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 […]
Professor Thomas Byrne and colleagues explain what states’ homelessness responses during the pandemic reveal about their ability to invest in long-term housing. Originally published in The Hill: “What the pandemic taught us about the homeless – and what we shouldn’t forget,” by Thomas Byrne, Benjamin F. Henwood and Anthony W. Orlando The streets of our […]
BUSSW professor and department chair Mary Collins and Rise Above Foundation executive director Sarah Baldiga co-author an op-ed on the particular effects of the COVID crisis on young people in foster care. Originally published by BU Experts in Medium: “Aiming for Normalcy in Abnormal Times,” by Mary Elizabeth Collins and Sarah Baldiga Think about how […]
BUSSW social welfare policy professor Mary Collins makes the case for ‘virtue ethics’ in The Conversation. Excerpted from “3 moral virtues necessary for an ethical pandemic response and reopening” by Mary E. Collins and Sarah B. Garlington: The health and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are not equally felt. From the United States to Brazil and the United Kingdom, low-wage workers […]