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
Spring 2021
What makes youth in foster care feel supported?
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
Neighborhood racial segregation and premature births
Existing research has shown that Black women in the United States are more than 50% more likely to deliver a premature baby than white women. In a new article published in the Journal of Urban Health, alumna Yeonwoo Kim and professors Shetal Vohra-Gupta and Catherine Cubbin examine how the racial… read more
