At its core, National Angels works to establish wellbeing and resilience for children and families through its programming. The Love Box Program provides a sense of community and support for… Read more »
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PACES Year 2 Evaluation Report
The Preventing ACEs Through Collaboration and Economic Supports (PACES) project, which was created by Foundation Communities in Partnership with United Way for Greater Austin, aims to increase receipt of federal tax credits in… Read more »
A New Model for Promoting Wellbeing in Child Welfare: Prioritizing Relational Permanency, Normalcy, and Competency
Over the past 3 years, our Texas Permanency Study has followed 197 youth in foster care to discover what helps them thrive in adulthood. Our final report shows that supporting… Read more »
Position Announcement: Fatherhood Engagement Specialist
Job Description: The Fatherhood Engagement Specialist Overview The Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing is currently seeking a part-time Fatherhood Engagement Specialist for a short-term and flexible contract. The… Read more »
Ball, B., Hoefer, S., Faulkner, M., Requenes, A., Brooks, T., Munoz, G., Pacheco, E., Poland, C., Salmeron, C., & Zelaya, A. (2022). Innovation in sexuality and relationship education in child welfare: Shifting toward a focus on ongoing conversations, connection, and consent. Prevention Science. 10.1007/s11121-022-01476-z
Ball, B., Hoefer, S., Faulkner, M., Requenes, A., Brooks, T., Munoz, G., Pacheco, E., Poland, C., Salmeron, C., & Zelaya, A. (2022). Innovation in sexuality and relationship education in child… Read more »
Clinician’s Corner 2022 | VOICES: Holding Space for Difficult Conversations
Read the 2022 Clinician’s Corner articles on Medium! Welcome to the fourth installment of Clinician’s Corner! We developed this semiannual digest as a way to connect social work research to… Read more »
Welcome to Monica Romo, our new Senior Program Coordinator!
We recently caught up with Monica Romo, one of our newest TXICFW team members, to learn more about her! Monica is the new Girasol Senior Program Coordinator. We are so… Read more »
2021 Cost of Quality Price Modeling Report
This study explores the incremental costs of providing quality child care in the State of Texas, relative to care that merely meets state licensing standards. Read the latest report below… Read more »
Archard, P.J., Blackwell, J., Moore, I., Briggs Deardon, L., Adkins, T., O’Reilly, M. (2022) Providing specialist clinical support for adoptive parents and adoption professionals. Mental Health Practice 25(5).
Archard, P.J., Blackwell, J., Moore, I., Briggs Deardon, L., Adkins, T., O’Reilly, M. (2022) Providing specialist clinical support for adoptive parents and adoption professionals. Mental Health Practice 25(5). doi: 10.7748/mhp.2022.e163
2022 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey
Every year, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing and the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at the University of Texas at Austin undertake the Texas… Read more »