Political, Social, and Structural Forces Driving the HIV Epidemic

Though tremendous progress has been made toward ending the HIV epidemic, we still have a very long way to go to achieve the UNAIDS goal of ending the epidemic by 2030. In fact, our director Dr. Nabila El-Bassel wrote about […]

The Complexity of Intimate Partner Violence

What happens when cultural and structural issues prevent partners from reporting intimate partner violence? In some cases, death. Silence can perpetuate this violence, and, as illustrated in the story of Devineil Brown written by The Ink NYC, silence can be […]

Webinar: Ethical Considerations in Conducting Social and Behavioral Research with Vulnerable Populations

What if the social and behavioral research being conducted causes harm to the very people the research is trying to help? Social and behavioral research can provide data to help bring services to especially vulnerable populations, such as refugees. However, […]

November 15, 2017

What Makes Implementation Research Work?

It is certainly powerful to have an intervention tool — a method for creating positive change for those in need — at your disposal. But how can this tool be effectively deployed by those implementing on a daily basis? Last […]

November 9, 2017

The Complexity of Intimate Partner Violence

What happens when cultural and structural issues prevent partners from reporting intimate partner violence? In some cases, death. Silence can perpetuate this violence, and, as illustrated in the story of Devineil Brown written by The Ink NYC, silence can be […]

November 2, 2017

Connecting Researchers and Community

In 2015, the Social Intervention Group established the Columbia University Community Collaborative Research Network (CCRN) to address barriers between researchers and the criminal justice involved community in order to promote health, forming a partnership with community corrections personnel, social service […]

September 20, 2017

Reproductive Health Behind Bars: New Findings

While the overall rate of incarceration has declined nationally, the rate of female incarceration has increased at nearly double the rate of male incarceration since 2002. Further, Black and Latina women from urban settings are overrepresented in the criminal justice […]

September 20, 2017

The power of social networks: UNI takes root in Kazakhstan

This summer — if your social media feed is anything like ours — you undoubtedly saw an endless stream of beach photo updates from your network. Friends on the beach, kids on the beach, two feet in front of large […]

August 30, 2017

BRIDGE implementation training begins

In Kazakhstan, only one-third of the 19,000 HIV-positive people who inject drugs in needle syringe programs are linked to HIV care. Scaling up integrated, cost-efficient HIV services for this community is sorely needed. SIG’s BRIDGE study* aims to fill this […]

June 27, 2017

WINGS takes flight in India and Kyrgyzstan

Women Initiating New Goals of Safety (WINGS) Women who use drugs and/or alcohol are three to five times more likely to experience Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) than the general population. Yet, only one out of 20 ever receive help to […]

June 22, 2017

GHRCCA Receives Two AmCham Awards

The Global Health Research Center of Central Asia (GHRCCA), part of the Social Intervention Group (SIG) housed in the Columbia University School of Social Work, develops and advances evidence-based, sustainable solutions to emerging public health and social issues in the […]

May 31, 2017

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