Research

In 2017, 136 women in Texas were killed by a male intimate partner. Of the Texas women who reached out...

By Deborah Cohen Two years ago, I went into labor seven weeks early. Less than five hours later, my second...

AUSTIN, Texas — A new study of child sex trafficking in Texas finds that victims are not adequately identified, enter...

Black mothers in Texas are dying at a rate 2.3 times as high as white mothers regardless of income, education,...

It was only a year ago that Brenda Wright, 69, found herself losing a battle with depression that had plagued...

IDVSA Expert Witness Program prepares experts and attorneys for trial in the Rio Grande Valley

When you hear about someone in the United States without documentation, you may think of an immigrant. It seems almost...

The Veteran Spouse Resiliency Group was highlighted in the Killeen Daily Herald. This program, directed by social work research associate...

Sandy Magaña, PhD, Professor in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, was inducted into...

The Trump administration recently announced new rules that will tighten restrictions on who can receive SNAP benefits, or food stamps....

In my work as a mental health researcher working with immigrant families, I spend a lot of time listening to...