Resources
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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Resources
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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Resources
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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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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News
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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Resources
May 1, 2021
Federal Foster Care Lawsuit
A timeline of the foster care crisis in Texas. View the Infographic.
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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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Resources
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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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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Resources
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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Resources
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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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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