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The Senate health care plan creates "haves" and "have-nots"
By Allan Hugh Cole Jr. Sixteen words from my doctor changed my life. What worries me is that I think...
Read moreDean Luis H. Zayas on the naming of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work
To all current and future social workers: I’m very proud to announce that effective today our school is the Steve Hicks...
Read moreA watershed in our history
Thanks to a generous gift from Mr. Steve Hicks, UT Regent and telecommunications pioneer, we are now the Steve Hicks...
Read moreTexas 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 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...
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