Starting this month, TXICFW will be hosting a series of “Coffee Breaks” on Facebook Live where we informally discuss topics in our work with children and families. This month is… Read more »
Introducing Coffee Breaks with TXICFW
Blogs
News from the Field: May 2017
This month, we’re featuring a publication on middle school dropouts in Texas. We’re also sharing local conferences early in the month and June, and a few resources and reports from… Read more »
The Big 4: Why we need to deal with substance abuse, mental health, family violence and multigenerational trauma to prevent child abuse and neglect
By Monica Faulkner Our research team is gearing up for what I like to call our “Tour of Texas.” We have the privilege of traveling to communities across our state… Read more »
News from the Field: April 2017
This month, we’re featuring the 2016 Texas child welfare data from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). We’re also sharing some spring conferences coming up, and a… Read more »
Op-ed: Separating children and moms will not curb unauthorized entry into the U.S.
By Monica Faulkner & Laurie Cook Heffron Recent news reports have indicated that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering causing children psychological harm as a strategy to curb… Read more »
News From The Field: March 2017
This month, we’re featuring a 2017 publication on Texas sexuality education curriculum. We also have some early spring conferences coming up, a few things are still buzzing at the Capitol,… Read more »
Welcome to Clinician’s Corner, Spring 2017, The ACEs Issue: A Letter from Our Director
Dear Readers: Welcome to our first issue of Clinician’s Corner. Our team has unique experience as practitioners and researchers. We have worked in schools, foster care agencies, maternity homes, domestic… Read more »
Foster Youth Voices Matter: The Texas Youth Permanency Study (TYPS)
It’s hard enough being a teenager, but what if you are also in the Texas Foster Care System? It is well documented that youth who have been in care are… Read more »
ACE’s in Foster Care: Rethinking trauma-informed care
Want to discuss the article more on Facebook Live? Vote for it above! By: Tymothy Belseth, MA Important to Know: Children in foster care have complex trauma histories and the system… Read more »
How to Create Trauma-informed Systems of Care within Organizations
Want to discuss this article more on Facebook Live? Vote for it above! Join us for the upcoming Facebook Live Session to discuss this article with the author! By Seanna… Read more »