Initiated by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Grand Challenges for Social Work is a groundbreaking initiative to champion social progress powered by science. It’s a call to action for all of us to work together to tackle our nation’s toughest social problems.
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The latest edition of “Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society: Milestones Achieved and Opportunities Ahead” is now available from Oxford University Press! It includes updates and goals for each Grand Challenge, as well as new information on the Grand Challenge to Eliminate Racism, gender equity issues across all Grand Challenges, expanding the social work pipeline, commentaries from leading social work organizations, and how interdisciplinary science can be applied to tackle society’s most urgent problems.
Grand Challenges for Social Work
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The Grand Challenge to Ensure healthy development for youth uses 7 action steps to promote the selection and implementation of tested and effective preventive interventions for behavioral health problems. The network has implemented the strategies identified to promote the use of tested and effective preventive interventions in several states, three of which are presented in the following 