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November 1, 2020
Future Directions for Home Visiting in Texas
Strategies that can be used to finance expansion, innovation, engagement, and workforce stabilization of home visiting services. View the Report.
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November 1, 2020
Home Visiting Advocacy Toolkit
6 ways to advocate for home visiting programs. View the Toolkit.
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October 26, 2020
How To Address Loneliness In Our Youth During COVID-19
Most people feel lonely at some point in their lives, but two landmark Cigna studies found that more than half of respondents reported some degree...
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October 22, 2020
Insight into DFPS priorities for 2022-2023
While we can likely all agree that 2020 has been a year that has somehow simultaneously flown by and dragged on, one thing is certain: the 87th Legislative...
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October 19, 2020
Here’s How TexProtects Has Been Advocating for Texas Children and Families in October
TexProtects has been hard at work advocating for children and families. Recently, we submitted comments in response to Requests for Information (RFI) from three different...
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October 12, 2020
What to Expect for Child Welfare Funding in the 87th Legislature
The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) recently released their Legislative Appropriations Request. In a typical legislative budget cycle, one would expect numerous exceptional...
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September 28, 2020
What One Grandparent Wants You to Know About Supporting Kinship Caregivers
Mercedes Bristol is a grandparent raising five grandchildren after their involvement with Child Protective Services (CPS). She also advocates for the needs and rights of...
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September 10, 2020
Frontline for Children | September 2020
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY – NEW AND NOTEWORTHY The Moment is Now: Children’s Bureau August/September Newsletter: Vol. 21, No. 6 (Department of Health & Human Services,...
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September 8, 2020
How Will Texas Implement FFPSA?
Texas has moved one step closer to creating a state plan that leverages federal funding to prioritize prevention and family preservation. In February 2018, Congress...
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September 1, 2020
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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September 1, 2020
87th Texas Legislative Session Wrap Up
Smart solutions to child abuse and neglect were put forward by TexProtects during the legislative session, including accomplishments, missed opportunities. View the Report.
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September 1, 2020
Child Abuse and Neglect Risks During COVID-19
Summary of how economic recessions, unemployment, increases in family violence, mental health, substance abuse, and parental stress have correlated to increases in child abuse and...
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