Research
What does digital inclusion have to do with social work?
A conversation with Tianca Crocker at the start of 2018 Digital Inclusion Week (May 7-11)
Read moreHelping Latinos quit smoking
Professor Yessenia Castro seeks to understand how Spanish-speaking Latinos experience smoking dependence.
Read moreFamily connections
Social work researchers help connect children in foster care with families
Read moreHelping prevent child maltreatment in Texas
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing is evaluating a program aimed at strengthening families with young children
Read moreStrengthening Hispanic parent-child relationships
The 2016 presidential election had just finished when Ruben Parra-Cardona, an associate professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social...
Read moreWhy female veterans and veteran spouses deserve continued support
Elisa Borah was on the Spectrum News show In Focus talking about how to support female veterans and veteran spouses....
Read moreLeading the way to end homelessness
A Q&A with professor Heather Larkin about the National Homelessness Social Work Initiative
Read moreOlder adults and suicide
On All Souls Day, many Christians will commemorate loved ones who have died. Those remembering the deceased may be comforted...
Read moreAre police cameras useful tools against domestic violence?
Domestic violence cases can be hard to prosecute. After an initial call to 911, many victims are unable or choose...
Read moreWhy Texas requires its own solutions to the opioid epidemic
The opioid crisis makes national headlines daily, with this week’s news from the Centers for Disease Control that nearly 64,000...
Read moreA map of community assets to prevent ACES in Travis County
Are you one of the 2.5 million people who watched the TEDTalk about how childhood stress can lead to lifetime disease?...
Read moreFranklin receives NASW/Texas Lifetime Achievement Award
Cynthia Franklin, Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health and associate dean for doctoral education at the Steve Hicks School of...
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