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Supporting mental wellness in the community: Janis Rotman’s gift to the Talk it Out clinic extends its online counselling support for racialized adults

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  A $150,000 gift from Janis Rotman will enable an online counselling clinic operated by the Factor-Inwentash […]

Q & A: Dean Dexter Voisin reflects on the challenges and successes of his tenure at FIFSW

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As Professor Dexter Voisin prepares to step down from his role as dean of U of T’s […]

Stephanie Begun partners with Second City to explore how improv can cultivate confidence in marginalized youth

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Shortly before the pandemic, social work professor Stephanie Begun put up some flyers for a free improv […]

The 2SHAWLS study foregrounds Indigenous knowledges and experiences to highlight the resilience of two-spirit men living long-term with HIV

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On December 1, the Journal of Indigenous HIV Research published three articles and an essay introducing 2SHAWLS […]

FIFSW researchers spearhead a new interdisciplinary initiative to end AIDS

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  On World AIDS Day, December 1, faculty members from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work are […]

Global News Radio talks to Dexter Voisin about the guilty verdicts in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery

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On November 26, Dean Dexter Voisin was a guest on Global News Radio’s Bill Kelly Show, to […]

New United Way report co-authored by David Hulchanski finds that revitalizing aging high-rise rental towers is key to addressing the GTA’s housing crisis

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Photo: Dorset Park, by Shawn McPherson, courtesy of the United Way, Greater Toronto Decent, secure and affordable […]

Q & A: Introducing Assistant Professor Harry Taylor

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Upon completing a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University, Harry Taylor joined the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social […]

Ami Goulden, Ran Hu and Bryn King receive a 2021 Disability Manuscript Award, honourable mention

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PhD candidates Ami Goulden and Ran Hu, together with Assistant Professor Bryn King, were awarded 2021 Disability […]

The Streams of Solidarity Project invites you to the two-day event: “Bearing Witness to Community Wisdoms for Organizing and Action”

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  Marginalized peoples have long sought and applied anti-oppressive approaches to community organizing and social action, but […]