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In celebration of #PRIDEMonth, a team of researchers at the Columbia University School of Social Work’s Social Intervention Group weighed in on how #PRIDE is reflected in their day to day research.

Researchers and scientists from the Social Intervention Group (SIG) and the Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (GHRCCA) are  participating in multiple sessions at the 22nd International AIDS Conference.

Could engaging stigmatized communities through social networks help maintain their health and well-being?

What does trauma look like beyond the Western conceptualization? Do individuals express trauma differently in other parts of the world, and if so, what are their symptoms?

An article by SIG Director Dr. Nabila El-Bassel was just published in The Conversation, a rigorous news site featuring articles from the academic research community. 

To honor World Health Day this April 7th, and World Health Worker Week, we asked a few of our researchers what this year's theme #HealthforAll means to them.

Ted Talk, Science Friday Interview, and New Publication Explore.

How can social workers advance a continuum of evidenced-based harm reduction policies and multi-level interventions to address opioid overdose and misuse in key affected communities?

SIG is pleased to honor both the women leading the research studies as well as the women participants.

How do arrests, jail time, and conviction for drug crimes influence retention in a behavioral HIV prevention intervention for PWID and their intimate partners?

Columbia University President Bollinger has just approved Dr. Gilbert's tenure.

New findings from Project Renaissance, a couple-based HIV and overdose prevention for people who inject drugs

ASPIRE aims to examine secondary trauma that providers face in working with their clients. The findings from this research would inform training of the mental health providers.

Members of the Columbia University School of Social Work, the Social Intervention Group, and the ASPIRE project will be leading a symposium at the 22nd annual Society for Social Work and Research conference on Friday, January 12th.

In 2018, we look forward to working with our communities here in New York City at Columbia University, and globally!