The wait-lists for publicly funded therapy are long. FIFSW alumna, Kate Scowen, devised a way for people to receive low-cost counselling sooner.
Prof. Peter A. Newman, along with recently graduated Dr. Ashley Lacombe-Duncan and former MSW student, now […]
Gio is a PhD candidate, research coordinator and course instructor in the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Gio also teaches at Ryerson University. His research and scholarly interests include: LGBTQ+ youth mental health, resilience, social work education and mindfulness-based treatment approaches.
In Toronto, the colour of money is mainly white.
New demographic charts show a strikingly segregated city, with visible minorities concentrated in low-income neighbourhoods and white residents dominating affluent areas in numbers far higher than their share of the population.
Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society hosted a Spirit […]
LGBTQ+ respondents to a recent Forum Research survey on student debt finds that they are more adversely impacted by student debt compared with non-LGBTQ+.
Professor David Brennan, FIFSW Associate Professor, believes lack of family support and mental health costs contribute to the higher debt.
Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard with FIFSW MSW student. Photo credit: Jim Moore Senator Wanda Thomas […]
Toronto HomeShare is a pilot project that aims to address the city’s affordable housing crisis by matching seniors with students. Dr. Raza M. Mirza is a sessional lecturer at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Andrea Austen is the City of Toronto project lead on the Toronto Seniors Strategy.
Prof. Shelley L. Craig and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto […]
Kyla Fox obtained her MSW from the FIFSW in 2006. In 2012, she opened The Kyla Fox Centre in Toronto – which treats the entire spectrum of people affected by eating disorders and disordered eating.