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Michael Friedman

Bio

Michael Friedman has worked in the field of mental  health  for over 40  years, having served on numerous  advocacy and public  advisory groups including  the  Geriatric Mental Health Alliance  (which he founded in 2004), and  the  Veterans Mental Health Coalition  of NYC (which he  co-founded in 2009). He  currently teaches at  Columbia  University's schools of social work and public  health.   His publications can be found at http://michaelbfriedman.com/

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  • social work

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  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Social Work:
    Homelessness, Frequent Moves Affect How Kids Do in School

    TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are homeless or move frequently do worse in certain school subjects than children who have more stable home settings, according to a new study.

    About 1 million children in the United States are homeless and many more are believed to move f...Full Article

  • Sharecare News
    Sharecare News posted a story about Social Work:
    Foster Kids Adopted by Same-Sex Parents Make Big Gains, Study Says

    THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Foster-care children adopted by gay and lesbian parents do just as well as those adopted by heterosexual parents, a new study finds.

    Researchers looked at 82 high-risk children, aged 4 months to 8 years old, adopted from foster care in Los Angeles Co...Full Article

  • Michael Friedman
    Michael Friedman posted on Julie Hanks’s wall:
    Happy to be your friend, Julie. But I have only the vaguest idea what that means or how this social network works. So if you write and I don't respond, it's nothing personal.