In organizing the 2018 Austin’s NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) Walk, master’s student Niki DuBois’s goal was to create a community for people recovering from eating disorders and substance-use disorders. “As someone who struggled with both disorders, I went so many years switching from one to the other because there… read more
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Support for military and veteran families
In a joint effort with colleagues in Dell Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry, social work professor Elisa Borah is leading the new Military & Veteran Family Program. Through this program, university researchers and community members collaborate to develop and test interventions for service members, veterans, and their caregivers and families.… read more
Family connections
About 112,000 children and youth in the U.S. foster care system are currently waiting for adoptive families. AdoptUSKids is a national project of the Children’s Bureau that supports child welfare systems and helps connect children in foster care with families through initiatives like a photo-listing website of eligible children and… read more
