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A 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 moreImproving the sexual health of underserved populations
Social work professor Michele Rountree believes that an effective way of reducing health disparities is bringing culturally tailored services to people...
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...
Read moreLearning for life
Alumna Erica Schmidt finds inspiration to keep learning about geriatric social work through her involvement with the GRACE program
Read moreMental health and violence on campus
Weeks after the one-year anniversary of Haruka Weiser’s murder, The University of Texas at Austin is now mourning the murder...
Read moreDaniela Bermea on how Texas is failing mothers
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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