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Trump wants to change Medicaid funding; could his ideas work?
Medicaid, which has provided safety net health care for millions of Americans with low incomes since 1965, pays for medical...
Read moreNew American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare fellows
Professors Cynthia Franklin and Mary Marden Velasquez were inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare during public ceremonies at the...
Read moreReflective parenting for foster and adopted children
Thanks to a generous grant from alumna Sue Fairbanks, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing will be conducting...
Read moreMore than 300,000 estimated victims of human trafficking in Texas
According to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Work's Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Read morePreventing child abuse in Texas
Child abuse is a crisis in Texas. The SAFE Alliance reports that in 2015 there were 66,721 confirmed cases of child maltreatment...
Read moreTeamwork for better healthcare
A new, year-long course brings together faculty and students from the School of Social Work, Dell Medical School, School of...
Read moreWhat is to blame for our failed Child Protection System?
Imagine a high-stress job with low-pay, long hours and where you were responsible for the lives of multiple children who...
Read moreSocial Work Detention Response Team
The UT Austin School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing and St. Edward’s University are developing...
Read moreChris Kyle Frog Foundation grant to support military families
Midlothian, Texas (December 22, 2016) – The Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, dedicated to honoring God, Country and Families Who Serve...
Read moreMaking the world more accessible
Taylor Woodard (MSSW '14) advocates for people with disabilities.
Read more"Safe" synthetic marijuana is far from safe
Recent reports of yet another round of Texans falling ill and requiring hospitalization after taking K-2 is a sign we...
Read moreLet's humanize Central American women seeking asylum
Last Monday morning, pictures began appearing on social media of roughly 460 women and children being bused from immigration detention centers to...
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