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Salas-Wright: Marijuana use is down among young teens
AUSTIN, Texas — Since 2002, the proportion of adolescents reporting marijuana use has decreased, and more younger adolescents report strong...
Read moreChoi: Online therapy can help low-income older adults
Dr. Namkee Choi talked with the Texas Tribune about her research on the effectiveness of online mental health therapy on older adults’...
Read moreEspinosa: Medicaid doesn't have to be a dirty word in Texas
In today’s Dallas Morning News, research associate Erin Espinosa discusses the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver, a cost-neutral Medicaid waiver that...
Read moreNew report: Parenting in the context of deportation risk
A new report from the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) in collaboration with the University of Houston shows that undocumented parents...
Read moreRehearsing for real life
Social work students participate in interprofessional healthcare simulations
Read moreBearing witness
Social work research institute provides training for expert witnesses and attorneys working on interpersonal violence cases
Read moreLessons from India
From soap-making to building hand-washing stations, social work student shares the experiences of her international field placement in India
Read moreSocial work student in task force on confederate statues at UT Austin
Social work student Marisa Swanson is part of the 12-member task force that will help decide the fate of statues of Confederate leaders...
Read moreFive current substance use trends in Texas
Dr. Jane Maxwell, research scientist at the School of Social Work, has just published a report (pdf) that summarizes 2015...
Read moreCalzada: Authoritarian parenting can affect Latino children
Authoritarian parenting can lead to depression and somatization in young Mexican American and Dominican American children, according to new research...
Read moreNew guide for emergency departments to care for adults with suicide risk
Assistant professor Susan De Luca was selected to a national panel of suicide prevention experts to create a guide for...
Read moreLearning at the ranch
At Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, social work interns get in-depth clinical training in a unique residential setting
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