Housing expert Thomas Byrne, an associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), will present at the virtual panel discussion “Housing, Homelessness, and Health: What Do We Know About Housing and Health and What Is Being Done?” Cosponsored by the Boston University Clinical Translational Science Institute’s Community Engagement Program, the Zoom seminar is […]
While homelessness among veterans has decreased by more than half since 2010, homelessness among non-veterans continues to rise. Prof. Thomas Byrne from BU School of Social Work, an expert on preventing and addressing homelessness, explains that while there are many lessons to learn from the success of veteran homelessness efforts, the solution for non-veterans is […]
In an interview with WCVB-TV News (ABC) , Prof. Thomas Byrne from BU School of Social Work discussed rising homelessness among the elderly, its causes, and recommended next steps state and federal governments can take to reduce and prevent it in the future. He encouraged those in power to emulate the successful approach of Veteran […]
Thomas Byrne, an associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), provides insight into the barriers that prevent people from finding housing in an article in NorthJersey.com about artist Matthew Keenan, who recently died after years of struggling with alcohol use and homelessness. Excerpted from “When pals of a Bergen artist heard he […]
