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Veteran Spouse Network provides vital support (video)
The Veteran Spouse Network (VSN) began in January 2016 as an online and in-person forum for veteran spouses in Texas...
Read moreMaster's student Katrina Fitzpatrick wins advocacy award
Austin, Texas – Katrina Fitzpatrick, a master’s student at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, has been honored with...
Read moreIt’s time for more parents to step up for children with Down syndrome
Parents who have children with Down syndrome are critically invested in spreading awareness. As a mom of a young child...
Read moreNew video library on military social work
The Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness has launched a new video-training library that contains all virtual sessions of...
Read moreJob searching in the times of COVID
A job search can be challenging even in the best of times. Now that many of us have settled into...
Read moreVision for change
Distinguished teacher Michele Rountree inspires social work students and students across campus to be curious and to use their voices...
Read moreAn innovative approach to sexual ed programming for foster youth
About 50% of females who experience foster care in the United States are pregnant by age 19, compared to 33%...
Read moreA gamified exercise app helps older adults reduce risk for falls
AUSTIN, Texas — Although older adults face high risk for falls, many are unable to utilize community-based fall prevention programs...
Read moreA coordinated, compassionate response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed existing systemic inequities in the United States’ health care system and highlighted the need for...
Read moreJunior Grace Farley receives President's Leadership Award from Texas Exes
Junior Grace Farley, who is majoring in social work and Plan II Honors Program, is the recipient of a 2021...
Read moreCubbin and Jones inducted as AASWSW Fellows
The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has inducted Steve Hicks School professors Catherine Cubbin and Barbara Jones...
Read moreNeighborhood racial segregation linked to premature births
WASHINGTON, D.C.— New research on neighborhood racial segregation and sentiments toward people of color is highlighting how racism-related stress may be contributing...
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