As law enforcement agencies increasingly equip officers with cameras to capture evidence, there is growing interest to explore how police video evidence in domestic violence cases impacts domestic violence investigation… Read more »

Publications
Innovation in Sexuality and Relationship Education in Child Welfare

Youth in foster care need regular and candid conversations about sexuality and relationships, our Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative project team found in a new study. Our team conducted interviews, community… Read more »
Ball, B., Hoefer, S., Faulkner, M., Requenes, A., Brooks, T., Munoz, G., Pacheco, E., Poland, C., Salmeron, C., & Zelaya, A. (2022). Innovation in sexuality and relationship education in child welfare: Shifting toward a focus on ongoing conversations, connection, and consent. Prevention Science. 10.1007/s11121-022-01476-z
Ball, B., Hoefer, S., Faulkner, M., Requenes, A., Brooks, T., Munoz, G., Pacheco, E., Poland, C., Salmeron, C., & Zelaya, A. (2022). Innovation in sexuality and relationship education in child… Read more »
Archard, P.J., Blackwell, J., Moore, I., Briggs Deardon, L., Adkins, T., O’Reilly, M. (2022) Providing specialist clinical support for adoptive parents and adoption professionals. Mental Health Practice 25(5).
Archard, P.J., Blackwell, J., Moore, I., Briggs Deardon, L., Adkins, T., O’Reilly, M. (2022) Providing specialist clinical support for adoptive parents and adoption professionals. Mental Health Practice 25(5). doi: 10.7748/mhp.2022.e163
Madden, E. E., Faulkner, M., & Aguiniga, D. M. (2022). Adoption competency in a Post–Roe v. Wade reality. Journal of Social Work Education, 58(3), 427–430. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2091390
Madden, E. E., Faulkner, M., & Aguiniga, D. M. (2022). Adoption competency in a Post–Roe v. Wade reality. Journal of Social Work Education, 58(3), 427–430. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2091390
Reisz, S., Aviles, A., & Adkins, T., (under review). Foster parents’ attachment, trauma histories, and current parenting stress. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Reisz, S., Aviles, A., & Adkins, T., (under review). Foster parents’ attachment, trauma histories, and current parenting stress. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Backes, B., Wasim, A., Busch-Armendariz, N., LaMotte, J., & Wood, L. (2021). Prosecutorial use of victim video statements in domestic violence cases. Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211047540
Backes, B., Wasim, A., Busch-Armendariz, N., LaMotte, J., & Wood, L. (2021). Prosecutorial use of victim video statements in domestic violence cases. Crime & Delinquency. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211047540
Gerlach, B., LaBrenz, C. A., Barczyk, A. N., Larkin, H., Van Diest, H., Morris, M. & Faulkner, M. (2021). ACE-informed responses in Central Texas: Findings from a needs assessment. Social Work in Public Health, 36(7–8), 820–831. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2021.1958118
Gerlach, B., LaBrenz, C. A., Barczyk, A. N., Larkin, H., Van Diest, H., Morris, M. & Faulkner, M. (2021). ACE-informed responses in Central Texas: Findings from a needs assessment. Social… Read more »
New TXICFW study published on caregivers’ adverse childhood experiences and their impact on children’s social-emotional challenges

In their most recent published article, TXICFW’s Dr. Tina Adkins, Ph.D., Swetha Nulu, MPH, and Kaitlyn Doerge, MSSW, examined foster parents’ history of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and their impact… 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.
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 »