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Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health receives five SAMHSA ECCO awards
The Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health has been awarded five ECCO awards as part of SAMHSA’s 2017 Excellence in Community Communications...
Read moreCharlottesville challenged racism. Every city should too
The City of Charlottesville resembles the best of a rural college town despite its problems. Economically, the town depends on...
Read moreSpark's UT Teen Conference recap
The Spark program, an initiative from the School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, empowers former foster...
Read moreRethinking youth suicide
"We need to examine how our culture and society are impacting mental health." A conversation with doctoral student Hannah Szlyk...
Read moreBarbara Jones to lead innovative research efforts for LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes
Understanding the needs of cancer patients in the community (and their families) is crucial in the fight against cancer. To...
Read moreBridging 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...
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