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Dean Jones Helps Uncover the “Secret Sauce” Behind a Decade of Palliative Care Leadership

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Twelve years ago, the field of palliative care faced a familiar problem. Demand for care was growing faster than the number of leaders needed to guide it. A national program set out to change that. Barbara L. Jones, dean of Boston University School of Social Work, helped lead the effort as a member of the […]

New Child Opportunity Index Data from BUSSW Researchers Shows Latest Picture of Neighborhood Equity for U.S. Children

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Explore the latest data revealing persistent inequities in opportunity across neighborhoods nationwide.

BUSSW Researchers Lead a Global Conversation on Women’s Entrepreneurship

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Emilia Bianco stood behind a fabric wall, built to represent the barriers women entrepreneurs face across sub-Saharan Africa.

When Family Loyalty Becomes Harm: New Framework by BUSSW Professors on Trauma and Dissociation in LGBTQ+ Latine Families

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If family relationships sit at the center of Latine life, what happens when those relationships are betrayed to uphold oppressive norms, such as familismo?

Professor Gonyea Takes Research on Older Women’s Homelessness to the World Stage

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Her presentation challenges the long-standing stereotype that casts older homeless women as isolated and without family ties.

BUSSW Institute Finds Deep Inequities Facing Children Along the U.S.-Mexico Border

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A new report from IECOHD at BUSSW examines neighborhood conditions for children across the 44 U.S. counties.

BUSSW Researcher Explores Equity in NICU Design

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Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) are built to save critically ill newborns, but for families who don’t fit a narrow, traditional mold, the experience can be isolating.

A BUSSW-Community Collaboration Developed an Intervention to Change Outcomes for Mothers in Recovery and Their Children

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Federal agency spotlights Professor Paris’s collaborative work in new case study on postpartum opioid use disorder care.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: BUSSW Researchers Examine Inequities for Parents Working Non-Traditional Hours

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New study from researchers at the Institute for Child Equity & Health Development highlights the need to expand childcare subsidies for families in Mass.

Beyond the Virus: BUSSW Researchers Bring HIV Stigma Research to Harvard Symposium

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HIV stigma keeps people from care. BUSSW researchers just identified six interventions that work—and why the timing matters now.

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