News From The Field: November 2018
In the spirit of giving, here’s a list of Austin holiday volunteer opportunities to brush up on important topics like immigration, youth mental health, holiday stress before year end!
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News From The Field
Tis the Season… check out Austin holiday volunteer opportunities!
CASA of Travis County Holiday Toy Drive
SAFE Austin SAFE Holidays
Foster Angels of Central Texas Toys for Teens
Junior League of Austin Coats for Kids
Foundation Communities Holiday Assistance Program
Dell Children’s Hospital Holiday Village
Austin Police Operation Blue Santa
Travis County Sheriff’s Office Brown Santa
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#GivingTuesday Opportunity: Help fund Girasol Texas’s work to support immigrant children and families across Texas
Immigration & Social Work Teach-In
Girasol, November 28, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, Austin
Psychoanalytic Lunch and Learn: Defense Mechanisms Explained
December 14, 11:30 – 1 pm, Austin, $5
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Youth Mental Health & Suicide: How to Recognize & Save a Life
Healthy Youth Partnership, November 27, 3 – 4:30 pm, Austin
Children’s Policy Series: Keeping Kids in their Communities
Texans Care for Children, December 3, 2:30 – 4:30 pm, Austin
The Realities of Documentation in Today’s Practice
Steve Hicks School of Social Work, December 4, 12 – 1:30 pm, webinar, $35
Texas Network of Youth Services, December 6, 10:30 – 11:30am, webinar
Statewide Workgroup on Youth Homelessness Meeting (Second Meeting)
December 6, 1 – 4 pm, Austin
Tools and Resources for Effective Research-Practice Partnerships
Annie E. Casey Foundation, December 6, 12 pm Central Time, webinar
Understanding Legal Rights of Youth
TNOYS with Texas Appleseed, December 13, 2 – 3 pm, webinar
The State of Juvenile Justice in Texas and Opportunities for Reform
TNOYS with Texas Appleseed, January 10, 2 – 3 pm, webinar
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Child & Family Research Partnership: PEI Fatherhood Evaluation: Community and Statewide Efforts to Support and Engage Fathers
Journal of Adolescent Health: Longitudinal Change in Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexuality
The Center for State Child Welfare Data: The Dynamics of Foster Home Recruitment and Retention
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Fostering Youth Transitions: Using Data to Drive Policy and Practice Decisions
Annie E. Casey Foundation: 2018 Texas Profile: Transition-Age Youth in Foster Care
Texas Children’s Commission: Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book
Chronicle of Social Change: Foster Care Numbers up for Fifth Straight Year, Federal Data Released Today Shows
Journal of Adolescent Health: Suicide Attempt Admissions From a Single Children’s Hospital Before and After the Introduction of Netflix Series 13 Reasons Why *Watch TXICFW’s Coffee Break Facebook Live session about this topic here.
Journal of Adolescent Health: Youth Engagement and Participation: Field-Building Across Research and Practice
Child Welfare Capacity Building Collaborative: Authentic Voices Video Series: Sharing Our Perspective