
From 2017 to 2022, we created an annual digest filled with content co-created by researchers and practitioners. Check out past editions of Clinician’s Corner below. Clinician’s Corner now lives on… Read more »
From 2017 to 2022, we created an annual digest filled with content co-created by researchers and practitioners. Check out past editions of Clinician’s Corner below. Clinician’s Corner now lives on… Read more »
Project Overview The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has been contracted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to conduct a participatory action research project to gain feedback from… Read more »
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, dedicated to providing resources and promoting respectful relationships for all young people. The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI) works toward… Read more »
In this roundup of new research on mentalization-based therapy, discover how psychoanalytic interventions can mitigate the effects of trauma and help build secure attachment in childhood and adulthood. Mothering From… Read more »
Last fall, our team at the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI) partnered with four child-placing agencies in Texas. Each agency works directly with youth in foster care in different… Read more »
In their most recent published article, TXICFW’s Dr. Tina Adkins, Ph.D., Swetha Nulu, MPH, and Kaitlyn Doerge, MSSW, examined foster parents and ACEs. The article explored foster parents’ history of… Read more »
School connectedness is an important protective factor for youth in foster care and refers to their relationships with school personnel and peers; their commitment to learning; and participation in school… Read more »
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 »