Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR) is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to timely dissemination of innovative interdisciplinary research on pressing and complex social problems, methodological advances, and programs, interventions, and policies that contribute to meaningful and actionable social change. Committed to publishing social work and social justice scholarship that aims to improve the lives of communities and individuals who have been historically marginalized, JSSWR prioritizes research grounded in anti-oppressive, antiracist, and intersectional frameworks that challenge existing paradigms and structures that produce and sustain social inequalities and inequities.

Volume 17, Number 1 | Spring 2026

EDITOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Editor’s Acknowledgment of Service to JSSWR

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & SOCIAL WORK SERIES

An Innovative Simulator for Practicing Ethical Dilemmas on the Boundaries of Confidentiality in Social Work

Michal Segal and Zohar Elyoseph

RESEARCH

The Relationship Between Violent Political Rhetoric and Nonsuicide-, Nonexternal-Cause (Natural) Death Rates in the United States

William Robert Nugent, Hope Clayton, Aritra Moulick, Namrata Mukherjee, Sangmi Kim and Margaret Fiddler

Validating the Exposure to Racism-Based Police Violence Scales: Insights From a National Sample of Black and Latinx Emerging Adults

Robert O. Motley, HeeJoo Roh, Eric O. Williamson, Melissa McTernan, María Fernanda García and Christopher P. Salas-Wright

Police Contact, Collective Efficacy, and Grit Among Youth in Urban Areas

Aaron Gottlieb, Karen D’Angelo, Brenda Mathias and Kalen Flynn

Associations Between Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Firearm Possession Among Chicago Adults

Nichole Smith, Elizabeth Tung, Madison Wilson, Monica Peek, Darrell Coleman and Dexter Voisin

Effects of Pension and Financial Literacy on Life Satisfaction Among Retired Older Adults in China: Mediation Effects of Diversified Portfolio and Financial Well-Being

Chienchung Huang, Xiaoxia Xie, Sophie Sitar, Xingyong Qiao, Biaorui Tang and Peixu Liu

Understanding the Pathway From Undergraduate to Graduate Degrees in Social Work to Diversify the Behavioral Health Workforce

Todd M. Jensen, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Brooke N. Lombardi, Orrin D. Ware and Brianna M. Lombardi

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Depression Prevalence Among Low-Income African American Women in the United States

Jacqueline Corcoran, April Ivey and Ioana Marinescu

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Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JSSWR) is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to timely dissemination of innovative interdisciplinary research on pressing and complex social problems, methodological advances, and programs, interventions, and policies that contribute to meaningful and actionable social change. Committed to publishing social work and social justice scholarship that aims to improve the lives of communities and individuals who have been historically marginalized, JSSWR prioritizes research grounded in anti-oppressive, antiracist, and intersectional frameworks that challenge existing paradigms and structures that produce and sustain social inequalities and inequities.

Centering Survivor Agency in AI for Violence Prevention
Aislinn Conrad

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Depression Prevalence Among Low-Income African American Women in the United States
Jacqueline Corcoran, April Ivey, and Ioana Marinescu

Information Transmission and Social Infrastructure in the Intelligent Society A Social Work Perspective
Jin Huang

Investigating the Association between Afrocentric Worldview and Substance Use Behaviors among Black American Emerging Adults
Husain Lateef, Enoch Azasu, Cletus Mbalida, Francine Jellesma, Baffour Boahen-Boaten, Emmanuel Amoako, Melody Frempong, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, and Solomon H. Achulo

Effects of Pension and Financial Literacy on Life Satisfaction Among Retired Older Adults in China: Mediation Effects of Diversified Portfolio and Financial Well-Being
Chienchung Huang, Xiaoxia Xie, Sophie Sitar, Xingyong Qiao, Biaorui Tang, and Peixu Liu

Associations Between Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Firearm Possession Among Chicago Adults
Nichole Smith, Elizabeth Tung, Madison Wilson, Monica Peek, Darrell Coleman, and Dexter Voisin

Crossing the Finish Line: Factors That Influence College Degree Completion for Students with Foster Care Backgrounds
Nathanael J Okpych and Jennifer M Geiger

Understanding the Pathway From Undergraduate to Graduate Degrees in Social Work to Diversify the Behavioral Health Workforce
Todd M. Jensen, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Brooke N. Lombardi, Orrin D. Ware, and Brianna M. Lombardi

Police Contact, Collective Efficacy, and Grit Among Youth in Urban Areas
Aaron Gottlieb, Karen D’Angelo, Brenda Mathias, and Kalen Flynn

The Relationship Between Violent Political Rhetoric and Nonsuicide-, Nonexternal-Cause (Natural) Death Rates in the United States
William Robert Nugent, Hope Clayton, Aritra Moulick, Namrata Mukherjee, Sangmi Kim, and Margaret Fiddler

An Innovative Simulator for Practicing Ethical Dilemmas on the Boundaries of Confidentiality in Social Work
Michal Segal and Zohar Elyoseph

Validating the Exposure to Racism-Based Police Violence Scales: Insights From a National Sample of Black and Latinx Emerging Adults
Robert O. Motley, HeeJoo Roh, Eric O. Williamson, Melissa McTernan, María Fernanda García, and Christopher P. Salas-Wright

Impermanent permanency: Analyzing foster care reentry among adolescents exiting to reunification, guardianship, or adoption
Anthony Gómez, Andrea Lane Eastman, Mark E. Courtney, Keunhye Park, Jenna Powers, Joseph Magruder, and Joana Tolchinsky

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