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Covering a Pandemic: UK Social Work Study Explores Impact of COVID-19 on Journalists

A study from the College of Social Work Self-Care Lab revealed that a majority of participants engaged in moderate levels of self-care before the pandemic, but self-care routines significantly decreased during COVID-19. Self-care for journalists may be impacted by finances, physical health and mental health.

Dr. Zim Okoli receives Kentucky Nurse Researcher of the Year award

Dr. Okoli received esteemed honor for his outstanding research contributions to developing and evaluating tobacco treatment programs for marginalized populations, particularly individuals living with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.

Nursing Researcher Awarded $2.8 Million Contract to Study Link Between Heart Disease and Depression

Depression can be harder to address in rural parts of Kentucky where not only is there a shortage of mental health providers, there is a stigma surrounding mental health.

UK Part of Regional Group Working to Reduce Farmer Stress

To help producers and their families better deal with stressful events, researchers in the UK’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and College of Nursing have joined other scientists from across the South to develop resources to help producers combat stress.

CRVAW to Provide Seed Funding for 2 Projects Addressing Violence Against Women

“We were pleased at the quality of the proposals we received but two proposals stood out that had strong methodology, existing expertise and potential to grow into larger research projects that were ultimately selected for funding,” said Diane Follingstad, director of CRVAW.

UK Social Work Study Measures COVID-19 Distress Among Child Welfare Workers

“This study affirms notions that different practitioner groups experience, and are impact by, COVID-19 differently,” Miller said. “Therefore, cookie-cutter approaches to addressing challenges associated with COVID-19 distress may not be effective.” 

Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Secondary Traumatic Stress in Health Workers

The STS-ISC project will implement and test interventions to over 1,000 professionals and create free tools and resources that will be accessible to the global community of trauma workers and resource parents.

UK Social Work Receives Engagement Award to Bring Together Suicide Survivors, Research

This project will inform suicide-related advocacy, education, research and treatment and is being funded by a nearly $100,000 grant through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards Program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

UK College of Social Work Awarded $1.1 Million to Study Suicide Exposure in Military Populations

The study, funded by the Military Suicide Research Consortium, will include surveys and interviews of personnel in the Kentucky Army National Guard.

New Lab Addresses Mental Health, Wellness Among Military Population

The lab aims to address mental health and wellness issues that affect active-duty, reserve, and veteran military populations and their families.

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