Collaborations

At the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW), we pursue research collaborations that help families and the professionals who serve them thrive in our community and beyond.

Check out the Texas-based research collaborations TXICFW staff actively participate in by serving on their boards and committees, volunteering time and providing expertise:

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Child Welfare Education Committee (Monica Faulkner)
Institutes Committee (Monica Faulkner, Beth Gerlach)
Executive Committee (Monica Faulkner, former research representative)

Horns Helping Horns (Shannon Mann-Butler, Tymothy Belseth)

Texas Children’s Commission (Monica Faulkner, data committee and Tymothy Belseth, training committee)
Travis County Children’s Protective Services Board (Beth Gerlach, past member)
South Texas Trauma-informed Care Consortium
Education Reach for Texas (Monica Faulkner, board member)
Foster Community Resource Group (Samantha Zuniga Thompson, member)
Texas Network of Youth Services (Shannon Mann-Butler, member)
Mission Capital (TXICFW team)
Austin College Access Network (Shannon Mann-Butler, E3 Alliance member)

Healthy Teen Network (Monica Faulkner, board member)
Thrivology (Monica Faulkner, research alliance member)
Activate Collective (Monica Faulkner and Barbara Ball, research alliance members)
Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (Monica Faulkner, research advisory group)
Research to Policy Collaboration (Monica Faulkner, scholar)
FosterClub (Tymothy Belseth, board member)
National Association of Social Workers (various TXICFW team members)