Maine faces significant challenges in youth mental health care. In response, the University of Maine is working to expand the state’s behavioral health workforce with the help of grant funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a Portland-based nonprofit whose goal is for all Maine children to be resilient and ready to succeed. According to […]
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Jennifer Crittenden, the associate director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and an assistant professor of social work, was featured as a “VIP Caller” on an episode of “Maine Calling,” a radio show produced by Maine Public. The episode highlighted the benefits of walking, such as for mental and physical health, exploring new […]
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MoneyGeek featured advice from University of Maine professor of social work and Center on Aging Director Lenard Kaye to compile information in an article titled, “Protecting your loved ones from elder financial fraud,” and a second article titled, “How to choose and pay for senior care.”
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Judith Josiah-Martin, a principal lecturer with the University of Maine School of Social Work, is the keynote speaker of the 2024 YWCA Central Maine Women of Achievement Awards ceremony scheduled for March 10 in Auburn, Maine. Twin City Times promoted the ceremony and reported that Josiah-Martin has been a part of the UMaine community for […]
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Cynthia Cushing, a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in social work from the University of Maine, wrote an op-ed for the Portland Press Herald arguing the importance of the state allowing emergency shelters in cities with populations greater than 20,000. Cushing also is a community case management team leader with Summit Support Services, is […]
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A long-time educator and leader in social work, whose research and advocacy influenced state and federal policy, has been named the 2024 Distinguished Maine Professor, the University of Maine’s most prestigious faculty accolade. Sandra Butler, professor and director of the School of Social Work, will be honored at the Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner and Celebration, […]
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CentralMaine.com published an op-ed co-authored by Sandy Butler, professor and director of the University of Maine School of Social Work, and Luisa S. Deprez, professor emerita at the University of Southern Maine, titled “Maine families are meeting their goals. Legislators must support them.” Butler and Deprez are members of the Maine chapter of the National […]
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University of Maine’s Institute of Medicine and Center on Aging is hosting an event to create conversation around aging and address how research can help with common age-related challenges. Director of the Center on Aging and professor of social work Lenard Kaye will present “Aging Well in the Pine Tree State: Lessons Learned from the […]
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Bangor Daily News promoted the Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast celebration planned from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at University of Maine Wells Conference Center. UMaine principal lecturer in the School of Social Work Judith Josiah-Martin is the keynote speaker of the event, delivering remarks titled “If Not Now, When?” The public event is […]
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This Old House interviewed University of Maine professors of social work and interdisciplinary disability studies Elizabeth DePoy and Stephen French Gilson on tips for moving with a disability.
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