Committed to helping communities thrive.
This area of research in the School of Social Work focuses on communities and how they thrive, including an emphasis on environmental justice, positive youth development, and community partnerships.
Learn about our faculty researching this issue:
Zoe Minor Johnson
Clinical Associate Professor
Coordinator, Public Behavioral Health Fellowship Program
LCSW
PhD
Hee Yun Lee
PhD, MSW, LICSW
Thomas P. Holland Distinguished Professor
Director, Institute for Nonprofit Organizations
The Latest Community Health & Well-being News:
July 14, 2023
SSW Faculty Researches the Impact of Student Loan Debt on Mental Health
Student loan debt per se is not a bad thing, but people need to know what they’re getting into,” said Gaurav Sinha, lead author of the study and an assistant professor in UGA’s School of Social Work. “People have a limited cognitive bandwidth. We spend a lot of time thinking about money and our debts. […]
March 14, 2023
SSW Receives Sahm Award for Local Healthy Eating Partnership
The UGA School of Social Work has received a Sahm Award for its partnership with Farm to Neighborhood’s HEALTHYouth program, which builds sustainable healthy eating habits in elementary and middle school youth by providing nutrition education that teaches hands-on skills along with healthy meal planning and budgeting tips. Farm to Neighborhood is an Athens-Clarke county-based […]
January 6, 2023
SSW Faculty and Students Present at SSWR
Over 40 faculty and students from the School of Social Work and CenHTRO will be presenting at the Society for Social Work and Research 27th Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be in Phoenix, AZ from January 11-15, 2023. Click on the following booklet to read more about their research and presentations.
