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Despite their ubiquity, the “wrong” kind of tattoo in the eyes of U.S. immigration enforcement, can be justification for deportation. Based on frequently careless research, tattoos are commonly imbued with criminal meaning, especially for undocumented people.
The University of Connecticut School of Social Work has launched a new Certificate in Child and Youth Behavioral Health for students enrolled in its Master of Social Work (MSW) program, concentrating in Individuals, Groups, and Families at UConn’s Hartford campus.
Purpose-built to support people who often face barriers accessing treatments – including those living with dementia, cancer, autism, menopause symptoms, mental-health challenges, or other complex conditions – it offers a safe, welcoming and non-intimidating environment with cutting-edge technology, modern treatment rooms and highly trained specialist staff.
The politics of the state of Bihar will not be salient enough as long as it remains silent on the need to address the invisibilised system of exploitation of Bihari migrant labour, and until it engages with the question of class.
India’s Supreme Court prides itself on defending the rights of Dalits – historically the country’s most oppressed citizens. But a new study argues that the court’s own language has frequently reflected the caste hierarchies it aims to erase. About 160 million Indians are Dalits, once called “untouchables”, yet many remain trapped in menial jobs and shut out of social and economic opportunity.
