News From The Field: April 2018
Spring is in full swing and we’ve got some great reads for you—including a new online resource on Texas homeless youth.
May is National Foster Care Month (#NFCM2018) and National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month (#NTPPM2018). Grab a cup, login to Facebook and join our Director, Monica Faulkner for a couple of Facebook Live Coffee Breaks sessions as we talk with local professionals about current issues in foster care and teen pregnancy and parenting. 0.5 CEUs are available for tuning in! Also check out The HYP Provider Conference: Staying Strong Resilient Youth, Sustainable Programs and TNOYS 35th Annual Conference on Service To Youth & Families if you are looking to meet other youth-serving professionals in the area.
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News From The Field
SHSSW: 1-2:30pm, CEUs available
2018 TASSA Annual Conference
April 30-May 2, South Padre Island, TX
Coffee Talk: Drug and alcohol policies impacting youth
UT: May 2nd, 10-11am
Teen Sexting, Cyberbullying and Adolescent Relationships
Free Webinar from The Dibble Institute. May 9th, 3pm CT
Central Texas Consent Summit
May 12th, 8-4pm, ATX
HYP Provider Conference: Staying Strong Resilient Youth, Sustainable Programs
May 18th, ATX, 6 CEUs Available
Call for presenters: 2018 Strengthening Youth and Families Conference will take place Nov. 5-8, 2018 at the San Luis Resort and Conference Center, Galveston, TX., applications due May 31st.
TNOYS 35th Annual Conference on Service To Youth & Families
June 5-8th, Houston Texas
7th Annual Play Therapy Symposium
SHSSW: June 22nd, 8:30-4pm
Texas Fatherhood Summit
UT Child and Family Research Partnership and Texas DFPS PEI host. June 29th, ATX
New Report from Texans Care For Children: Fostering Healthy Texas Lives: Strategies to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in Foster Care and Support Teen Parents in Foster Care
The Main Predictors of Adolescent Self – Injurious Behaviors from the Perspective of Foster Care Parents (Study took place in TX)
Research Review: Predictive Analytics & Child Maltreatment Prevention
The State of America’s Children 2017
How Patterns of Learning About Sexual Information Among Adolescents Are Related to Sexual Behaviors
How life outside of a school affects student performance in school
Review of Child Sexual Abuse Primary Prevention Strategies
Paths to Success for Young Parents in Foster Care
Substance Use, The Opioid Epidemic and The Child Welfare System: Key Findings From a Mixed Methods Study
The Economic Well-Being of Youth Transitioning From Foster Care
Did we miss something? Let us know! Email our Communications Coordinator: Katelynmckerlie@austin.utexas.edu