susan Sorenson, professor, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania

Penn Media Seminar on Gun Violence

Featured below is information on the experts from the Penn Media Seminar on Gun Violence as well as audio transcripts of the proceedings. The Penn Media Seminar on Gun Violence is one of a series of programs to which reporters, editors and producers from the news media are invited. Featured panelists

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Penn Researcher Finds High Recidivism Rate Is Due to Few Transitional Services for Ex-Offenders

Penn Researcher Finds No Link Between Gun Ownership and Mental Health Problems, Despite Higher Suicide Rates

Field Center Symposium at Penn Addresses Accountability, Return on Investment in Child Welfare

Field Center Symposium at Penn Addresses Accountability, Return on Investment in Child Welfare

University of Pennsylvania Students Converge on New Orleans for Spring-Break Volunteer Activities

Penn in the Gulf: Post-Katrina Recovery Efforts Still Needed

University of Pennsylvania Honored With National Award for General Community Service

Penn to Stage Simulated Hazardous Materials Accident as First Test of Its New Emergency Notification System

Penn Lecture: Gun Policy and Its links to Domestic Violence

Penn Media Seminar on Gun Violence