Human Services

Nikki McComb’s work lies in the intersection of art and violence prevention. She is the owner of Art is My Weapon and the founder of the #ENOUGH Campaign for Gun…

In addition to decimating buildings and other infrastructure, disasters also destroy human capital, the collective knowledge and skills that drive individual economic earnings, as well as regional economic growth.

Governments around the world have become increasingly interested in fostering the social economy in order to address pressing social problems. One of the ways to do that is through their…

There is a troubling injustice in America’s Black rural South: the same communities that played a disproportionate role in building the nation’s wealth face the highest levels of poverty today.…

Internal United Nations documents show widespread problems with its distribution of pesticides after a 2020 locust outbreak in Kenya.

To combat a workforce shortage that continues to plague Connecticut, a leading child advocacy group is recommending that the state turn to people leaving incarceration to help fill the void.

A growing body of research has demonstrated that wildfires leave behind a trail of toxic chemicals that can take years to eliminate.

Focus on structural origins of inequality can diminish biased views of others’ economic status among children, a study shows.

The George Institute for Global Health, India in collaboration with the Southeast Asia Region of the International Working Group for Health Systems Strengthening (IWG) is proud to present their sixth iteration of…

LaToya Winton, a school counselor in Chicago, sees the devastating effects of gun violence on the young people she works with.

Reduced staffing means nursing home residents make more unnecessary trips to the hospital.

Adapting to our fiery future means preparing for the risks and not putting out every low-risk wildfire, writes the author of a new book on learning to live with fire.