Advocacy
Latest Past Events
Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclamation Ceremony
TexProtects and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services invite you to join our Child Abuse Prevention Month event featuring State Representative Elizabeth “Liz” Campos. WHEN: April 25, 2023 2 to 2:45 p.m. WHERE: Texas Capitol Extension Auditorium 1100 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 AGENDA & SPEAKERS: Opening Prayer Welcome, DFPS Commissioner Stephanie Muth Proclamation of Child […]
Texas Tour 2022 – Dallas / Fort Worth
This Fall, TexProtects is virtually “traveling” to seven different Texas regions to discuss the best ways to serve families and children and how to navigate those needs in the upcoming Legislative Session. These community-focused virtual meetings give us deep insight into the unique needs of children and families throughout Texas and help shape the future […]
December Board Meeting
Join us for our monthly Board Meeting.
Join us for a discussion with a panel of child welfare data experts to discuss how real-time data has the power to make sweeping changes to Texas’ child protection system in the face of our ongoing CPS crisis.
Investing and advocating for these measures in the 88th Legislative Session is essential to increasing CPS’ transparency, accountability and effectiveness. And, with more community providers bearing the responsibility of localized child welfare, real-time, relevant data is imperative in informing the public, legislators and stakeholders of the most urgent needs of children and families in Texas.
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Speakers
Dr. Jill D. McLeigh
Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Research, Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children's Health
View BioJill D. McLeigh is Director of Policy, Advocacy and Research at the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence at Children’s Health in Dallas, Texas. She serves as board chair for the Region 3 Foster Care Consortium, is on the steering committee for the Texas Child Protection Roundtable and is board president for the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice. Dr. McLeigh also serves as co-editor for the International Journal on Child Maltreatment and is a Center for Pediatric Population Health Fellow with the University of Texas School of Public Health. Her BA, MS, and PhD are from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carnegie Mellon University, and Clemson University.
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Join us for our monthly Board Meeting.
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