Issues

Working with countless disabled and homebound older adults, professor Namkee Choi sees many who live with no health insurance. After the onset of disability in their 50s, people could no longer work and lost their coverage. “Eligibility for Medicare and/or Medicaid is tough, and many did not have it for… read more 

Texans who support victims of sexual assault have not always had access to the localized information they need to connect the survivors to services and resources in their area and across the state. Now, new research from The University of Texas at Austin will enable survivors of sexual assault, professionals supporting them,… read more 

More than 80% of children who enter into foster care after the age of 12 end up emancipating from care without achieving legal permanency–the court’s decision to make an adult a legal guardian for a youth. They also have higher rates of home life instability after adoption or guardianship compared… read more