Study Directed by Professor Tom Byrne Finds Health Care Cost Savings Through Community Support Program for Homeless Men and Women
The state’s funding of community-based support services for chronically homeless people is a “wise investment” that can lead to significant health care cost savings
BUSSW Hosts First Macro Mixer
On Wednesday, February 8, the BU School of Social Work Admissions Office hosted its first Macro Matters Mixer, an effort to raise awareness about the macro side of social work and to offer an opportunity for networking amongst various audiences. Faculty, staff, alumni and current students gathered to mix and mingle with 20 perspective macro students […]
Special Intergenerational Programming Workshop Provides Interactive Learning Opportunity
Explores how to effectively unite older adults and youth through programming
BUSSW’s Rick Cresta Presents Chronic Marijuana Use in Teens Workshop in Southeastern MA
On February 22, BUSSW’s Rick Cresta led Chronic Marijuana Use in Teens, a workshop for over 70 social workers and mental health professionals working with teenagers, in Southeastern Massachusetts. Chronic Marijuana Use in Teens was sponsored by Old Colony YMCA, a longtime partner of BUSSW and a field placement site for BUSSW students. BUSSW Professional […]
Quartz: “What effect did the record influx of refugees have on jobs and crime in Germany? Not much”
Finds evidence that refugees are substantially less likely than those born in the US to report involvement in a variety of non-violent and violent criminal behaviors
BUSSW Welcomes Two New Faculty Members
Robert D. Eschmann is completing his PhD at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration. Eschmann’s research focuses on social media and youth development, urban education reform, the geography of poverty, and adolescent experiences with violence, prejudice, and discrimination. His current work utilizes a sample of high achieving African American males in a […]
CBS News: “How big a problem is crime committed by immigrants?”
“The evidence is really compelling that immigrants are involved in these behaviors at a far lower rate than native-born Americans.” Boston University School of Social Work Assistant Professor Christopher Salas-Wright discusses findings from his research of antisocial behavior like drug use, gambling and fighting in immigrant and non-immigrant populations with CBS news in this article after President […]
Professor Geoff Wilkinson Takes Journey Towards Justice
Professor Geoff Wilkinson (’85) and his wife, Sally Johnson (’78), visited many sites important to the civil rights movement, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the passing of The Civil Rights Act. Read the full story in Currents.
Professor Daniel P. Miller Receives a William T. Grant Foundation Award
New York, NY– The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce that Daniel P. Miller at the School of Social Work; Maureen Waller, Cornell University; and Lenna Nepomnyaschy, School of Social Work, Rutgers, received a Research Award under the Reducing Inequality focus area. This grant funds high quality, empirical projects that examine programs, policies, and practices that can […]
Marijuana Use Among Older Americans Is Up, Concern Over Use Is Down
Boston University study findings published in “Drug and Alcohol Dependence” A new study by Boston University School of Social Work professor Christopher Salas-Wright finds that marijuana use among older Americans has increased markedly in recent years. Drawing from national data, Salas-Wright and his colleagues found that the prevalence of marijuana use among adults ages 50 […]