Urban Social Work Vol 7 Issue 3

Urban Social Work

Edited by:
JaNeen Cross, DSW, MSW, MBA, LICSW, LCSW-C
Carl Mazza, DSW, LMSW
Brenda Williams-Gray, DSW
Dana Burdnell Wilson, PhD
Editorial board
ISSN (print): 
2474-8684
ISSN (online): 
2474-8692

Urban Social Work (USW) is a peer-reviewed triannual focusing specifically on urban social work theories and practice. This journal contributes to the improvement and sustainability of healthy urban communities through publication of articles on all components of social work in urban communities inclusive of assets and challenges that would be useful to educators, researchers, practitioners, policy makers, community leaders and social work students. Fundamentally, the underlying focus of the journal is to respond to challenges of urban communities by identifying strengths and assets for problem resolution using a holistic systems perspective.

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Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts for publication in the journal should be submitted online at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/usw.

Please direct any questions to Dr. Carl Mazza at [email protected]; please use the subject line "Urban Social Work".

Author Resources

We provide the following author resources. Please carefully read this material before submitting a manuscript:

Author Guidelines FOR URBAN SOCIAL WORK (USW)

Urban Social Work (USW) is a peer-reviewed triannual focusing specifically on urban social work theories and practice. This journal contributes to the improvement and sustainability of healthy urban communities through the publication of articles on all components of social work in urban communities inclusive of assets and challenges that would be useful to educators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, community leaders, and social work students.

Manuscript Submissions:

  • Submit all manuscripts on our ScholarOne site: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/usw
  • Submissions should have a body length of 20-25 double-spaced manuscript pages
  • Include an abstract of no more than 120 words and 5 keywords in the manuscript file.
  • Citations and references should follow APA publication guidelines.

Aims and scope

This journal aims to establish a forum for dialogue, debate, critical analysis and identification of relevant and cutting-edge solutions for today’s urban communities. This journal also aims to provide knowledge that would be useful across disciplines and for work across the life course. This journal accepts: data-based, or empirical- based, qualitative and mixed method research articles; articles on theories, particularly alternative and re-conceptualized theories; conceptual articles, particularly state of the art and critical literature reviews; book reviews; endnotes.

Areas of Focus

  • Assets and strengths of international urban settings
  • Urban Social Work with special populations
  • Urban children, youth, and families
  • Kinship care, multi-generational households
  • Communities of Color
  • Cross-cultural and linguistic issues in urban communities
  • Urban health and mental health
  • Aging and gerontology in urban communities
  • Housing issues, e.g., homelessness, substandard housing, housing costs, government subsidies
  • Substance abuse
  • Criminal/juvenile justice and violence prevention in urban environments
  • Navigating the urban built environment
  • Emerging urban issues
  • Historical urban issues
  • Immigration and Resettlement
  • Trauma and Resiliency
  • Leadership and administration
  • Policy
  • Agency-based Practice
  • Research
  • Advocacy
  • Social entrepreneurship
  • Race, culture, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion as it relates to urban settings
  • Other social and economic inequities

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uRBAN SOCIAL WORK (USW)  CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
 — SPECIAL ISSUE

Mental Health in Urban Communities: Health Disparities, Trauma, and Racism

Deadline: July 15, 2024

Urban communities face unique challenges related to mental health, exacerbated by health disparities, trauma, and systemic racism. This special issue seeks to explore these critical issues and advance understanding, intervention, and policy in urban mental health.

We welcome original research articles, theoretical papers, case studies, and practice-based reflections that address the following topics:

  • Health disparities and mental health in urban communities 
  • Trauma-informed approaches to mental health care in urban settings
  • Intersectionality of race, ethnicity, and mental health in urban communities
  • Community-based interventions to address mental health stigma and discrimination
  • Culturally responsive practices in urban mental health services
  • Evidence-based interventions and innovative strategies for promoting mental wellness and resilience in urban populations
  • Policies and advocacy efforts to reduce mental health disparities and promote access, cost, and equity in urban areas

Submissions should clearly articulate the relevance to mental health in urban communities and contribute to advancing knowledge and practice in this area.

Manuscripts should be submitted online through the Urban Social Work submission portal, http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/usw.

Guidelines for formatting and submission requirements can be downloaded here (https://connect.springerpub.com/sites/default/files/Author%20Guidelines/USW-AuthorGuidelines.pdf).

The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2024. Accepted papers will be published in the special issue of the Journal.

For inquiries or further information, please contact the editorial office at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your submissions and contributing to the advancement of urban mental health scholarship and practice.

USW aims to establish a forum for dialogue, debate, critical analysis, and identification of relevant and cutting-edge solutions for today’s urban communities. The journal also provides knowledge useful across disciplines and for work across the life course. This journal accepts: data-based, or empirical-based, qualitative and mixed method research articles; articles on theories, particularly alternative and re-conceptualized theories; conceptual articles, particularly state-of-the-art and critical literature reviews; book reviews; endnotes.

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Journal Information

EDITORS

JaNeen Cross, DSW, MSW, MBA, LICSW, LCSW-C
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Howard University
Washington, DC
USA

Carl Mazza, DSW, LMSW
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Social Work
Lehman College
Bronx, NY
USA

Brenda Williams-Gray, DSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
Lehman College
Bronx, NY
USA

Dana Burdnell Wilson, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
USA

 

EDITORIAL BOARD

Keith Alford, PhD, ACSW
Dean
School of Social Work 
University of Buffalo
USA

Brian Anderson, PhD 
Associate Professor of Social Work
School of Social Work
BSW Program
Jackson State University
USA

Samuel Aymer, PhD, MSW, BSW
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
Hunter College
USA

Mahasweta Banerjee, PhD, MSW, BS
BSW Program Director
Professor
Social Welfare
University of Kansas
USA

Marion Daniel Bennett, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
University of Alabama
USA

Terrell Brown, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
USA

Iris Carlton-LaNey, PhD
Professor
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
USA

Monique Constance-Huggins, PhD
Associate Professor of Social Work and Undergraduate Program Director
Department of Social Work
Winthrop University
USA

Sandra Edmonds Crewe, PhD, MSW
Dean and Professor
School of Social Work
Howard University 
USA

Teresa Crowe, PhD
Professor
Department of Social Work
Gallaudet University
USA

Laura G. Daughtery, LICSW, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair
Baccalaureate Program
National Catholic School of Social Service
The Catholic University of America
USA

Alan Detlaff, PhD, MSSW, BSW
Dean and Maconda Brown O’Connor Endowed Dean’s Chair
Graduate College of Social Work
University of Houston
USA

Diana M. DiNitto, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, AADC
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education
School of Social Work
University of Texas, Austin
USA

Yarneccia Dyson, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
USA

Jim Gleeson, PhD, MSW, MA
Associate Professor Emeritus
Jane Addams College of Social Work
University of Illinois, Chicago
USA

Meripa Godinet, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work
University of Hawaii
USA

Troy Harden, EdD, MSW, BA
Program Director, MSW Program
Social Work
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Studies and Research
North Eastern Illinois University
USA

Robert L. Hawkins, BA, MPA, MA, PhD
McSilver Associate Professor, Poverty Studies
Assistant Dean and Director, Undergraduate Program
McSilver Faculty Fellow
New York University
USA

Zuleka Henderson, PhD, LMSW
Lecturer
Columbia University
School of Social Work
USA

Shelly Johnson, EdD
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
University of British Columbia
Canada

Kent Key, PhD
Director of the Office of Community Scholars and Partnerships
Division of Public Health
MSU College of Human Medicine
University of Michigan
USA

Tracie Mafileo, PGCertArts, PhD, BSW(Hons)
Senior Lecturer/Associate Dean - Pacific
School of Social Work
Massey University
New Zealand

Alissa Mallow, BSW, MSW
Adelphi University, New York
USA

Sharon D. Parker, PhD, MSW, MA
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology & Social Work
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
USA

Armon Perry, PhD, MSW
Professor
Kent School of Social Work
University of Louisville
USA

Jason Anthony Plummer
PhD Student
California State University, Los Angeles
USA

Larry Ortiz, PhD, MSW
Professor, Social Work and Social Ecology
Director, Social Policy and Social Research PhD Program
Loma Linda University
USA

Lynn Roberts, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health and Social Sciences
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy
USA 

Cathryne Schmitz, PhD, MSW
Professor Emerita
Department of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
USA

Rita Takahashi, MSW, MPIA, PhD
Professor
School of Social Work
College of Health & Social Sciences
San Francisco State University
USA

Halaevalu F. Ofahengaue Vakalahi, PhD, MSW, MEd
Dean and Professor
College of Health and Society
Hawai’i Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
USA

Jorge Velazquez
Child Welfare Institute, MA
USA

Maurice Vann, MA, MPhil
Lecturer, PhD Candidate
MSW Department
The Graduate School and University Center,
City University of New York, Bronx
USA

Ross VeLure, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor and Director
Youth Development Leadership Program
University of Minnesota
USA

Cheryl Waites, EdD, MSW
Dean
School of Social Work
Wayne State University
USA

Earlie Washington, PhD
Dean
College of Health and Human Services
Western Michigan University
USA

T. Alex Washington, MA, MS, PhD
Professor
School of Social Work
California State University, Long Beach
USA

Darrel Wheeler, PhD, MSW
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Albany
USA

 

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