Research
Health Behavior Research and Training Institute Teams with NASW to Prevent Prenatal Substance Use
The Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHS) has been awarded...
Read moreSteve Hicks School Establishes the Center for Societal Impact (CSI) and Welcomes Jeanette Davidson as Director
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work (SHS) at The University of Texas at Austin has established the Center for...
Read moreTexas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing Receives Funding to Support Immigration Lawyers
Girasol Texas, a program at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, has...
Read moreCLEAN Cause Foundation and UT Steve Hicks School of Social Work Awarded Grant from FIRST Fund
Funds will support two-year project to improve sustainability of addiction recovery through supportive housing
Read moreSHS Institute for Military and Veteran Family Wellness (IMVFW) provides community, resources, and resilience to veteran families
With more than 40,000 nonprofits in the U.S. dedicated to serving veterans, it can be overwhelming for veteran families to...
Read moreSHSSW Faculty Rethinking Suicide Prevention with Young LGBTQ+ Adults
Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide, amounting to 800,000 lives lost every year. In the United States suicide is...
Read moreDr. Lori Holleran Steiker appointed to Texas Opioid Abatement Council
What starts at UT Austin changes the world, and changing the world starts with impacting your local community. Dr. Lori...
Read moreDr. Fiona Conway on drug relapse prevention, COVID-19, and being a social work researcher
To Dr. Fiona Conway, assistant professor and researcher at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, the two roles of...
Read moreFirst Digital Platform to Track and Prevent Drug Overdoses in Texas Launches
AUSTIN, Texas — The rate of opioid and other drug overdoses is on the rise in Texas, but there has...
Read moreUT Austin Ranked Best Texas School for Veterans, Wins Gold Award from Texas Veterans Commission
The University of Texas at Austin is the No. 1 school for veterans in Texas, according to U.S. News &...
Read moreAsthma Hospitalization Rate for Kids in Travis County is Much Higher than National Average
Neighborhoods East of I-35 Have Highest Rates of Pediatric Asthma-Related ER Visits in County
Read moreGroundbreaking research wins the inaugural Google Cloud Customer Award
Dr. Kasey Claborn and her team have been awarded the Google Cloud Customer Award in the Education category for their...
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