Darien Alexander Williams, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, studies the interplay between communities and their environment. In an in-depth profile published in The Brink, Prof. Darien Alexander Williams shares how his personal history and his work in urban planning and community organizing led him to macro social work. Excerpt […]
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma, which occurs when the effects of one person’s trauma is passed down to future generations, is a problem for many parents and their families. While some consider intergenerational trauma a public health issue, its subtle and deeply personal nature makes it difficult to address on a large scale. Alicia […]
Although Massachusetts does not currently have a law against suicide coercion, the pending bill nicknamed “Conrad’s Law” aims to make it illegal. Madison Kitchen (SSW’24), a student at BU School of Social Work, shared her experience with suicide ideation and prevention in a recent op-ed for WBUR Cognoscenti. She discusses the careful measures lawmakers must […]
Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez from BU School of Social Work recently traveled to Greece to teach the Liberation Health Model, an innovative process she co-created, to more than 400 professionals and social work students. This holistic approach to mental health includes a person’s experiences within a cultural, political, and historical context. “Many social workers don’t […]