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A living wage is a start. But we need to respect retail work too
The retail and hospitality industry make up over 20 percent of the workforce in the U.S., according to the Bureau...
Read moreSocial work student empowers former foster youth at UT
January 16, 2000, is a day Travis Hand will never forget. It’s the day he and his siblings were removed...
Read moreBanning Down syndrome abortions won't change bias toward disabilities
By Deborah Cohen Two years ago, I went into labor seven weeks early. Less than five hours later, my second...
Read moreSenate Bills to save victims of intimate partner violence
In 2017, 136 women in Texas were killed by a male intimate partner. Of the Texas women who reached out...
Read moreCreating conversations about mental health
Creative arts contest raises awareness of mental health and encourage Texans to seek help when they need it
Read more2019 Honors Day: Social Work College Scholars
Every year, The University of Texas at Austin selects undergraduate students of high academic achievement to be recognized during Honors Day with the...
Read moreFirst-of-its kind Health Social Work Department at Dell Medical School
Social work to be woven into the med school’s pillars of education, clinical care, research and community impact
Read moreNew report: Child sex-trafficking in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — A new study of child sex trafficking in Texas finds that victims are not adequately identified, enter...
Read moreHow Texas can do a better job at preventing maternal mortality
Black mothers in Texas are dying at a rate 2.3 times as high as white mothers regardless of income, education,...
Read moreWorking with Meals on Wheels to help senior citizens with depression
It was only a year ago that Brenda Wright, 69, found herself losing a battle with depression that had plagued...
Read moreEmpowering attorneys along the border to fight domestic violence
IDVSA Expert Witness Program prepares experts and attorneys for trial in the Rio Grande Valley
Read moreSara Green-Otero selected 2018 Field Instructor of the Year
Sara Green-Otero, social worker at Kipp Austin Public Schools, is the recipient of the 2018 Field Instructor of the Year...
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