Master’s student Lynn Panepinto was selected 2017 Student of the Year by NASW/ TX Capital Area Branch. Panepinto is doing a dual degree with Latin American Studies, and is passionate about helping improve the lives of Latinos in the United States.
Issues
School-based mental health
Students’ growing mental health needs have resulted in more teachers delivering school-based psychosocial interventions. But we know little about how effective these interventions are to improve students behavioral, emotional, or social functioning. Professor Cynthia Franklin, doctoral student Anao Zhang and colleagues conducted a systematic review of existing studies on the… read more
Child abuse prevention is working in Texas
Texas families who receive child maltreatment prevention services do not have a subsequent child protective services case, according to a new report from the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing. It is the first report to show that receiving services from Texas child maltreatment prevention programs prevents child abuse… read more
