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December 9, 2020
How TexProtects Is Advocating for Children and Families in the State Budget
The work of the 87th Legislature is already well underway, and TexProtects’ staff is hard at work alongside agency and legislative leaders in ensuring that...
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Articles
November 18, 2020
PARENTING HELP: IT TAKES A COLLABORATION TO ENSURE HEALTHY FAMILIES
As part of our home visiting campaign, we’re bringing you stories from home visiting programs in Texas. Read our full home visiting landscape report here....
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Reports & Briefs
November 16, 2020
FRONTLINE FOR CHILDREN | HOME VISITING SPECIAL EDITION
In this special edition of Frontline for Children, we take a deep dive into the latest research and resources on home visiting as part of...
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Reports & Briefs
November 1, 2020
Home Visiting in Texas 4.0
An overview of the home visiting landscape, including history, families and communities served, funding, return on investment and demonstrated outcomes in Texas. View the Report.
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Reports & Briefs
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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Reports & Briefs
November 1, 2020
Home Visiting Advocacy Toolkit
6 ways to advocate for home visiting programs. View the Toolkit.
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Articles
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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Articles
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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Articles
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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Articles
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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Articles
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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Reports & Briefs
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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