Jerrold Brandell has received the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration’s (SSA) Edith Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement for distinguished service to society and for outstanding professional contributions.

The Wayne State School of Social Work’s 30th Annual Edith Harris Lecture will explore the environmental and mental health repercussions that have resulted from the lead contamination of Flint’s water supply and the subsequent poisoning of its residents. On Nov. 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. in Wayne State’s Community Arts Auditorium, social epidemiologist Vicki Johnson-Lawrence will deliver “Supporting Resiliency and Well-Being Through Stress and Adversity: Building a Path Forward From the Flint Water Crisis.”

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