New! TexProtects State of the State Report

October 5, 2021

Dear Judge Jenkins and Commissioners Price, Garcia, Daniel, and Koch, On behalf of TexProtects and the 8 other undersigned local community organizations that advocate for...

Child Abuse Prevention

August 28, 2021

Recently, we have been reading about foster children sleeping in Child Protective Services offices as if sleeping in offices is our child welfare crisis. Sleeping...

Foster Care

August 4, 2021

We pulled together this month's 9 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! 2021 Kids Count...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care

June 28, 2021

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

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

June 1, 2021

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...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Trauma & ACEs

June 1, 2021

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

Trauma & ACEs, Understanding Policy

May 20, 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:...

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

May 18, 2021

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...

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

May 10, 2021

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...

Child Protective Services

May 1, 2021

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

Foster Care

April 15, 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...

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

March 9, 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...

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