New! TexProtects State of the State Report

November 1, 2020

Strategies that can be used to finance expansion, innovation, engagement, and workforce stabilization of home visiting services. View the Report.

Home Visiting

November 1, 2020

6 ways to advocate for home visiting programs. View the Toolkit.

Home Visiting

October 26, 2020

Most people feel lonely at some point in their lives, but two landmark Cigna studies found that more than half of respondents reported some degree...

October 22, 2020

While we can likely all agree that 2020 has been a year that has somehow simultaneously flown by and dragged on, one thing is certain: the 87th Legislative...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative

October 19, 2020

TexProtects has been hard at work advocating for children and families. Recently, we submitted comments in response to Requests for Information (RFI) from three different...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative

October 12, 2020

The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) recently released their Legislative Appropriations Request. In a typical legislative budget cycle, one would expect numerous exceptional...

Child Protective Services, Legislative

September 28, 2020

Mercedes Bristol is a grandparent raising five grandchildren after their involvement with Child Protective Services (CPS). She also advocates for the needs and rights of...

Child Protective Services, Foster Care

September 10, 2020

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY – NEW AND NOTEWORTHY The Moment is Now: Children’s Bureau August/September Newsletter: Vol. 21, No. 6 (Department of Health & Human Services,...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care

September 8, 2020

Texas has moved one step closer to creating a state plan that leverages federal funding to prioritize prevention and family preservation. In February 2018, Congress...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Legislative

September 1, 2020

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...

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Trauma & ACEs

September 1, 2020

Smart solutions to child abuse and neglect were put forward by TexProtects during the legislative session, including accomplishments, missed opportunities. View the Report.

Child Abuse Prevention, Child Protective Services, Legislative, Prenatal to Three Collaborative, Trauma & ACEs

September 1, 2020

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...

Child Abuse Prevention