September 10th, 2020 Austin, TX. About 50% of females who experience foster care in the United States are pregnant by age 19 compared to only 33% of girls across the nation who have a pregnancy by that age.[1] Despite disproportionately high pregnancy rates, there are limited interventions and community strategies to help reduce teen pregnancy… Read more »
Welcome to our monthly feature, News from the Field! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the latest news, resources, and local & national professional development opportunities. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox. This month, we are excited… Read more »
Welcome to our monthly feature, News from the Field! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the latest news, resources, and local & national professional development opportunities. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox. This month, we are excited… Read more »
Every few months we’ll be updating you on the progress made on the Texas Youth Permanency Study (TYPS). This study is a 5-year longitudinal study following 500 foster youth who are 14 – 21 years old at time of recruitment. Participant recruitment occurs at child welfare courts across Texas. During the COVID-19 crisis, we have focused on… Read more »
Girasol has created a trauma-informed workbook with activities, coloring pages, and information designed to support immigrant women in detention or who have been previously detained. The contents may also be useful for folks in other contexts. Feel free to download and print the workbook! The workbook is currently only in Spanish, and it includes: Metaphor… Read more »
We’ve been big fans of Robyn Gobbel, LCSW RPT-S, for a long time. In 2017, she was the keynote speaker at our annual UT Child Welfare Conference, where she gave a powerful presentation on resilience through relationships. Robyn has 15+ years of experience working as a complex-trauma therapist, specializing in adoptive families. When we were… Read more »
By Allie Long, Digital Communications Coordinator at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing In a time of great uncertainty due to COVID-19, many people have taken comfort in finding creative ways to display gratitude for our frontline workers. Whether through window signs, YouTube videos, or city-wide applause, we recognize the immense toll that… Read more »
Welcome to our monthly feature, News from the Field! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the latest news, resources, and local & national professional development opportunities. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox. This month, we are excited… Read more »
Welcome to our monthly feature, News from the Field! This is an extension of the bottom of our newsletter. We will be providing you with some of the latest news, resources, and local & national professional development opportunities. If you haven’t already, sign up to get our monthly e-newsletter in your inbox. This month, we are excited… Read more »
You are invited to participate in a survey about child welfare services in Texas and share ways that we can improve permanency outcomes for youth and strengthen family engagement in the child welfare system. This survey is a part of the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP). The Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) develops sustainable best… Read more »