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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Adkins, T. & Reisz, S. & Hasdemir, D. & Fonagy, P. (2021). Family Minds: A randomized controlled trial of a group intervention to improve foster parents’ reflective functioning. View it… Read more »