Faculty Spotlight: Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD Working with diverse immigrant populations who suffered from various mental health disorders in New York City, Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm had a first-hand look at health disparities among Asian American communities. As a psychiatric social worker for 10 years, she saw a growing prevalence of young Asian American adults […]
–Farha Sandhu (COM’09) Boston University School of Social Work is pleased to announce that it has received an additional grant of $30,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Office of Suicide Prevention to continue its programming on suicide education. “Part Two of the Suicide Education Enhancement Project (SEEP)” is led by Associate Clinical Professor […]
Boston University School of Social Work is pleased to announce an upcoming reception celebrating the School’s excellence in the field of gerontological social work, and honoring the legacy of the late Professor Emeritus, Louis Lowy. The event will be held on April 29, from 4 pm-6pm at The Castle, Boston University, 225 Bay State Road, […]
Researchers from Boston University found that multiple types of child maltreatment are robust risk factors for underage binge drinking based on a national multi-year study that explored the influence of social environment on the health of adolescents. The research, which appears in the current issue of Addictive Behaviors, explored how binge drinking – consuming five […]