New phase begins for BCSSW's family intervention program in Rwanda

A five-year, $2.9 million National Institute of Mental Health grant will enable Boston College School of Social Work researchers to test digital innovations in their ongoing work on a family home-visiting intervention that promotes early childhood development while reducing family violence. With the funding, the Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) will begin a new phase of scaling for Sugira Muryango (SM), or “Strengthen the Family,” which is being implemented in Rwanda. Continue Reading.