Lenette Azzi-Lessing, a clinical professor and department chair at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), worked behind-the-scenes and took center stage at the Child Welfare League of America’s (CWLA) annual conference this fall. A longtime contributor to CWLA, Azzi-Lessing participated in the conference planning, presented in the closing panel and facilitated a panel discussion […]
Addressing structural factors is essential to reducing violence against young children. This evidence-based approach is the foundation of a new program from BUSSW Profs. Lennette Azzi-Lessing and Margaret Lombe, in their roles as affiliates for the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH). The professors received a grant from the Institute for Early Childhood […]
In a special double issue of “Poverty, Race, & Child Welfare,” guest co-editors Prof. Lenette Azzi-Lessing and University of Colorado Boulder Prof. Vandra Sinha begin their foreword with the same struggle many have encountered over the past two years: “We couldn’t have envisioned the transformative events that would take place by the time of the […]
Clinical Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing has been named a Senior Fellow at the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), where she has worked with 30 years. As a Senior Fellow, Azzi-Lessing will have the opportunity to use her extensive experience in child welfare to further the mission of CWLA. The organization’s mission is to convene a […]
