Researchers at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) collaborated with TWS-VRS to conduct a needs assessment on Texas transition planning for youth and students with disabilities. The… Read more »
Reports
2016 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey
The Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) partnered with the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources (RMC) to lead the 2016 Texas Child Care Market… Read more »
Parenting in the Context of Deportation Risk
A new study from the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, in collaboration with the University of Houston, interviews 40 undocumented Latino parents to better understand their experiences living… Read more »
Mixed Messages: The current state of teen pregnancy prevention in Travis County, TX.
Teen pregnancy prevention in Travis County is a priority issue. Healthy Youth Partnership (HYP) examined statistics on teen birth rates for Travis County, Texas, and the United States and found… Read more »
Consumer satisfaction for DARS clients 2015.
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.
2015 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey
The Texas Institute for Child and Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) partnered with the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources (RMC) to lead the 2015 Texas Child Care Market… Read more »
Comprehensive needs assessment of Texans with disabilities.
In partnership with the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), researchers at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing conducted a comprehensive needs assessment for Texans with… Read more »
Texas foster care redesign: Initial insights into foster care reform.
In 2013, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) conducted a process evaluation on the redesign of the Texas foster care system. This new report, funded by the… Read more »
SB 44 Needs Assessment: Examining the relinquishment of children with serious emotional disturbances
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing conducted a needs assessment of Texas families and children with a serious emotional disturbance. This new report, contracted by Texas DFPS and… Read more »
Texas TRIO project final evaluation report
Our team at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing led an evaluation of the Texas Trio Project on behalf of the Texas Education Agency. The team, comprised of… Read more »