The University of Texas at Austin’s Health Behavior Research and Training Institute (HBRT) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Foundation have been awarded a $3.3 million grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to engage the nation’s 700,000+ social workers in boosting COVID-19 vaccine confidence, uptake and… read more
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Suicide prevention study for LGBTQ+ young adults aims to provide support
The University of Texas at Austin will collaborate with UT Southwestern Medical Center on the nation’s first study of suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young adults – a group at higher risk for depression and suicide. The study, supported by a $5.4 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), is aimed… read more
Gamified exercise app improves fall prevention
Although older adults face high risk for falls, many are unable to utilize community-based fall prevention programs due to their mobility limitations. In a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology, Steve Hicks School of Social Work researchers found that a brief fall-prevention program that included a tablet-based, gamified… read more
