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Good Morning America: Ivan Conard, research associate in the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the effort to use hip-hop to bridge the gap between mental health struggles in communities of color—with music as a healing…

The Sound of Ideas: Megan Holmes, associate professor and founding director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, discussed the effort to transform the City of Cleveland’s 22 recreation centers into places that provide mental health support to youth dealing with trauma.  Her interview begins at…

Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Mental Health with Children and Adolescents Hometown: Evanston, Illinois Name of Summer Job/Volunteer Organization: America SCORES Explain what you're doing this summer. I am teaching a poetry curriculum…

Cleveland Scene: Megan Holmes, associate professor and founding director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, discussed the findings from a five-year study examining trauma-informed care models in Cleveland's neighborhood and rec centers. “These are places where children, youth and adults can…

ideastream: Megan Holmes, associate professor and founding director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, discussed the research she’s leading to help transform the City of Cleveland’s 22 recreation centers into places that provide mental health support to youth dealing with trauma. “To have a…

Cleveland 19 News: Megan Holmes, associate professor and founding director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, explained the findings of a five-year study focused on transforming the city’s recreation centers and how they handle youth trauma and mental health. “Today, we consider neurobiology,”…

University’s Center on Trauma and Adversity helping to build nation’s first system of its kind to promote healing, healthy environments Cleveland’s recreation centers offer opportunities from cooking classes to robotics workshops. But ����APP researchers found—through…

University’s Center on Trauma and Adversity helping to build nation’s first system of its kind to promote healing, healthy environments Cleveland’s recreation centers offer opportunities from cooking classes to robotics workshops. But ����APP researchers found—through…

Class Year: August 2025 Degree Program: MSW Intensive Weekend Concentration: Mental Health with Adults Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Field Education Organization: ����APP's Flora Stone Mather Center for Women in Cleveland, Ohio Before beginning at Case…

Associate Professor Megan R. Holmes has been promoted to full professor effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Holmes earned her MSW and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and joined the Mandel School faculty as an assistant professor in 2012. She was promoted to associate professor with…