Author: Amy W Dunaway

Childhood maltreatment’s far reaching effects on young women: New study from BU School of Social Work links maltreatment to risk behaviors

“Child maltreatment is a complex and serious public health issue,” says Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work. “Child maltreatment is associated with the development of various symptoms of psychopathology and health problems.” In a recent study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Hahm and her colleagues […]