February 22, 2017
By Melissa Torres, Ph.D., MSW
When Texans think of human trafficking, they often focus on the victims of sexual exploitation. While it is certainly a...
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February 16, 2017
By Rachel Carnahan-Metzger
In a recent CNN debate about health care, Sen. Ted Cruz said that older adults facing life-threatening diseases in the United...
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February 14, 2017
The St. David’s Foundation is providing $206,000 to continue and expand the UT Austin’s School of Social Work’s GRACE program (Gerontology Resources and the Aging Community...
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February 13, 2017
Medicaid, which has provided safety net health care for millions of Americans with low incomes since 1965, pays for medical...
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January 31, 2017
Professors Cynthia Franklin and Mary Marden Velasquez were inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare during public ceremonies at the...
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January 31, 2017
Thanks to a generous grant from alumna Sue Fairbanks, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing will be conducting...
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January 24, 2017
According to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Work's Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
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January 19, 2017
Child abuse is a crisis in Texas. The SAFE Alliance reports that in 2015 there were 66,721 confirmed cases of child maltreatment...
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January 3, 2017
A new, year-long course brings together faculty and students from the School of Social Work, Dell Medical School, School of...
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January 3, 2017
Midlothian, Texas (December 22, 2016) – The Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, dedicated to honoring God, Country and Families Who Serve...
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January 3, 2017
By Brittany Hopkins and Natalia Peddycoart, MSSW students
Imagine a high-stress job with low-pay, long hours and where you were responsible for the lives of multiple children who...
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January 3, 2017
The UT Austin School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing and St. Edward’s University are developing...
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