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  • 88th Texas Legislative Session Child Welfare Priorities

    Resources

    January 30, 2023

    88th Texas Legislative Session Child Welfare Priorities

    This 88th Texas legislative session, our team is working on five key areas of child welfare and protection. We are advocating for the funding, delivery,...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Home Visiting, Legislative

    Articles

    August 8, 2022

    Foster Care: Texas in crisis

    This month marks 11 years into a federal lawsuit against the state of Texas, where the state’s foster care system has shown repeatedly that they...

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    Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative

    News

    August 8, 2022

    Opinion: A child abuse prevention program ends soon; our children will pay the price

    The law that authorizes the bipartisan Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program will expire in September 2022. We cannot afford to lose these federal...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Home Visiting

    July 6, 2022

    Statement from TexProtects: Sophie Phillips Resigns as CEO; Jessica Trudeau Named as Interim CEO

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2022 The TexProtects Board of Directors announced that Sophie Phillips has resigned as CEO of TexProtects. Her last day is...

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    Frontline For Children | JANUARY 2022

    Resources

    January 31, 2022

    Frontline For Children | JANUARY 2022

    We pulled together this month's most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! 1. Equitable Supports for...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care

    January 24, 2022

    A Social Work Career in CPS Research and Policy – Episode 6

    Do you ever wonder what it looks like to be a political social worker? Kerrie Judice joins us to discusses her social work background, her...

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    Child Protective Services

    January 12, 2022

    Children’s advocacy group discusses Texas foster care crisis

    The Texas foster care system has too many problems to detail in just a short TV interview. But for a taste of how bad it...

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    Foster Care

    Frontline For Children | December 2021

    Resources

    January 7, 2022

    Frontline For Children | December 2021

    We pulled together this month's most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! U.S. Chamber of Commerce...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care

    December 20, 2021

    Opinion: Build Back Better can transform lives of millions of Texas children

    We can’t talk about the future of Texas without talking about the well-being of our children. During the last Texas legislative session, policymakers set a...

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    Prenatal to Three Collaborative

    Frontline For Children | October + November 2021

    Resources

    December 8, 2021

    Frontline For Children | October + November 2021

    We pulled together this month's most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Texas Department of Family...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services

    Four Recommendations to Start Transforming the CPS System

    Resources

    November 1, 2021

    Four Recommendations to Start Transforming the CPS System

    Guidance on how to measure outcomes for our child protection system and recommendations for improvement. View the Report.

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    Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Understanding Policy

    Frontline For Children | August + September 2021

    Resources

    October 7, 2021

    Frontline For Children | August + September 2021

    We pulled together this month's 8 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! 4 in 10...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Home Visiting