Research Program on Children and Adversity

BCSSW team aids in Afghan resettlement

The Research Program on Children and Adversity will collaborate with the University of Illinois-Chicago in assessing Afghan families’ needs, strengths, and challenges as they build new lives in the U.S.

More than 100 million people have been displaced around the world. Here’s how BCSSW has responded to the crisis

A critical mass of faculty are designing interventions to reach those most affected by war, natural disasters, political upheaval, and other problems in over 30 countries.

How to help child refugees

Salem Professor in Global Practice Theresa S. Betancourt discussed research and intervention approaches at the launch of Trinity College Dublin's Centre for Forced Migration Studies.

How this graduate became a nomadic social worker

Clara O’Leary, MSW’18, has already worked in three different countries on three different continents—and she can’t wait to see where she’ll end up next.

How parents in Ukraine can help their children cope with the trauma of war

Professor Theresa Betancourt advises parents to stick to routines held before the war, noting that keeping the same mealtimes, bedtimes, and playtimes can reduce stress for children and their caregivers.

$3.3M grant aids BC research project on trauma, violence

Funding from the National Institutes of Mental Health will enable the Research Program on Children and Adversity in BCSSW to build on its study of war-affected youth in Sierra Leone.

Undergraduate student researchers confront ‘messy reality’ of the real world

Dozens of undergrads at BC have conducted research with faculty in the School of Social Work over the past few years. What they have learned, they say, has given them a leg up in class, reconfigured their career paths, and shaped their perspectives of pressing social problems.

BCSSW Launches Collaborative Grants and Research Initiative

The Boston College School of Social Work and its Research Program on Children and Adversity launched a monthly research group/webinar designed to provide a space for investigators to receive constructive feedback from peers on grant proposals
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