Research
Meghan Cocking receives a Health Equity Fellowship
Master’s student Meghan Cocking has received a Health Equity Fellowship to assist with an upcoming project focusing on oral health...
Read moreHannah Szlyk honored with P.E.O Scholar Award
Hannah Szlyk, a PhD student in social work at The University of Texas at Austin, is one of 100 doctoral...
Read moreDaniela Bermea receives fellowship to do research in Mexico
Daniela Bermea (MSSW ’18) has been selected to receive an E.D. Farmer International Fellowship in the amount of $3,000 for research...
Read moreSeparating children and moms will not curb unauthorized entry into the U.S.
Recent news reports have indicated that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering causing children psychological harm as a...
Read moreIntroducing Clinician's Corner
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing is pleased to announce the launching of Clinician’s Corner, a learning space where social...
Read moreWe have ourselves to blame for labor exploitation and trafficking
When Texans think of human trafficking, they often focus on the victims of sexual exploitation. While it is certainly a...
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 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 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...
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