Are Child Care Subsidies Effective? BU Researcher Ha Begins Inquiry with $1.6M Grant
Yoonsook Ha, assistant professor of social work at Boston University, received a $1.6 million research grant from the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to continue her innovative work on social policy change for children and families. Ha’s proposed project, an investigation into the relationship between the quality […]
Associate Dean Taylor Joins Leading HIV-Related Researchers at Global AIDS Conference
Unveils research on smartphone-based music app that may help patients living with HIV S. Wade Taylor, PhD, associate dean at BUSSW, joined more than 5,000 scientists, clinicians, public health experts, and community leaders from 140 countries gathered at the 2019 International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Mexico City for knowledge-sharing on the latest in HIV-related […]
Researchers Identify Negative Impacts of Food Insecurity on Children’s Health
Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2019) – Food insecurity — uncertainty about or a lack of consistent access to food that meets the needs of household members — is a persistent social problem in the United States that affected roughly 14.3 million households in 2018 and nearly 14% of households with children, according to the U.S. […]
Boston University Researchers to Study Role of Racism, Trauma, and Family Stress in Asian American Women’s Health
Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) announces the funding and launch of a new pilot research project, Epi AWARE, to investigate the relationship between stress and physical health in Asian American women. Epi AWARE will assess Asian American women’s experiences of childhood trauma, perceived racism, and stressors related […]
Treating Opioid Use Disorder Isn’t “One-Size-Fits-All” Says BUSSW Professor
“It takes a village.” The phrase may sound familiar but it rings particularly true as BUSSW associate professor Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez joins a massive research initiative with an ambitious goal: to reduce opioid use disorder in Massachusetts by 40 percent. Researchers and practitioners from state agencies and institutions will leverage their diverse expertise and […]
BUSSW Researchers Create SMART Program to Help End Homelessness Among Boston Youth
In 2016, Mayor Marty Walsh convened a group of experts to address youth homelessness in Boston, where an estimated 360 young people sleep outside or in shelters on any given night. The discussion that followed gave rise to the Plan to End Youth and Young Adult Homelessness in Boston, which recommends an expansion of education […]
BUSSW Researchers Make the Case for Involving Race and Religion in Child Welfare Policy and Practice
An intersectional analysis of America’s child welfare system is raising new questions about how race and religion have been ignored and used problematically throughout history and contemporary practice. The analysis, conducted by two BU School of Social Work researchers, focused on the experiences of Black and Christian foster care youths, who as a group face […]
Wall Street Journal: Teaching Girls to Be Great Competitors
Girls often receive mixed messages about striving against others, but parents can help them learn positive ways to compete April 12, 2019 | By Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Wall Street Journal Young girls today are taught to believe that they can be anything they want to be: “Girl power!” But reaching for the top requires a […]
NBC News: Minority College Students Might Not Get Mental Health Help Despite Needs, Study Finds
The research analyzed survey responses from more than 60,000 college students at 108 schools. April 9, 2019 | By Charles Lam, NBC News Asian American, Pacific Islander and multiracial college students are more likely than white students to have considered or attempted suicide despite reporting lower rates of psychiatric diagnosis, a new analysis has found. […]
BUSSW Researchers Find Overeating Less Likely Among Immigrants Compared to U.S. Born Individuals
April 8, 2019 New BUSSW research published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology shows that immigrants in the U.S. are substantially less likely to overeat compared to those who were born in the United States. The study, led by BUSSW Assistant Professor Christopher Salas-Wright along with BUSSW faculty Daniel Miller, Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm, MSW/MPH Student […]