School of Social Work

"This book is a must-read for anyone who works with Black women and girls who have experienced sexual trauma and wants to offer culturally competent trauma therapy that contributes to our holistic healing. Equally important, Black survivors of cultural betrayal sexual trauma will benefit from this book, seeing the complexity of their abuse and their pain named and validated. Finally, Dr. Gómez encourages all of us to think beyond the individual to consider how each and every one of us can strive for radical healing in our communities and in the world." – Nicole T. Buchanan, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association

"Melvin Delgado is among the most highly productive in his fields, and his books are among the highest quality available. Gun violence is a national crisis, and the approach presented here iss highly innovative. Delgado argues and makes a successful case for the notion that gun violence might be addressed by placing emphasis on vacant lots as an organizing vehicle and, in so doing, shift from the familiar emphasis on national initiatives to the neighborhood as a unit of solution." –Barry Checkoway, University of Michigan

"Authors Gail Steketee and Christiana Bratiotis, internationally-recognized experts on the topic of hoarding, deftly summarize the existing scientific and clinical information in this surprisingly easy-to-read volume. This book is a "must-read" for anyone who wants a better understanding of this complex condition." --David Tolin, PhD, Director, Anxiety Disorders Center, The Institute of Living, Author, Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding

"It is the rare scholar like Melvin Delgado who is capable of demonstrating a significant level of depth and breadth needed to truly appreciate the important role of community health workers. Delgado's perspective is a gift to everyone who shares his passion for and appreciation of creative,
natural, and affirming approaches to inclusive, community-based care." – Robert M. Ortega, PhD, AM, MSW, Associate Professor of Social Work and University Faculty Ombuds, School of Social Work, University of Michigan

"I am delighted to welcome this wide-ranging International Handbook, which demonstrates the importance of health factors in explaining and preventing crime and violence across the life course. It shows the great advances in knowledge and practice that can be achieved by treating crime as a public health problem and by studying the interplay of biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors. It should be mandatory reading for everyone who wishes to understand and reduce delinquency." – David P. Farrington, Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge

"This book is personal, powerful and prolific. The author pulls the curtain back and shows readers America’s violent structures and polices that fuel neighborhood trauma in communities of color. A rallying call for social workers to organize around this important social justice issue." – Dexter R. Voisin, University of Chicago

“Behind From the Start is a searing exposé that traces the responsibility of politicians, the media, academics, and policymakers for the unnecessary tragedy of American childhood poverty. We can do better, its author argues, with adequately funded ‘extra-strength’ programs and locally driven systemic interventions powered by systematic learning methods, science-enlightened policy targeting the structural roots of poverty, and a national movement to make ‘ending child poverty the defining cause of our time.” — Joshua Sparrow, MD, Harvard Medical School

“Is there anything new under the sun on the topic of drug abuse? Yes! This must-read book brings together the latest science, biological, social, and life-course developmental, in one very readable package. I recommend it for experts and for students encountering the topic of drug abuse for the first time.” — Terrie Moffitt, Professor, Duke University and King’s College London, UK

“This is an enjoyable and interesting book that helps to bridge the gap between the academy and practitioner. It is a significant contribution to the study of community events in urban settings.” — Harris Beider, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University

“The book is easy to read, with uniformly organized chapters, and contains numerous tables, which help clarify the content. This is a good comprehensive, practical book on hoarding, written by an international collection of authors.” — Gary B Kaniuk, Doody’s Health Sciences Book Review

“A valuable primer for students, scholars, and practitioners new to the field of obesity. The book offers examples of innovation and cites resources that will benefit even seasoned obesity experts. It also makes an important contribution to the field of social work, by making the topic accessible and urging social workers to apply their skills toward solutions to the problem.” — Janet M. Liechty, Journal of Children and Poverty

“[The authors] invite us graciously into territory that might otherwise make us squirm...To those who need to understand hoarders, perhaps in their own family, Stuff offers perspective. For general readers, it is likely to provide useful stimulus for examining how we form and justify our own attachments to objects.” — New York Times Book Review