The Catalyst Center works to achieve the following objectives:…

The Beyond 2025 Action Hub is a growing movement space for social workers, public health practitioners, and community advocates determined to protect our collective well-being, human rights, and shared humanity in the face of persistent policy threats. Anchored in values of equity, dignity, and care, the Hub provides the knowledge,…

Our team led the first comprehensive analysis of activity-based costing and management (ABC/M) data from Uganda and Tanzania, providing critical insights into how HIV services are delivered and resourced. We analyzed five key HIV services—antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV testing and counseling, prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), voluntary medical male circumcision…

Employment is a significant social determinant of health, particularly important for the financial and mental well-being of persons with HIV (PWH). Researchers at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), Serena Rajabiun (co-PI, now at UMass Lowell) and Jessica Flaherty (project director), and co-authors, examined…