Texas by the Numbers
1 in 5
Almost 1 in 5 CPS investigators and caseworkers leave their jobs each year.
74.5%
Children with one caseworker have a 74.5% chance of being placed in a forever home in one year.
$54,000
Estimated cost of each departing CPS staff member.
17.5%
Children with 2+ caseworkers due to turnover have just a 17.5% chance of being placed in a forever home in one year.
TexProtects’ Strategic Priorities
Limit child removals from the home and ensure families have adequate resources to prevent children from experiencing chronic neglect.
Strengthen services to keep children safe at home and invest in relative caregiving when appropriate.
Increase recognition of the signs of abuse and reports to CPS.
Strengthen the CPS workforce to reduce turnover and ensure children have the best outcomes.
Ensure access to real-time data to help drive future decision-making.
The TexProtects Impact
Successfully advocated for $12,000 salary increases for CPS caseworkers to improve retention and strengthen the workforce.
Championed and passed a requirement for CPS to release monthly child welfare data.
Interviews
January 24, 2022
A Social Work Career in CPS Research and Policy – Episode 6
Do you ever wonder what it looks like to be a political social worker? Kerrie Judice joins us to discusses her social work background, her...
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Articles
May 18, 2021
New Developments on the Texas Foster Care Lawsuit Crisis
Earlier in the month, Judge Janis Jack conducted a hearing to follow up on the progress made on the thirteen remedial orders. The Department of...
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News
May 10, 2021
Urgent Action We Need to Take in the Face of Texas’ Child Protective Services Crisis
Statement from TexProtects CEO Sophie Phillips on urgent actions we need to take in the face of Texas’ Child Protective Services crisis May 10, 2021...
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News
March 7, 2021
Texas Must Make a Transformative Change in Child Protection and Foster Care
The Texas winter freeze and power outages are once-in-a-lifetime events that qualify as collective trauma for all of us. However, for Texans who were already...
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Articles
February 24, 2021
TexProtects Public Testimony on Article II Budget for FY 2022-2023
The best way to get policymakers to make the changes we need to protect children and families is to provide them with evidence that proves...
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