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  • Family First Prevention Services Act: A Shift in the Right Direction

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    September 1, 2020

    Family First Prevention Services Act: A Shift in the Right Direction

    How federal investment in ensuring children can remain safely at home rather than entering the foster care system can benefit Texas children. View the Report.

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    Child Protective Services

    Post-Partum Depression and Early Childhood Development

    Articles

    August 24, 2020

    Post-Partum Depression and Early Childhood Development

    The bond between a mother and child is special. Because that connection is so profound, wellbeing for an infant is largely determined by the physical...

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    Child Protective Services, Home Visiting

    FRONTLINE FOR CHILDREN | JULY 2020

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    August 17, 2020

    FRONTLINE FOR CHILDREN | JULY 2020

    CHILD PROTECTION POLICY – NEW AND NOTEWORTHY Maternal and Child Health Inequities Emerge Even Before Birth (Child Trends) Highlighting findings from the State of Babies...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Home Visiting, Trauma & ACEs

    Early Childhood Matters: Recommendations for Messaging and Policy for Early Childhood Brain Development

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    August 1, 2020

    Early Childhood Matters: Recommendations for Messaging and Policy for Early Childhood Brain Development

    Critical data on policymakers’ knowledge and prioritization of early childhood brain development. View the Report.

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    Prenatal to Three Collaborative, Understanding Policy

    The Story of Early Childhood

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    August 1, 2020

    The Story of Early Childhood

    Children that experience chronic adversity and trauma can affect their neurological and hormonal development. View the Report.

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    Prenatal to Three Collaborative, Trauma & ACEs

    TexProtects Stands Up | Disproportionality in Maternal and Child Health Care

    Articles

    July 16, 2020

    TexProtects Stands Up | Disproportionality in Maternal and Child Health Care

    TexProtects’ vision is one where every child is safe, nurtured, and resilient -- no matter the color of their skin. This vision cannot be realized...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care

    TexProtects Stands Up | Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System

    Articles

    July 15, 2020

    TexProtects Stands Up | Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System

     TexProtects’ vision is one where every child is safe, nurtured, and resilient -- no matter the color of their skin. This vision cannot be realized...

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    Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services

    TexProtects Stands Up | The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19

    Articles

    July 14, 2020

    TexProtects Stands Up | The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19

    TexProtects’ vision is one where every child is safe, nurtured, and resilient -- no matter the color of their skin. This vision cannot be realized...

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    Child Protective Services

    FRONTLINE FOR CHILDREN | June 2020

    Resources

    July 9, 2020

    FRONTLINE FOR CHILDREN | June 2020

    CHILD PROTECTION POLICY - NEW AND NOTEWORTHY State of Babies Yearbook 2020 (Zero to Three & Think Babies) “The State of Babies Yearbook: 2020 compares national and...

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

    FRONTLINE FOR CHILDREN | MAY 2020

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    June 10, 2020

    FRONTLINE FOR CHILDREN | MAY 2020

    Where Science Meets Policy Child Protection Policy – New and Noteworthy COVID-19 recovery presents an opportunity to fill critical gaps in knowledge about equipping schools...

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

    Providing Input to the DFPS Legislative Appropriations Request

    Articles

    June 1, 2020

    Providing Input to the DFPS Legislative Appropriations Request

    TexProtects collaborated with the Child Protection Roundtable to provide budget input to the state TexProtects has been working with our partners as part of the...

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

    Partnering to Bring Family Connects to North Texas

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    May 27, 2020

    Partnering to Bring Family Connects to North Texas

    The time around birth—whether it’s your first or fifth, you’re adopting or fostering a baby, you’ve just given a baby up for adoption, or you’ve...

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    Family Connects, Foster Care, Home Visiting