The Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) and Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources (RMC), have undertaken the 2023 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey…. Read more »
2023 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey
Posts By: Katelyn McKerlie
Texas Bar Foundation Funds Local Effort to Create Systemic Change in Immigration System
5/17/2021 AUSTIN, Texas- For individuals navigating the U.S. immigration legal system, there is a major gap in accessible services. Many immigrants are survivors of violence serious enough to flee their… Read more »
“I’m not going to school, and I don’t have a job. There really isn’t a way for me to even have friends”: The impact of COVID on connections at school and with peers
By Barbara Ball, Ph.D., LPC-AT School connectedness is an important protective factor for youth and refers to their relationships with school personnel and peers; their commitment to learning; and participation… Read more »
The Children with Special Health Care Needs Project: Needs Assessment Report
Executive Summary This Needs Assessment report is part of a three-year contract between the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) and the Texas Department of State Health Services… Read more »
Texas School Social Work Survey Results – June 2020
School social workers have a unique multi-level perspective and are equipped with skills to address individual student mental health, family support and crisis intervention, while also keeping their eyes open… Read more »
Help Spark Succeed in Next Week’s 40 for Forty Fundraising Campaign!
Spark, which provides support to college students who were in the foster care system, has been selected to fundraise through UT Austin’s 40 for Forty blitz fundraising campaign. This is… Read more »
Latest Research in Child Welfare, Sexual Health + Relationship Education
Check out these short research summaries from other experts in the field + learn their implications for practice! “We are kind of their parents”: Child welfare workers’ perspective on sexuality… Read more »
Research Inspiring Action: The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative’s Innovative Approach to Sexual Education Programming & Practice
By Barbara Ball Ph.D., LPC-AT About 50% of females who experience foster care in the United States are pregnant by age 19 compared to 33% of females across the nation… Read more »
Learning About Healthy Relationships: A Research Study Update
By Allie Long & Barbara Ball Ph.D., LPC-AT Last May, we got the chance to talk with Dr. Barbara Ball about a new exploratory study called Learning About Healthy Relationships…. Read more »
TFYHI 6 Month Progress Report: July – December 2020
March 4th, 2021 We are excited to share the 6-month progress report for the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI)! As the first statewide learning community of its kind in… Read more »