Homeless people who struggle with compromised mental and physical health as well as drug use while cycling in and out of correctional facilities are at the center of numerous overlapping issues connected to extreme poverty. Conducting research with this population is essential to our understanding of severe deprivation, but doing so can present challenges with study retention and the ethical imperative to intervene.
Moderator:
Sandra K. Danziger, Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work; Research Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Discussants:
Reuben Miller, Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
Megan Tompkins-Stange, Lecturer of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Free and open to the public. Lunch will be served; please RSVP to hpryor@umich.edu.
This event is co-sponsored by the Ford School of Public Policy and the SSW Learning Community on Poverty and Inequality.
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106