Research
Preventing 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...
Read morePatient navigators help increase cancer screening among Texas women
AUSTIN, Texas – Patient navigators who were deployed as part of a state program have proved to be effective in...
Read moreZayas is finalist for Hamilton Book Author Awards
Dean Luis H. Zayas’s book, Forgotten Citizens. Deportation, Children, and the Making of American Exiles and Orphans, is one of...
Read moreTexas Child Care Market Rate Survey
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has released the final report of the 2016 Texas Child Care Market...
Read moreStudent poster receives "Outstanding" recognition at NASW-Texas
The poster “Mezzo Level Interventions for the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” co-authored by master’s students Samantha Guz and Maya Williams, received the “Outstanding”...
Read moreResearch matters
A social work student discovers how research can help Texas children with mental health needs.
Read moreFranklin on the science of social work
Associate dean for doctoral education Cynthia Franklin discusses how to integrate practice and research in the social work profession in a...
Read moreBusch-Armendariz on trauma-informed campus policing
Noël Busch-Armendariz was featured by The Chronicle of Higher Education in an article about how The University of Texas is training...
Read moreGrowing use of meth in Texas
A decade ago, methamphetamine was a major problem in Texas and across the nation because of the availability of ephedrine...
Read moreWe need to stop treating military spouses like children
Independence Day celebrates the day America’s founding fathers put pen to paper and outlined the rights and beliefs that would...
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