Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream: Community Social Work Practice and Economic and Social Development
Latino small businesses provide social, economic, and cultural comfort to their communities. They are also excellent facilitators of community capacity—a major component of effective social work practice. Social work practitioners have a vested interest in seeing such businesses grow, not only among Latinos but all communities of color. Reviewing the latest research on formal and […]
Examining the Relationship between Home and School Environments and Childhood Obesity
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of children who are obese has tripled in less than three decades. Recent national data shows that in 2007 – 2008, 14.8 percent of children aged 2-19 were overweight, and 16.9 percent were obese. Child obesity is one of the major public health issues […]
Evaluating Interventions for Mothers with Postpartum Depression and their Infants
Postpartum depression (PPD) has been identified as the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth, and can affect nearly one in five new mothers. In addition to symptoms of depression, anxiety, and guilt, PPD can have negative implications for parenting, mother-infant interactions, and child development. While both individual psychotherapy and psychotropic medications have been found […]
Examining the Role between Incarceration and the Housing Security of Urban Men
Individuals returning from prison face many barriers to a successful re-entry in society, perhaps none more serious than the challenge of securing stable housing. Housing has long been recognized as a prerequisite for employment and access to social services for ex-offenders, and stable housing has also been cited as a key support for vulnerable populations […]
Saving Face Can’t Make API Women Safe
This article features Assistant Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm and was originally posted at New American Media on May 18, 2011. SAN FRANCISCO – Sex was a taboo subject in Meena Sachdev’s home. “My parents [from India] are liberal in their ideology, but it is hard for them to break away from the traditions they were […]
Examining the Relationship between Home and School Environments and Childhood Obesity
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of children who are obese has tripled in less than three decades. Recent national data shows that in 2007 – 2008, 14.8 percent of children aged 2-19 were overweight, and 16.9 percent were obese. Child obesity is one of the major public health issues […]
Examining the Effects of Deployment on Military Families
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry publishes article by Boston University School of Social Work research team On October 7, 2001 the United States entered a war in Afghanistan. Nine years later, the U.S. military is deployed in two oversea wars. Mental health professionals are turning their attention to service members, who are deploying more frequently and […]
Childhood maltreatment’s far reaching effects on young women: New study from BU School of Social Work links maltreatment to risk behaviors
“Child maltreatment is a complex and serious public health issue,” says Hyeouk Chris Hahm, PhD, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work. “Child maltreatment is associated with the development of various symptoms of psychopathology and health problems.” In a recent study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Hahm and her colleagues […]
Understanding the effects of discrimination on health: BUSSW Research Assistant One of 5 Chosen to Present Findings at University Symposium
BU School of Social Work Research Assistant Jillian Gaumond was recently selected to present her work on the Asian American Women’s Sexual Health Initiative Project (AWSHIP) project at the 12th Annual Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Symposium. Gaumond was one of five students chosen from across the University to present, “The Gender Dimension in the […]
Hahm Awarded NIH Grant to Unlock HIV/STI Disparities among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
Dr. Hyeouk Chris Hahm, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, has been awarded a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the underlying factors leading to HIV/STI disparities in Asian American and Pacific Islander (API) women. The five-year award launches her research project, “API […]