The coronavirus pandemic is likely to kill more than 3,400 people experiencing homelessness across the United States. Read Assistant Professor Thomas Byrne‘s new report here. In The Media Cambridge Day: Watch meetings on freezing rents and evictions; expanding Internet; closing streets; school funds CBS Los Angeles: Coronavirus Could Kill Hundreds of Homeless People in LA County The […]
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to kill more than 3,400 people experiencing homelessness across the United States, according to new estimates from researchers at Boston University’s School of Social Work (BUSSW), the University of Pennsylvania and UCLA. Further, the virus could hospitalize some 21,295 people who don’t have housing, or about 4.3% of the nationwide homeless population, […]
A global social work perspective Delegates from Israel working on behalf of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality recently met with BUSSW faculty to learn about effective program models and intervention strategies for addressing homelessness and addiction in urban areas. The delegates are currently working on an initiative that will address a growing reality of substance use […]
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 […]