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Children, Youth, and Families

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The Boston Globe: Finding Exclusionary Policies in Boston Public Schools, Hubie Jones Organized a Task Force That Changed Education Nationwide

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The Greenfield Recorder: Hanna Vaughn (SSW’21) Appeals for Reforms in School Health Examinations to Combat Fatphobia

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Tagged: child obesity, food insecurity

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Professor Azzi Lessing Co-Edits CWLA’s Special Issue, “Poverty, Race, & Child Welfare”

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Tagged: child welfare

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Professor Spencer & Colleagues Examine Mentoring Programs’ Readiness for Improvements

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2/11: Professor Paris Presents on Treating Trauma in Latinx Families

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Tagged: antiracism

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Professor Azzi-Lessing Named Senior Fellow at Child Welfare League of America

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Tagged: child welfare

Doctoral Candidate Noor Toraif (’23) Receives SSWR’s 2022 Doctoral Fellows Award

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Tagged: Noor Toraif

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Insider: BUSSW Lecturer & Alum Rebecca Minor (SSW’15) Says Children Know If They Are Trans

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Tagged: LGBTQ

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Professor Scott & Colleagues Develop Model Examining How Skin Color Affects Race/Ethnicity Messages & Youth Development

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Professor Azzi-Lessing’s Keynote Address at Hong Kong Symposium Focuses on Meeting Needs of Vulnerable Children & Families

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Tagged: child welfare, global impact

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Chicago Tribune: Daniel Do (MSW’13, PhD’24) Connects Mental Health Crisis with Workforce Compensation

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Daily Hampshire Gazette: Professor Cresta Presents How Marijuana Affects Teen Brain Development

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Tagged: substance use disorder

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