An overview of the home visiting landscape, including history, families and communities served, funding, return on investment and demonstrated outcomes in Texas.
Author: Candice Paddock
Home Visiting Advocacy Toolkit
6 ways to advocate for home visiting programs.
Future Directions for Home Visiting in Texas
Strategies that can be used to finance expansion, innovation, engagement, and workforce stabilization of home visiting services.
State of the State: Texas Child Welfare System Trends
Key data on the state of children in Texas, including the impact of trauma and abuse, child fatalities, numbers on the foster care system, paths to prevention, home visiting outcomes, and more.
87th Texas Legislative Session Wrap Up
Smart solutions to child abuse and neglect were put forward by TexProtects during the legislative session, including accomplishments, missed opportunities.
Family First Prevention Services Act: A Shift in the Right Direction
How federal investment in ensuring children can remain safely at home rather than entering the foster care system can benefit Texas children.
Child Abuse and Neglect Risks During COVID-19
Summary of how economic recessions, unemployment, increases in family violence, mental health, substance abuse, and parental stress have correlated to increases in child abuse and neglect.
Early Childhood Matters: Recommendations for Messaging and Policy for Early Childhood Brain Development
Critical data on policymakers’ knowledge and prioritization of early childhood brain development.
The Story of Early Childhood
Children that experience chronic adversity and trauma can affect their neurological and hormonal development.
