A decade of college student hunger: What we know and where we need to go

RL Hagedorn-Hatfield, LB Hood, A Hege - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The first article on college food insecurity, published in 2009, sparked conversation on the
dark secret many students face while seeking a college degree; they do not have secure …

'THIS UNPAID PLACEMENT MAKES YOU POOR': Australian social work students' experiences of the financial burden of field education

C Morley, L Hodge, J Clarke, H McIntyre… - Social Work …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
While there is growing evidence about the financial burden of completing long, compulsory
(mostly unpaid) placements for social work students, this Australian study contemporizes …

Mental health struggles of social work students: Distress, stigma, and perseverance

L Beddoe, M Baker, K Cox… - Qualitative Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Growing evidence reports that social work students experience financial hardship and
negative impacts on their health and wellbeing as they juggle study, paid work, and family …

Research trends and gaps concerning food insecurity in college students in the United States: a scoping review

BJ Goldman, CN Freiria, MJ Landry… - Journal of American …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This scoping review explores the broad body of peer-reviewed research
measuring food insecurity in post-secondary students in the US to identify trends and gaps …

“My Anxiety Was Through the Roof”: The Gendered Nature of Financial Stress and its Impact on Mental Health and Well-Being for Women When Undertaking Social …

L Hodge, H McIntyre, C Morley, J Briese, J Clarke… - Affilia, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Social work practice is not a highly paid or high-status occupation. The historical roots of
social work lie in charity work directed toward social needs and poverty, with much of this …

Defending Discomfort: A Critical Social Work Case Against Trigger Warnings

M Newcomb, A Venning - Journal of Social Work Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Trigger warnings have become a hotly contested practice in higher education, including
within the field of social work. Learning to become a social worker can be a demanding …

Social work educators and student wellness needs

KM McCarthy, NC Johnson, DC Kondrat - Social Work Education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
When students struggle with inconsistent food or housing, social distress, or mental health
challenges, this can directly impede their learning. Social Work educators in the United …

Social work students' experiences of loss and grief during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods study

AHM Scheffert, DE Parrish - Journal of the Society for Social …, 2023 - journals.uchicago.edu
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with significant impacts to daily life
and diverse experiences of loss among college and university students. The aim of the …

Struggling with studying and earning–realities of the UK's cost-of-living crisis on students on social work programmes

A Pulman, LA Fenge, P Mazarura… - Research in Post …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The UK has been experiencing an extended cost-of-living crisis since 2021 and students
attending universities have struggled with the impacts of rising prices. This article reports on …

Food and Housing Insecurity Among Social Work Students: Consequences for Academic Achievement

M Gilster, AA Hein, GM Perruzzi, A Conrad… - Advances in Social …, 2023 - journals.iupui.edu
We know little about social work students' experience with financial hardship, especially
food and housing insecurity, during their academic programs. This knowledge gap is …