The Girasol team at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing published a free, trauma-informed digital workbook in Spanish titled Un Rayito de Luz. This workbook intends to support immigrant women currently in detention or who have been previously detained. It contains activities to help process the migration journey,… read more
Fall 2020
MSSW student Angela Vela awarded Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarship by NASW Foundation
Angela Vela, MSSW ‘21, was recently awarded the 2020 Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarship by the NASW Foundation, for her commitment to American Indian and Latino populations and her outstanding academic record. The scholarship is awarded to master’s degree candidates in social work who have demonstrated a commitment to working… read more
Facing Two Pandemics: How Black Mamas Community Collective is Combating Global Health Crises
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that Black women in America were three times more likely to die of pregnancy- and childbirth-related causes than white women. Now, the pandemic is compounding inequity even further. Recent data reveals that Black and Latino individuals are twice… read more
