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COMMU MMUNI NITY Y EN ENGAGEMENT GEMENT OFF FFICES ICES AND ND TH THE E 12 12 GRA GRAND ND CHAL HALLENGES LENGES (AASWSW.ORG)

Carlton

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Mis Mission sion of

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Grand and Challenges Challenges

■ To identify major social challenges for the nation ■ To gather evidence based on rigorous science ■ To design imaginative, effective, and culturally relevant solutions ■ To promote policies and professional practices that lead to positive change ■ To advance sustainable initiates that achieve the positive impacts for all families and communities, tribal nations, and society as a whole (AASWSW, 2019)

Twelv elve Gr e Grand Challenges of and Challenges of Social W Social Wor

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• 1. Ensure Healthy Development for All Youth
• 2. Close the Health Gap
• 3. Stop Family Violence
• 4. Advance Long and Productive Lives
• 5. Eradicate Social Isolation
• 6. End Homelessness
• 7. Create Social Responses to Changing Environment
• 8. Harness Technology for Social Good
• 9. Promote Smart Decarceration
• 10. Reduce Extreme Economic Inequality
• 11. Build Financial Capability for All
• 12. Achieve Equal Opportunity and Justice

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Univer ersity sity Experti tise se

• 1. Research expertise
• 2. Training and teaching
• 3. Community involvement
• 4. Community practitioners

Communi unity ty Needs s Assessme essment nt

• 1. State & County

assessments

• 2. Agency-based

assessments

• 3. National comparisons
• 4. Community practitioners

Twelve Grand d Challenge nges s of Social Work rk

• 1. Ensure Healthy Development for all youth
• 2. Close the Health Gap
• 3. Stop Family Violence
• 4. Advance Long and Productive Lives
• 5. Eradicate Social Isolation
• 6. End Homelessness
• 7. Create Social Responses to changing

environment

• 8. Harness technology for social good
• 9. Promote smart decarceration
• 10. Reduce extreme economic inequality
• 11. Build financial capability for all
• 12. Achieve equal opportunity and justice

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Communi unity ty Soluti utions ns

1) Increased prevention programs 2 Increased UNLV & community collaboration 3) Increased evidence based approaches 4) Decrease in problem epidemiology 5) Increased community resilience

Trans nsdisci cipl plina nary y Approach ch

1.Transdisciplinary Research

• a. Graduate Assistants
• b. Post Doctoral Fellowships
• c. Transdisciplinary Doctoral

Education

• d. Research Institutes
• 2. Transdisciplinary Practice
• 3. Practice Based Research

Networks

• 4. Evidence Based Approaches
• 5. Grant Writing and Procuring

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Fiv Five e White P hite Paper pers

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th Ho Home meless lessne ness ss in in So Sout uthe hern Ne Neva vada da (Patricia Cook-Craig, PhD, Jennifer Guthrie, PhD, William Sousa, PhD,

Carlton Craig, PhD, Michael Bruner, PhD, Judy Tudor, MSW, Jessica Word, PhD, and Melissa Jacobowitz, MPA)

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th Home Homeless lessne ness ss in Sout in Southe hern n Ne Neva vada da: : Co Commu mmunit nity y Co Comp mpar arison isons s (Patricia Cook-Craig, PhD,

Carlton Craig, PhD, Katie Lim, Arash Ghafoori, MA, & Melissa Jacobowitz, MPA)

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th in in Sou South ther ern n Ne Neva vada da (Kathleen Ja Sook Bergquist, LCSW, JD,

PhD; Hannah Nelson, MSW/JD Candidate; Patricia Cook-Craig, PhD; William Sousa, PhD; Arash Ghafoori, MA; and Melissa Jacobowitz, MPA)

White P hite Paper pers s (Continued (Continued)

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th Home Homeless lessne ness ss in in Sou South ther ern n Ne Neva vada da (Jaewon Lim, PhD; Saba Manesh,

MS; Patricia Cook-Craig, PhD; Arash Ghafoori, MA; & Melissa Jacobowitz, MPA)

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Natalia Samoylova, & Shelby Prows)

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• LGBTQ
• Sexually Trafficked Youth
• Refugees and Immigrants
• Undocumented Youth

Thr hree ee Pape pers s for

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Nation tional al Pub Publi lica cation tion

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Par Partn tnership ship wi with th th the Ne Nevad ada a Par Partn tner ersh ship p for Homeless meless Youth, th, San ands s Corpora poration, tion, UNL NLV V School chool of Socia cial l Work k an and School chool of Pu Publ blic c Poli licy cy an and Lead ader ersh ship p (O (Over er 200 00 at attendee ndees s first t year ar an and 300 00 second cond year ar) ) Two

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• C. Homelessness has become an important issue in Nevada. The State of Nevada and its local governments are

working to address the issue. Which of the following would you be willing to support to help fund efforts to respond to homelessness. (Check the answer that best reflects your view on each item.)

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Tax incentives to homebuilders to build affordable housing.

37.7% 42.8% 19.4%

Increasing the tax on marijuana for homeless prevention.

50.5% 26.8% 22.7%

Increasing the tax on alcohol and cigarettes to create a fund for homeless prevention.

44.9% 30.3% 24.8%

Develop state and local policies that reform eviction policies.

31.3% 43.5% 25.2%

Include a recording fee on real estate transactions for use on providing homeless and housing services.

18.4% 34.7% 47.0%

Provide funding to the state council on homelessness to work on developing statewide solutions to address homelessness.

32.7% 43.9% 23.3%

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• Partnered with Clark County Libraries to do social service evaluation
• Clark County Coroner's office
• Police and Fire Rescue Outreach
• Salvation Army outreach
• University outreach

UNLV School of Social Work Hires

Nicholas Barr, Ph.D. (University of Southern California)

Research is focused on improving mental and behavioral health outcomes in populations at high risk for traumatic experiences, including homeless youth and young adults and military veterans. Prior to earning his Ph.D. at the USC School of Social Work, Dr. Barr worked as an outpatient psychiatric social worker for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health.

• Dr. Barr has a BA in comparative religion with a focus on Tibetan Buddhism.

Katherine Marcal, Ph.D (Washington University in St. Louis)

Research uses systems science to improve service delivery and promote child mental health in homeless families. Her work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago She has published in peer-reviewed journals across disciplines such as the Child Maltreatment, Annual Review of Public Health, and the American Journal of Community Psychology.

Tangential angential Rela elations tions

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Guiding Principles

• Social Justice
• Inclusiveness
• Diversity
• Equity

Efforts Embrace the Four Principles

• Imagination, Discovery, and Innovation
• Excellence
• Integrity
• Service
• Impact

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Guidepos Guideposts ts for Act

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ion (AASWSW, 2019)

Recognizing context Embracing, resistance, resilience, and resurgence Welcoming process Broadening inclusion Opening up to all perspectives Creating opportunities Engaging purposefully Evaluating accountability