Dr. Paul Shane Annual Policy Symposium Friday, February 26, 2021 Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society: Defining a Social Agenda to Enhance Society’s Future Lindsey Baskin More Effective Shelters: Necessary for Ensuring Future, Long-term Housing Stability Emily Bober Aging Out Foster Youth & Their Mental Health Myra Brown Enough is Enough: Ending Family Violence Jacqueline Carter Eliminating Chronic Homelessness in the 21st Century Adriana Castro Executive Order on Interior Enforcement/Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States Andrea Chavez Environmental Inequalities within Low-Income Communities Maria V. Colon Aging Out of Foster Care: Mental Health and Fostering Connections Allyson Danyo COVID-19 Relief Policies Mia De Jesus Preventing Child Abuse Catherine Dinapoli Reducing Recidivism: The Need to Reduce Barriers for the Previously Incarcerated Seeking Employment Katherine Dolan School-to-Prison Pipeline: Don’t “Get Tough,” Get Educated Kana Emery Adapting to an Aging Population: Learning from Precedent Countries Ashley Farias Ending the Normalization of Family Violence in Latino Families Alyssa Giarrusso Harnessing Technology for Social Good: Decreasing the Digital Divide Gianna Grandinetti Education of First-Generation Students: How Disparity Leads to Income Inequality Miniya Hughes Eradicate Social Isolation: An Essential to the Well-being of those in Solitary Confinement within the U.S. Olivia James National Call to End Cash Bail & Pretrial Detention Toni Kauffman The Anti- Human Trafficking Movement Nia Lugo The Racial Wealth Gap: How Racism is Profitable Kerry McGrath Strengthening Social Networks to Decrease Social Isolation of Parents of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Kelsey Odoemene Aging Out Foster Youths Courtney Pirone Combating Social Isolation Among Older Adults During a Period of Social Distancing Zenaida Rossario African American Women and Persistence in Predominantly White Institutions Cassandra Rossettie Asset Limits, A Barrier to Financial Well-Being Tyra Rouse Self-Dependency for Adults with Disabilities: A Call for Integrated Employment Opportunities with Higher Remuneration Emily Sciarrino Strengthening Youth Involvement in IEPs to Help Overcome Behavioral Challenges Bradley Shumer Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Ella Small Reducing Racism Within Communities: How Micro-Level Solutions can have Macro-Level Impacts Sujata Sreenivasan A Warmer Welcome for those Displaced by a Warming World: Improving Support for Climate Change Refugees Gvianna Tomassini The Impact of Immigration Enforcement Policy on the Long-Term Health and Development of Children Ariana Torres Racial Disparity in The Child Welfare System: The Need to Achieve Equal Opportunity and Justice for All Erin White Combating Fatphobia through the HAES Movement Samantha Yaccarino Advanced Care Planning: Implement the Conversation in Primary Care Practice Ciara Zdanowicz Considerations for the Regulation and Decriminalization of Pyschedelic Substances
