In her new book “The Anxiety Audit,” BU School of Social Work alum Lynn Lyons (SSW’90) helps families work through anxiety together. ABC’s Good Morning America interviewed Lyons for a segment addressing how parents can better manage their own anxiety, as well as help prevent anxiety in children and help them cope when they do […]
Hubie Jones, dean emeritus of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), explores the growing inequalities among Boston school children in an op-ed published in The Boston Globe. Examining the underlying forces at play in health and educational outcomes for Boston’s children of color, Jones and co-author James Jennings explain how previous efforts to address […]
Schools around the country received aid during the pandemic to address the challenges of online schooling. Some schools, like those in the Kenai Peninsula, an Alaska school district, used this funding to employ high school students as tutors for younger grades. The students learned about teaching, explored career opportunities, and were able to contribute to […]
Since 2020, Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) led a pilot project aimed at giving youth of color a seat at the table in health care policy. BUSSW Prof. Astraea Augsberger and Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett, vice chair of primary care innovation and transformation at Boston Medical Center (BMC), have worked together to develop […]