Addressing alcohol and pregnancy is an integral part of child maltreatment prevention, but it also can help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). Nationally, 2-5% of youth are affected by… Read more »
The Spark program at TXICFW is lucky to be connected to so many wonderful foster care support services and initiatives in our community. Over the last year, we have gotten… Read more »
It’s long been known that youth in foster care are much more likely to become pregnant compared to other youth, but what should we do about it? Texans Care for… Read more »
We know substance use is involved in more than 2/3rds of child welfare situations and that an opioid drug crisis is currently plaguing communities across the nation. So far Texas… Read more »
November is National Adoption Month. We will be highlighting important topics about adoption throughout the month. For the first full week in November we will be exploring how adoption… Read more »
Dr. Monica Faulkner, Anayeli Marcos, and Ana Hernández will discuss their work supporting undocumented families both in and out of detention from a social work perspective. They’ll talk about how… Read more »
Join us for a Coffee Break with Amanda N. Barczyk, the Associate Director of Research for Dell Children’s Trauma and Injury Research Center as we discuss the popular Netflix show “13… Read more »
Many teenage youth face a number of issues growing up in the foster care system. It is well known that aging-out of foster care is associated with a number of… Read more »
The Travis County teen birthrate (33.2 births per 1,000 girls) sits high above the national average (22 births per 1,000 girls). Many factors come into play when trying to prevent… Read more »
Foster families are an essential component of the child protection system. Irene Clements, Executive Director of the National Foster Parent Association and Public Policy Chair of the Texas Foster Family… Read more »