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Bridging the gap between children and adult mental health in Texas
Seventy-five percent of adults with a serious mental illness report that their symptoms began before their 25th birthday. During those...
Read moreMoravia de la O receives NASW Foundation fellowship
Master’s student Moravia de la O is one of the recipients of the NASW Foundation’s 2017-2018 Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial MSW...
Read moreEmily Rooke-Ley receives Ima Hogg scholarship
Master’s student Emily Rooke-Ley has been selected by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health as a 2017 Ima Hogg Scholarship recipient....
Read moreA student-run free clinic provides care and connections
It’s a Sunday afternoon in July and people start to trickle into the C.D. Doyle Clinic, a student-run clinic on...
Read moreA guide to help former foster youth thrive in college
Research shows that over 80 percent of youth in foster care report wanting to go to college. However, only 20...
Read morePeer recovery coaches help battle addiction in Texas
Texans with substance use disorders who work with a peer recovery coach for a minimum of 12 months remain abstinent...
Read moreMedicaid and the Senate healthcare bill
As congress wrestles with replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a big question is where they will land with Medicaid...
Read moreSeparated at birth
Persistent disparities in health between African Americans and whites begin at birth and may be partially explained by long-term residential...
Read moreBringing the latest to addiction treatment and recovery
Social work researchers hope to speed up adoption of new therapies and tools to fight addiction with a major grant...
Read moreMonique Vasquez receives Ashworth Fellowship
Master’s student Monique Vasquez is the recipient of the 2017 Kenneth H. Ashworth Fellowship. Vasquez was the only student selected from...
Read moreJesus and healthcare
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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