Dear Carol: I have a neighbor who worries me. She is in her eighties and lives alone. She apparently has a daughter who lives in California, but she doesn't seem to have much contact with this ...
When telling people that my job is overseeing social services in Marin County, they frequently ask why such a wealthy, well-resourced community like Marin would need social services. People are ...
The Salt Lake City Public Library has invested in social services to work hand in hand with the library's information and technology resources. Unhoused persons often seek a break from the streets in ...
Last year, a Harvard study on chatbots drew a startling conclusion: AI companions significantly reduce loneliness. The researchers found that “synthetic conversation partners,” or bots engineered to ...
Meeting patients’ needs—inside and outside the clinic walls—is essential to help ensure patients with cancer achieve optimal outcomes. Socioeconomic and environmental insecurities make it more ...
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The project was funded by the Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab. Suvradip Maitra is funded by an Australian Government Research Training Program Domestic Scholarship. Lyndal Sleep was funded by the ...
Social protection and labor programs help households and workers manage crises, escape poverty, navigate transitions, and seize employment opportunities. Despite recent progress, three in four people ...