For the first time ever, we can begin to show the long-term effectiveness of child maltreatment prevention programs in Texas. In this analysis, TXICFW researchers gathered data from a total… Read more »
The Quality Improvement Center for Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation (QIC-AG) is pleased to release a literature review, Risk & Protective Factors for Discontinuity in Public Adoption and Guardianship. Developed… Read more »
HOPES FY2015 Evaluation Findings Full Report This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the HOPES program for fiscal year 2015. The evaluation used a mixed-methods approach, including interviews with 52 parents,… Read more »
structuring-policies-and-practices-to-support-educational-resilience-of-foster-youth BY: Monica Faulkner, PhD, LMSW; Beth Gerlach PhD, LCSW; Catherine LaBrenz. Child and Family Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work Foster youth have poor educational… Read more »
In response to the findings to the 2014 Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin collaborated with DARS to conduct an in-depth needs assessment specifically looking… Read more »
Check out our latest report! Schwab, J., Schroeder, D., Faulkner, M., & Marra, L. (2016). 2016 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey prepared for the Texas Workforce Commission. Austin, TX: The… Read more »
Parenting in the Context of Deportation Risk
Brazeal, J., Marra, L., McKerlie, K. & Faulkner, M. (2015). Mixed Messages: The current state of teen pregnancy prevention in Travis County, TX. Austin, TX: The Healthy Youth Partnership, Child… Read more »
Gerlach, B. and Tennant, P. (2016). Consumer satisfaction for DARS clients 2015. Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, Child and Family Research Institute.
Schwab, J., Schroeder, D., Faulkner, M., & Marra, L. (2015). 2015 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey prepared for the Texas Workforce Commission. Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin,… Read more »