Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will have an impressive presence at the 2025 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference held in Seattle, Washington, January 15-19, 2025. BUSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will present their research to colleagues from across the country in dozens of program sessions, disseminating new findings that […]
On December 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law, marking the first such declaration since 1979. Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm from BU School of Social Work shared an opinion piece that this event is a stark reminder that democracy is fragile and must be actively safeguarded. By highlighting the historical […]
A recent CDC report highlights a troubling trend: more women in the U.S. are using firearms in suicides, with gun-related suicides among women increasing since 2020. In 2022, firearms accounted for over half of the record 49,500 suicide deaths, traditionally a statistic more prevalent among men. Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm from BU School of Social […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian racism surged across the United States, sparking widespread harm and fear in Asian American, Native Hawiian and Pacific Islander (AA/NH/PI) communities. In response, Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm from BU School of Social Work and her colleagues co-founded the Coalition of AA/PI Investigators and Allies to address disparities in AAPI research, […]