June 23, 2017
As congress wrestles with replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a big question is where they will land with Medicaid...
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June 21, 2017
Persistent disparities in health between African Americans and whites begin at birth and may be partially explained by long-term residential...
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June 12, 2017
Social work researchers hope to speed up adoption of new therapies and tools to fight addiction with a major grant...
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June 6, 2017
Social work professor Michele Rountree believes that an effective way of reducing health disparities is bringing culturally tailored services to people...
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May 22, 2017
Many political leaders who support the U.S. House of Representatives version of a new healthcare bill proudly identify themselves as...
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May 15, 2017
By Catherine Cubbin, Ph.D. and Jelena Todic
Weeks after the one-year anniversary of Haruka Weiser’s murder, The University of Texas at Austin is now mourning the murder...
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May 10, 2017
Senate Bill 4, signed by Governor Greg Abbott on May 7, becomes effective September 1, 2017. SB 4 imposes stiff...
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May 10, 2017
Social work master’s student Daniela Bermea wrote an opinion piece for the Austin American-Statesman on the many ways in which...
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April 14, 2017
New report from the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing
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April 14, 2017
Using social media to publicly shame children has sparked strong reactions after one father shamed his son with a sign...
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April 10, 2017
Why we need to deal with substance abuse, mental health, family violence and multigenerational trauma to prevent child abuse and...
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March 31, 2017
Cynthia Franklin is the recipient of the 2017 Gary Lee Shaffer Award for Academic Contributions to the Field of School Social Work, presented by the School...
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