Category: Community Impact
Hosting the Inaugural Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference With Dr. Flora Cohen
The School of Social Work recently hosted the inaugural Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference. Coinciding with World Mental Health Day, the conference sought to bring together leaders, researchers, practitioners and people with lived experience from the local Champaign-Urbana community and around the world. Spanning two days, the event included speaker sessions […]
Leveraging the Arts for Global Dialogue
Exploring Racial and Social Transnational Justice through Creative Expression The School of Social Work and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts are launching a bold new initiative that merges academic insight with the transformative power of the arts to confront racism and advance transnational racial justice. In partnership with the Center for the Study of […]
Youth Recovery from Substance Use Disorders: Insights from CPRD’s Illinois Youth Survey
The School of Social Work’s Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD) has increasingly focused on understanding youth who recover from substance use disorders at an early age. These studies on recovering youth use data from CPRD’s biennial Illinois Youth Survey, a large statewide survey 8th, 10th, and 12th graders. Recently they have published papers […]
Stronger Community, Better Health: Study by Prof. Piedra Featured in Sun-Times
A new study finds that the depth of community connections that older adults have is linked to their health outcomes.
Register Now for Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is excited to invite you to our premiere Beyond Borders: Global Collaborations for Mental Health Research and Services Conference on October 9 and 10, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois. Coinciding with World Mental Health Day, our theme is: From local to global, encouraging creative solutions to transcultural mental health challenges. This […]
Exploring Immigration Through Art & Dialogue, April 18
The University of Illinois School of Social Work Community Learning Lab and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts continue their collaborative series exploring the intersection of social work and the arts with a special event featuring Plumas Negras. This magical realist play, inspired by stories from the Latina community of East Salinas, California, follows three […]
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Events on Campus and Beyond
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a variety of events will be taking place. We invite you to check out events happening near you, including several that will be happening on university campus. A full list of events supported by campus can be found here. Sunday, January 19Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Celebration […]
Nation’s Largest Guaranteed Income Pilot Aims to Address Poverty in Child Welfare
Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is excited to invite you to our premiere Beyond Borders: Global Collaborations for Mental Health Research and Services Conference on October 9 and 10, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois. Coinciding with World Mental Health Day, our theme is: From local to global, encouraging creative solutions to transcultural mental health challenges. This […]