Peer Recovery Support Services are considered an integral component of an effective system of care for families with substance use disorders (SUD), yet the integration of these services into child welfare contexts is just beginning. The Texas Institute for Child &…
The Foster Angels of Central Texas (FACT) Scholars program provides financial assistance, relational support, mentorship, and career guidance to young people who have experienced foster care. To inform potential program expansion, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing conducted…
Through SAMHSA’s IECMH grant, Family Service of San Antonio provides trauma-informed mental health services, parenting education, and workforce training for system-involved children and families in Bexar County. In Year 2, Family Service contracted with the Texas Institute for Child &…
We recently caught up with Gaye Vopat, to learn more about her. Gaye is joining TXICFW as Project Director supporting our Texas Youth Foster Network. We are so excited to work with them! Gaye has been recognized both statewide and…
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) is a team of researchers and practitioners developing and refining knowledge to improve how systems interact with children and families. Every year, TXICFW conducts the Child Care Market Rate Survey, a…
We recently caught up with Jennifer Conrad-Graham, LMSW, to learn more about her! Jennifer serves as TXICFW’s CWEC Director and Field Instructor. We’re so glad to have her on the team! Hi Jennifer! Tell us a little bit about your…
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) partnered with the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources (RMC) to undertake the 2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) contracts the survey…
The 2025 Texas Child Care Cost of Quality Price Modeling report explores the incremental costs of providing quality child care in the State of Texas. Researchers at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing conducted the report in collaboration…
This National Foster Care Month, we’re celebrating another graduating class of youth formerly in foster care at The University of Texas at Austin. Since 2016, our Spark program has helped students with foster care experience thrive on campus. Our team…
At the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, we know mental health is paramount to helping children and families thrive. Too often, those we serve in our work—from immigration and special health care to child welfare and adoption—have trauma…