Interview with Cynthia Simons by Montinique Monroe In this video interview, hear from advocate Cynthia Simons on her experience as a mother of children taken by the child welfare system…. Read more »
How the Child Welfare System Keeps Families Apart
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Notes from the Epicenter of Texas Child Welfare
By Jesse Booher, Senior VP and Chief Operating Officer at DePelchin Children’s Center People with passing knowledge of our sector often ask Texas child welfare leaders, “What will it take… Read more »
Paths to Progress in Child Welfare
Welcome to the new version of our Connecting the Dots newsletter! Moving forward, we’re combining this newsletter with our annual Clinician’s Corner digest. We’re hoping to bring you a quarterly… Read more »
Girasol Texas Receives Texas Bar Foundation Grant to Support Immigration Lawyers
Girasol Texas Receives Texas Bar Foundation Grant to Support Immigration Lawyers AUSTIN, Texas— A program at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing… Read more »
Backes, B., Wasim, A., Stephenson, M. & Wood, L. (2022). “See what we see”: Law enforcement perceptions on using cameras for evidence collection in domestic violence cases. Victims & Offenders. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2094517
As law enforcement agencies increasingly equip officers with cameras to capture evidence, there is growing interest to explore how police video evidence in domestic violence cases impacts domestic violence investigation… Read more »
Welcome to Samantha B. MacCallon, our new Neurosequential Model Community Coordinator!
We recently caught up with Samantha B. MacCallon, LPC-S, one of our newest TXICFW team members, to learn more about her! Samantha is the new Neurosequential Model (NM) Community Coordinator… Read more »
Welcome to Brenda Orozco, our new Program and Training Specialist!
We recently caught up with Brenda Orozco, one of our newest TXICFW team members, to learn more about her! Brenda is the new Program and Training Specialist on our Children… 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 »