A Boston Globe article on the impact of Covid-related anti-Asian racism on mental health cites Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm’s research among three new studies indicating that Asian Americans are grappling with high rates of psychological distress. Excerpted from “Asian Americans who experienced COVID-related racism report increased levels of anxiety, depression, and PTSD” (Boston Globe) by Deanna Pan: The […]
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) will host a webinar discussing COVID-19 and state violence’s impact on tenure and promotion, organized by Professor Linda Sprague Martinez and featuring Professor Judith Gonyea among an expert panel of social work academics. Many educational institutions have begun acknowledging the long-term ramifications of COVID on academic careers […]
Research has shown that COVID-19 is negatively affecting adolescents’ mental health. So what can clinical services do to help? In an opinion piece published in JAMA Psychiatry, BUSSW Professor Renée Spencer and research colleagues from the University of Amsterdam and University of Massachusetts, Boston, write that a mentorship approach called youth-initiated mentoring may be the […]
BU’s independent student newspaper, The Daily Free Press, featured Prof. Dawn Belkin-Martinez in their piece cautioning recently vaccinated groups from acting recklessly this vacation season. In addition to basic physical distancing and waiting until 2 weeks after final vaccination before traveling, she urges the public to care for their mental health as well. Excerpt from “BU […]
