Project Overview: Foundation Communities, in partnership with United Way of Greater Austin, has contracted with the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) to conduct a 3-year program evaluation… Read more »
Project
Current Projects
Clinician’s Corner
Welcome to Clinician’s Corner! This is a learning space where social work researchers and practitioners can exchange resources and knowledge to make research findings more applicable to the social work… Read more »
Completed Projects
A New Model for Promoting Wellbeing in Child Welfare: Prioritizing Relational Permanency, Normalcy, and Competency
Over the past 3 years, our Texas Permanency Study has followed 197 youth in foster care to discover what helps them thrive in adulthood. Our final report shows that supporting… Read more »
Marking 18 Months of Progress with TFYHI
Over the past 6 months since our last progress report, we’ve expanded our network, welcomed new consultants, and utilized feedback to improve our interventions. To learn more about the Texas… Read more »
2021 Safe Babies Report
Every year, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing partners with child welfare practitioners at First3Years to evaluate permanency and wellbeing outcomes through the Safe Babies program. In the… Read more »
Helping Youth in Care Feel Connected and Empowered
By Alix Mammina In 2019, our researchers launched a five-year study following youth in foster care as they enter adulthood. Our interim report from the first year of the Texas… Read more »
How the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project is meeting people where they are through creativity and innovation.
When COVID 2019 sent everyone home in early 2020, the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) was just gearing up to start working directly with leadership and staff at child placing… Read more »
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Understanding the Community Service Response & Needs in Texas
Parenting and family-centered services are emerging areas of support available in domestic violence agencies. However more information is needed about the help-seeking, support needs, and service access and experience of… Read more »
TFYHI 6 Month Progress Report: July – December 2020
March 4th, 2021 We are excited to share the 6-month progress report for the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI)! As the first statewide learning community of its kind in… Read more »
Family Relational Therapy Program Evaluation
Project Overview: The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has been contracted by The Center for Child Protection to develop an evaluation plan for the Family Relational Therapy parenting… Read more »
Clinician’s Corner
Welcome to Clinician’s Corner! This is a learning space where social work researchers and practitioners can exchange resources and knowledge to make research findings more applicable to the social work… Read more »
A New Model for Promoting Wellbeing in Child Welfare: Prioritizing Relational Permanency, Normalcy, and Competency
Over the past 3 years, our Texas Permanency Study has followed 197 youth in foster care to discover what helps them thrive in adulthood. Our final report shows that supporting… Read more »
Marking 18 Months of Progress with TFYHI
Over the past 6 months since our last progress report, we’ve expanded our network, welcomed new consultants, and utilized feedback to improve our interventions. To learn more about the Texas… Read more »
2021 Safe Babies Report
Every year, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing partners with child welfare practitioners at First3Years to evaluate permanency and wellbeing outcomes through the Safe Babies program. In the… Read more »
Helping Youth in Care Feel Connected and Empowered
By Alix Mammina In 2019, our researchers launched a five-year study following youth in foster care as they enter adulthood. Our interim report from the first year of the Texas… Read more »
How the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project is meeting people where they are through creativity and innovation.
When COVID 2019 sent everyone home in early 2020, the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) was just gearing up to start working directly with leadership and staff at child placing… Read more »
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Understanding the Community Service Response & Needs in Texas
Parenting and family-centered services are emerging areas of support available in domestic violence agencies. However more information is needed about the help-seeking, support needs, and service access and experience of… Read more »
TFYHI 6 Month Progress Report: July – December 2020
March 4th, 2021 We are excited to share the 6-month progress report for the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI)! As the first statewide learning community of its kind in… Read more »
Family Relational Therapy Program Evaluation
Project Overview: The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has been contracted by The Center for Child Protection to develop an evaluation plan for the Family Relational Therapy parenting… Read more »