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Maxwell on methamphetamine use in Texas
A recent article in the Texas Tribune on methamphetamine use and treatment in Texas quotes extensively from Dr. Jane Maxwell,...
Read moreSocial justice advocacy comes home
Students advocate for gender-neutral restrooms in the School of Social Work building (Photo: Flickr user Peas via Creative Commons license)
Read moreNew project: Screening for PTSD in emergency rooms
How many injured patients come into emergency rooms not knowing they also suffer from post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD)? Can they...
Read moreSalas-Wright: Marijuana use is down among young teens
AUSTIN, Texas — Since 2002, the proportion of adolescents reporting marijuana use has decreased, and more younger adolescents report strong...
Read moreEspinosa: Medicaid doesn't have to be a dirty word in Texas
In today’s Dallas Morning News, research associate Erin Espinosa discusses the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver, a cost-neutral Medicaid waiver that...
Read moreChoi: Online therapy can help low-income older adults
Dr. Namkee Choi talked with the Texas Tribune about her research on the effectiveness of online mental health therapy on older adults’...
Read moreNew report: Parenting in the context of deportation risk
A new report from the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) in collaboration with the University of Houston shows that undocumented parents...
Read moreRehearsing for real life
Social work students participate in interprofessional healthcare simulations
Read moreBearing witness
Social work research institute provides training for expert witnesses and attorneys working on interpersonal violence cases
Read moreSocial work student in task force on confederate statues at UT Austin
Social work student Marisa Swanson is part of the 12-member task force that will help decide the fate of statues of Confederate leaders...
Read moreFive current substance use trends in Texas
Dr. Jane Maxwell, research scientist at the School of Social Work, has just published a report (pdf) that summarizes 2015...
Read moreCalzada: Authoritarian parenting can affect Latino children
Authoritarian parenting can lead to depression and somatization in young Mexican American and Dominican American children, according to new research...
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