Program outreach activities are integral components of social welfare programs, but the relationship between availability of outreach services and households’ program participation has not been examined due to lack of data on outreach efforts. This study uses a unique, nationally representative, matched household-agency data set of more than 21,000 households from 2009 to examine relationships ...

In an effort to infuse gerontological content throughout a BSW curriculum, the College of Mount St. Joseph developed community partnerships with agencies that serve older adults. These partnerships led to specific "out-of-class" assignments in a macro social work practice class using a service-learning approach. The development and implementation of those assignments in the agency settings are ...

In a polarized political setting, public policy evolves in response to pressures on and from institutions. These institutions include broad social structures, formal organizations (such as regulatory agencies), and support systems (like civil service). This study uses water and sanitation policies in Bolivia to illustrate how institutional reform at all three levels lacked legitimacy in the eye...

Marital violence has long suffered inattention from social agencies and the health care system. Now as an emerging social problem, the battered woman has become the focus of numerous articles in the lay press which vividly describe her plight. Because there are no controlled studies of these women, little is known about the variables that distinguish them from the general population, and what m...

T HE public welfare agencies of all 53 States administered funds for child welfare services under the Social Security Act during the year ended June 30, 1952, when more than $113 million was spent for services. The total, which is an estimate based on reports received by the Children’s Bureau from 45 of the 53 State agencies, represents funds from Federal, State, and local sources. An estimated...

ABSTRACT This paper aims to analyze the activity of two Brazilian tourism agencies in social media and online behavior their consumers. The research used Natural language processing resources supported by sentiment content analysis techniques. main results show a prevalence positive comments on companies' pages, companies are more responsive users pages with higher number comments. There is als...

Introduction Epidemiologists, public health agencies and scientists increasingly augment traditional surveillance systems with alternative data sources such as, digital surveillance systems utilizing news reports and social media, over-the-counter medication sales, and school absenteeism. Similar to school absenteeism, an increase in reservation cancellations could serve as an early indicator o...

Several Governments across the world are trying to move closer to their citizens to achieve transparency and engagement. The explosion of social media is opening new opportunities to achieve it. In this work we proposed an approach to monitor and analyze the citizen sentiment in social media by Governments. We also applied this approach to a real-world problem and presented how Government agenc...

Most developed democracies have faced the challenge of priority setting in health care by setting up specialized agencies to take decisions on which medical services to include in public health baskets. Under the influence of Daniels and Sabin's seminal work on the topic, agencies increasingly aim to fulfil criteria of procedural justice, such as accountability and transparency. We assume, howe...

Resumen Manifestations of mental suffering have already been considered divine, mysterious and sacred. Sufferers look for the sacred, agencies of faith and religion, in search of relief for the suffering their mental disorder causes. This study aims to understand the position and perception of members of the social suppor t network that is established in the context of religious agencies for pe...