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Social work professor Michele Rountree believes in bringing culturally tailored services to people right where they are to reduce health disparities. That’s why she is a founding member of the Center for Health Empowerment (CHE), a nonprofit that has recently opened in East Austin to improve the sexual health of… read more 

The Karnes Detention Center houses many women from Central America who are seeking asylum in the United States. As part of the legal process, they have an interview to explain why they think there is credible fear of danger for their lives should they be returned to their countries. Through… read more 

Alcohol and drug addiction disorders are complex and difficult to treat, requiring development and testing of treatments through rigorous scientific research. Once treatments have proved to be effective and acceptable to consumers, moving them into clinical practice is a slow process that can take more than a decade. Social work… read more