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Palm Beach County, Florida
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How can we build a justice-centered child welfare system? Drs. Morgan Cooley, Marianna Colvin, Gabriel T Cesar, and their co-authors explore this crucial topic in their latest article. 📖💙 Read more below.
#FAU #ChildWelfare #OwlPride
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Great to see Dr. Gregory Tony, Sheriff of Broward County, and his executive team on the Boca campus today. @fausocialworkcj and @browardsheriff are exploring a transformative partnership that will help shape the next generation of community leaders.
One of our CCJ faculty Dr. @LisaMDario was just featured on @WPBF25News for her work on using virtual reality and artificial intelligence to enhance law enforcement training, particularly with mental health calls. 🚨
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Increase your understanding about #ChildhoodVerbalAbuse with our upcoming series of webinars on 'Words Matter: Understanding, Impact, and Prevention of Childhood Verbal Abuse', 6, 13 and 20 March.
From £40! bit.ly/4hn7Wqa
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🆕Online First #OpenAccess article ahead of special issue on policing vulnerable people in island contexts – @stacwil the challenges of policing #IPV in Jamaica, a small island developing state #policing
🔗doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.3735
ALT Policing Victims and Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence in Jamaica
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Our new paper examines adverse outcomes following TBI. 3 outcomes with most consistent evidence were dementia, violence, and ALS
📢NEW PAPER
Umbrella review of traumatic brain injury (TBI) research led by @mayaogonah with senior author @seenafazel
There were consistent findings for a number of adverse health conditions, suggesting long-term treatment is important after a TBI.
psych.ox.ac.uk/news/umbrella…
ALT A graphic with an image of a brain scan (Credit: Shutterstock). Text reads: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) umbrella review Indicated increased in risk following TBI: (arrow up) 35% for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (arrow up) 66% for dementia (arrow up) 62% for violence perpetration Ogonah et al (2025) ‘An umbrella review of health outcomes following traumatic brain injury’ in Nature Mental Health
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In this talk, @RMeiserStedman discusses how children process #Trauma and the factors influencing their development of #PTSD & explores the #CognitiveModel of PTSD, focusing on how trauma memories impact recovery.
Watch now to learn more: bit.ly/3ZrvjJ3
#ACAMHLearn
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New from Character.AI: they now have a separate LLM for teens, updated classifiers, input and output blocks on sensitive topics, and more prominent disclaimers notifying users that its AI characters are not real. Parental controls forthcoming. techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/am…
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Tis the Season! A huge thank you to
@ChickfilA
@fausocialworkcj
@HealthCare74877
and our community partners, CHS!🎄🐔
@villani824 @kgwhetsell
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In this Papers Podcast, @JHamiPhD discusses her recent @TheJCPP paper on positive & negative #SocialMedia experiences & proximal risk for suicidal ideation in adolescents.
There is an overview of the paper, key findings, & implications for practice. bit.ly/4fFr0PL
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The 80/20 rule will transform your 2025 productivity:
Get more done with less effort.
The rule says 80% of results come from 20% of efforts.
In other words: By prioritizing the most important 20%,
You get almost the same results AND free up tons of time for other priorities.
Florida Atlantic - Social Work & Criminal Justice retweeted
#FAU Study Reveals Virtual Reality Could be a Gamechanger in Police-Civilian Crisis Encounters #FAUNews @fausocialworkcj bit.ly/4fQHrcx
Our college is searching for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the field of child welfare to join the @floridaatlantic family for a two-year, 12-month position:
📍 Boca Raton campus
🌞 Starting August 2025
📅 Application Deadline: 3.1.25
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We've extended the deadline to apply for the Assistant/Associate Professor of Social Work role to November 22nd.
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The 2024 Capstone Symposium for the Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice celebrates the academic achievements of our graduate students.
These capstone projects represent a significant milestone in our students’ academic journeys. 🎓
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With @fausocialworkcj student @content_colette and @USFCriminology @BCaralin, I have published an article (@RoosCjc @UMKCSHSS @UMKC @umkcalumni), titled “Voluntary Victim Intoxication in Sexual Assault State Statutes: A Content Analysis” in Violence Against Women(@VAWJournal)
Huge congrats to our FAU faculty @hinduja and @DrMeldrum for winning the Best Paper Award from @TheCAMH. This is so exciting.
Congratulations to @justinpatchin, @hinduja, & @DrMeldrum for winning @TheCAMH Best Paper Award for their paper 'Digital self-harm and suicidality among adolescents'. acamh.org/blog/acamh-awards-…
#ACAMHawards2024
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New piece out in New Media and Society! Girls faced significantly more sexual harassment, grooming, and gender-based attacks in social VR. We discuss safety measures, parental guidance, content creation, media literacy education, and more. cyberbullying.org/metaverse-… @justinpatchin
What are the risks and harms of the metaverse on youth in America? New research by cyberbullying expert and Criminology and Criminal Justice professor @hinduja reveals game-changing findings and recommendations for parents and content creators. cyberbullying.org/metaverse-…
Check out our college's latest research: fau.edu/sw-cj/research/
