Join the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health’s (CISWH) Catalyst Center, along with the National Technical Assistance Center for Health Care Financing and Coverage for CYSHCN, for a webinar explaining the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the role that Title V and Family Leader organizations might play in assisting families to access […]
Addressing and solving inequity, particularly for Black and Indigenous children, is the focus of the Child Welfare League of America’s (CWLA) new National Standing Committee on Equity. Tapping into her expertise in advancing economic and racial equity and her experience in child welfare system reform, CWLA named BUSSW Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing a member of the […]
In an opinion piece first published by The Hill, BU School of Social Work professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing explains why the United States should reform child protective services – not abolish them. Excerpted from “Reform the Child Welfare System to Protect Vulnerable Children” (The Hill), by Lenette Azzi-Lessing: The child welfare system — like other powerful […]
Children in foster care face deeper jeopardy during the coronavirus pandemic Lenette Azzi-Lessing, Boston University School of Social Work The stress and isolation caused by job losses, school closings and limited social interactions, along with the sharp economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, have made life harder for everyone – especially people who […]