CNN: Professor Alvarez-Hernandez Shares Expertise on Trans Immigrant Risk Factors from Trump Policies
Pres. Donald Trump’s new policies have led to heightened discrimination for trans immigrants. Many fear deportation to violent home countries where their safety is at risk, while detention centers in the U.S. often lack adequate care and expose them to dangerous conditions, contributing to preventable deaths. In an article for CNN, Professor Luis Alvarez-Hernandez from […]
WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Professor Sprague Martinez & Nihaarika Sharma (SSW’22) Explore Impact of Long COVID on Immigrant Communities
Long COVID has emerged as another development of the COVID-19 public health emergency, where the virus causes permanent disabilities in affected patients. In a recent webinar hosted by the Public Health Institute of Western Mass., Professor Linda Sprague Martinez at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) explained how resources for Long COVID do not reach […]
Social Work Today: Professor Luz López Shares Her Expertise on Helping Migrant Communities at Mexico-US Border
Professor Luz M López from BU School of Social Work spoke to Social Work Today about her experience visiting migrant communities at Rio Grande Valley, Texas, as part of collaboration with the Center on Forced Displacement Border Studies Program. She described the harsh conditions migrants faced at the border and the trauma and mental health […]