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Free webinar: Women, risky drinking, and alcohol-exposed pregnancies
High-risk drinking among U.S. women has increased significantly over the past decade and is linked to serious adverse health and...
Read moreEmmett Gill on sport social work
Emmett Gill and his work on sport social work have been featured in the current issue of Social Work Advocates,...
Read moreProject: Reaching healthcare professionals to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
A $1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will help social work researchers from the...
Read moreDeportation and detention: Psychosocial impact on migrant youth and families
Dean Luis H. Zayas delivered the keynote lecture for the event “Deportation and detention: Addressing the psychosocial impact on migrant...
Read moreTelehealth program for older adults with depression
Homebound older adults face a higher risk for depression than the general population. The good news is depression is a...
Read moreIn celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month,
a roundup of initiatives at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work related to Hispanic/Latino populations
Read moreAlcohol consumption plays a big role in sexual assault
What’s the score between Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh vs. Professor Christine Blasey Ford? After the congressional hearing, who is...
Read moreProfessor Magaña selected as AASWSW Fellow
Sandy Magaña, PhD, Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, has been selected...
Read moreResearch: Texas foster youth and higher education
In 1993, Texas became one of the first states to adopt a post-secondary tuition and fee waiver for foster youth....
Read moreNew program to support the well-being of immigrants
The Texas Institute of Child & Family Wellbeing (one of the nine research units at the Steve Hicks School of...
Read moreA program to support spouses of veterans
Things started to fall apart for Anne Jackson in 2008, when her husband MJ was deployed to Afghanistan in support...
Read moreProject: Engaging parents of young children in Corpus Christi ISD
Children do best when parents and teachers work together to support children’s development and learning. This is particularly true during...
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