Research
Espinosa: Girls serve longer sentences than boys in justice system
AUSTIN, Texas — Females in the Texas juvenile justice system are often at greater risk of serving longer sentences and having...
Read moreBusch-Armendariz on campus sexual assault survey
A survey of sexual assault and misconduct at 27 university campuses across the nation shows that 23.1 percent of female...
Read moreSeptember 16-18: Military Social Work Conference
Third Annual Military Social Work Conference: “Strengthening Military Families Through Effective Community Practices” September 16-18 Thompson Conference Center Download conference schedule (PDF)...
Read moreCreative solutions to improve health care in Central Texas
Social work researchers and physicians are finding creative solutions to improve health care in Central Texas
Read moreSalas-Wright: Immigrant teens less likely to commit crimes and use drugs
Amid concerns that immigrants may present a threat to American society, recent research from The University of Texas at Austin...
Read moreAsian American Quality of Life Survey
The City of Austin has launched the Asian American Quality of Life Initiative. The initiative, in response to a City Council resolution, aims...
Read moreDoctoral student receives Hogg Foundation fellowship
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has selected Shannon Johnson, a doctoral candidate in the School of Social Work at...
Read moreAn in-depth study on campus sexual assault
Social work researchers will conduct the most in-depth sexual assault study in higher education for the UT System
Read moreMilitary Social Work Conference: Bridging the gap between research and practice
The school is holding the Third Annual Military Social Work Conference in September
Read moreZayas on deportation threat and the children of the undocumented
School of Social Work Dean Luis H. Zayas was featured on Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health, the monthly podcast by...
Read moreMaxwell 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 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...
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