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  • State of the State: Texas Child Welfare System Trends

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    June 1, 2021

    State of the State: Texas Child Welfare System Trends

    Key data on the state of children in Texas, including the impact of trauma and abuse, child fatalities, numbers on the foster care system, paths...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Trauma & ACEs

    The Economic Cost of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

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    June 1, 2021

    The Economic Cost of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

    Prevalence of ACEs in Texas and the economic cost to the state if ACEs are not mitigated or prevented. View the Report.

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    Trauma & ACEs, Understanding Policy

    Frontline For Children | May 2021

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    May 20, 2021

    Frontline For Children | May 2021

    We pulled together this month's 10 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Transforming Child Welfare:...

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

    New Developments on the Texas Foster Care Lawsuit Crisis

    Articles

    May 18, 2021

    New Developments on the Texas Foster Care Lawsuit Crisis

    Earlier in the month, Judge Janis Jack conducted a hearing to follow up on the progress made on the thirteen remedial orders. The Department of...

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

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    May 10, 2021

    Urgent Action We Need to Take in the Face of Texas’ Child Protective Services Crisis

    Statement from TexProtects CEO Sophie Phillips on urgent actions we need to take in the face of Texas’ Child Protective Services crisis May 10, 2021...

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    Child Protective Services

    Federal Foster Care Lawsuit

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    May 1, 2021

    Federal Foster Care Lawsuit

    A timeline of the foster care crisis in Texas. View the Infographic.

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    Foster Care

    Frontline For Children | April 2021

    Resources

    April 15, 2021

    Frontline For Children | April 2021

    We pulled together this month's most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting...

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

    Frontline For Children | March 2021

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    March 9, 2021

    Frontline For Children | March 2021

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

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

    News

    March 7, 2021

    Texas Must Make a Transformative Change in Child Protection and Foster Care

    The Texas winter freeze and power outages are once-in-a-lifetime events that qualify as collective trauma for all of us. However, for Texans who were already...

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    Child Protective Services, Foster Care

    Real-time Child Abuse Data

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    March 1, 2021

    Real-time Child Abuse Data

    How to ensure that accurate and timely child welfare data is available in Texas. View the One-Pager.

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Prenatal to Three Collaborative, Understanding Policy

    The State of Texas Families BEFORE COVID-19

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    March 1, 2021

    The State of Texas Families BEFORE COVID-19

    How Texas ranks in child welfare areas and the ways to improve. View the One-Pager.

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Prenatal to Three Collaborative

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

    Resources

    March 1, 2021

    Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

    Statewide strategies to effectively and efficiently prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). View the One-Pager.

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    Trauma & ACEs, Understanding Policy