Participation Drops in Youth Violence Prevention Programming; What Does It Tell Us?
March 27, 2019 | BU School of Social Work Violence prevention programming is critical in the United States, where almost one in four adolescents are involved in fighting and violent crime each year. But according to a new study by researchers at BU School of Social Work, participation in preventative programs has recently dropped by nearly […]
Dean Delva Joins Committee Charged with Reviewing Federally-Funded Programs Fighting the Opioid Addiction Epidemic
March 21, 2019 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine selected BUSSW Dean Jorge Delva to join an ad hoc committee charged with reviewing outcomes achieved by four specific programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The committee will […]
Is Residential Instability Leading Young Adults to Use Drugs? BUSSW Researchers Uncover the Troubling Link
January 9, 2019 Young adulthood is a common time for drug experimentation. For many, it’s also a time to leave home and venture into new communities. But is there a link between young adult drug involvement and residential instability? According to a new study led by researchers at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), […]
BUSSW Faculty and PhD Students Share Cutting-Edge Research at Prestigious Social Work Conference
Doctoral students and faculty from Boston University School of Social Work join social work scholars from across the country at this year’s Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, January 16–21. Browse through the listings below to find out the who, what and when of featured BUSSW presenters. All sessions take place at the […]
CADER Receives Grant Renewal to Confront ‘Single Largest Unaddressed Public Health Threat in the 21st Century’
The Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER) at BUSSW will use grant funding to train providers across Massachusetts who work with individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. Following significant positive results from their first training of healthcare workers across Massachusetts that concluded in June 2018, BUSSW’s CADER has received a […]
Homelessness on the Rise in Some U.S. Cities
New research from a team including BU School of Social Work’s Thomas Byrne shows that homelessness is a growing risk in America’s biggest cities. By Megan Cerullo | Tuesday, December 11, 2018 (CBS News) – Homelessness has declined across most of the U.S. over the last decade as the economy has crawled back from the housing […]
Mental Health Initiative for Asian-American Women Comes to Harvard
BU School of Social Work associate professor Hyeouk “Chris” Hahm tells The Harvard Crimson how her AWARE initiative is changing the mental health landscape for young Asian-American women. By SIMONE C. CHU @ The Harvard Crimson | October 31, 2018 (The Harvard Crimson) – A new Boston-area mental health initiative focused on Asian-American women enrolled its first […]
Salas-Wright Awarded NIH/NIAAA KO1 Grant for Project on Preventing Adolescent Substance Use and Violence
Dr. Christopher P. Salas-Wright, assistant professor at Boston University’s School of Social Work, received a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (KO1), a five-year project funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. His study, “Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Violence among Latino Youth,” will focus on adapting the keepin’ it REAL curriculum—a […]
AWARE Partners with Harvard to Spread SSW Professor’s Intervention Therapy
After announcing a new collaborative partnership with Harvard University Health Services, BUSSW’s Asian Women’s Action for Resilience and Empowerment (AWARE) is now seeking volunteers to participate in an intervention research study that addresses the high rates of suicidal behavior among Asian-American women. The study will serve as a holistic mental health intervention program for its […]
BUSSW Professor Renée Spencer and Collaborators Awarded $1.4m Grant for Research on Children of Mobile Military Parents
For children of highly mobile active-duty military parents, finding stability in a school setting poses exceptional challenges. To address this issue, Boston University School of Social Work Professor Renée Spencer (PI) and her research team have been awarded a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. The mixed-methods […]