When Cheryl Kerrigan was dealing with anorexia for over 30 years she could not find the right guide book that had tools and skills she needed to help her out in her recovery for her to use as a go to guide. She kept a journal of tools and exercises she used during her recovery […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2015 Contact Rebecca Grossfield Boston University School of Social Work Phone: 617-358-5149 Email: rebdg@bu.edu Feeding Our Veterans: New Study Compares Food Insecurity in Veteran and Non-Veteran Households In the first study to use nationally representative data, three BUSSW professors set out to analyze rates of food insecurity in veteran and […]
The Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health was established in 2011 in honor of dean emeritus Hubie Jones (’57), the School of Social Work dean from 1977 to 1993. Jones has helped shape Boston’s civic landscape for over 45 years, and been integral in numerous community organizations within Boston’s African-American population and throughout all Boston neighborhoods. […]
“We are delighted to have her intelligence, knowledge, practicality, and strong leadership in this area of extreme importance in the Commonwealth,” Dean Gail Steketee told an audience of approximately 200 on Tuesday, March 24, as she kicked off an afternoon celebration in honor of Marylou Sudders (’78), Governor Baker’s new Secretary of Health and Human […]