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Having difficult conversations: Addressing vaccine hesitancy
by Zoe Perrier, graduate student in the Department of Psychological Sciences, and Adrianne Fletcher, assistant professor and assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Regarding vaccine hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine, about half the population is in the “movable middle.” More specifically, 20% are skeptical and 30% are open but uncertain. They want to know that vaccines are safe and that the benefits outweigh the risks. Using empathic messaging and transformative dialogue, we can do our part to increase vaccine efficacy among our friends and family in the movable middle. The following three topics are among the most common reasons for vaccine hesitancy. In this article we will discuss how to address these tough conversations with friends, family, and community members.
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Case Western Reserve professor raises awareness, offers solutions
Of the 264 police officers who died in the line of duty in 2020 across the United States, more than half died of COVID-19, according to new data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (PDF) (NLEOMF).
A professor at Case Western Reserve University is bringing some awareness to the disturbing trend.
Mark Singer
“COVID-19 is absolutely devastating police departments around the country,” said Singer, also deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Mandel School. “I’m certain there are local departments that have been ravaged by this disease, as well as our hospitals’ staff, firemen and EMS. We need to do everything we can to promote healthy, safe first responders.”
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COVID-19 was leading killer of police officers in 2020, the deadliest year for nation’s law enforcement since 1974, study says
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
CLEVELAND, Ohio The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 the deadliest year for the nation’s law enforcement since 1974, according to a national law enforcement group.
The Washington D.C.-based National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial and Museum found that COVID-19 was the single most significant cause of line-of-duty deaths in 2020, and accounted for more dead police officers than any other cause, including gun violence and traffic crashes, combined.
The organization counted 264 total line-of-duty deaths last year among state, county, local, military and tribal law enforcement officers, nearly double the 135 officers killed in 2019. The rise is entirely attributable to COVID-19, which the group found was responsible for the deaths of at least 145 active officers in 2020.
Case Western Reserveâs Human Trafficking Project assisting survivors as part of âOperation Autumn Hopeâ
Collaboration between School of Law and Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences helping clients put their lives back together
Newswise During a massive statewide crackdown on human trafficking last month, Anjali Kanwar and several of her classmates at Case Western Reserve University played critical roles that didn’t make the national headlines.
While law-enforcement agencies rounded up alleged human traffickers as part of the sweep, called “Operation Autumn Hope,” the university’s Human Trafficking Project offered social services and legal representation to trafficking survivors and sex workers identified during the sting operation.