The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing conducted periodic statewide needs assessments for the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The purpose of the needs assessments is to gain a better understanding of the… Read more »

Project
Completed Projects
TWC Disabilities Services Client Satisfaction Survey
COAC Family Connections Project
The Family Connections Project is funded through a federal grant from the Administration on Children and Families. Dr. Monica Faulkner has been contracted by the New York Council on Adoptable… Read more »
OASH Mobilization for Health Award
The Healthy Youth Partnership (“HYP”) is a volunteer-led collaboration working to support youth-serving professionals in the Central Texas community. Through the Mobilization for Health: National Prevention Partnership Award, HYP increased… Read more »
Cardea Connections Project
Connecting disconnected youth to programs that support healthy sexual outcomes. The Cardea Connections Project aims to reduce the disproportionate pregnancy and birth rate among “disconnected” youth in Texas by connecting youth… Read more »
SB 44 Needs Assessment
Listening & Learning from the Community: Understanding the needs of families with children who have a serious behavioral or emotional disturbance Roughly 5% of children are classified as having a… Read more »
Texas Trio Project
Principal Investigators: Dr. Monica Faulkner & Dr. Beth Gerlach Sponsor: Texas Education Agency (TEA) Purpose: To conduct a process evaluation, data sharing recommendations, training and technical assistance and a survey… Read more »
Institute of Higher Education Capacity and Effectiveness Survey
Principal Investigators: Heath Price (RMC) Research Coordinator: Dr. Monica Faulkner Sponsor: Texas Early Learning Council (TELC) Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of Texas’s institutes of higher education’s (IHE) capacity to… Read more »
Medical Examinations Project
Principal Investigator: Dr. Monica Faulkner Sponsor: Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, Inc. Purpose: To conduct a mixed methods project to examine the low rates of medical exams for child abuse… Read more »
Early Childhood Workforce Professional Study
Principal Investigators: Dr. Monica Faulkner, Dr. Dnika Travis, & Dr. Daniel Schroeder Sponsor: Texas Early Learning Council (TELC) Purpose: To conduct a survey to provide reliable and current estimates of… Read more »
TWC Disabilities Services Client Satisfaction Survey
COAC Family Connections Project
The Family Connections Project is funded through a federal grant from the Administration on Children and Families. Dr. Monica Faulkner has been contracted by the New York Council on Adoptable… Read more »
OASH Mobilization for Health Award

The Healthy Youth Partnership (“HYP”) is a volunteer-led collaboration working to support youth-serving professionals in the Central Texas community. Through the Mobilization for Health: National Prevention Partnership Award, HYP increased… Read more »
Cardea Connections Project

Connecting disconnected youth to programs that support healthy sexual outcomes. The Cardea Connections Project aims to reduce the disproportionate pregnancy and birth rate among “disconnected” youth in Texas by connecting youth… Read more »
SB 44 Needs Assessment
Listening & Learning from the Community: Understanding the needs of families with children who have a serious behavioral or emotional disturbance Roughly 5% of children are classified as having a… Read more »
Texas Trio Project
Principal Investigators: Dr. Monica Faulkner & Dr. Beth Gerlach Sponsor: Texas Education Agency (TEA) Purpose: To conduct a process evaluation, data sharing recommendations, training and technical assistance and a survey… Read more »
Institute of Higher Education Capacity and Effectiveness Survey
Principal Investigators: Heath Price (RMC) Research Coordinator: Dr. Monica Faulkner Sponsor: Texas Early Learning Council (TELC) Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of Texas’s institutes of higher education’s (IHE) capacity to… Read more »
Medical Examinations Project
Principal Investigator: Dr. Monica Faulkner Sponsor: Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, Inc. Purpose: To conduct a mixed methods project to examine the low rates of medical exams for child abuse… Read more »
Early Childhood Workforce Professional Study
Principal Investigators: Dr. Monica Faulkner, Dr. Dnika Travis, & Dr. Daniel Schroeder Sponsor: Texas Early Learning Council (TELC) Purpose: To conduct a survey to provide reliable and current estimates of… Read more »