Visitation Matters Training Guide & Resource Manual
In 2013, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) began collaborating with the Children’s Commission and other stakeholders to identify…
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Keeping the Urgency for Permanency
This resource book is your road map to ensuring that all Texas children are given the opportunities they deserve by…
Development Assets for Early Childhood
This brief from the ABA Center on Children and the Law highlights the effects of trauma on child well- being…
Incarcerated Parents Resource Guide
In this guide from DFPS, find out how to locate and engage parents who are incarcerated, plan a visit to…
Advocacy Resources for Youth with Disabilities
Thanks to our community partners at SAFE, this guide offers resources for support and further learning around advocating for youth…
Relational Permanence Study
This study explores the stories and support systems of 29 individuals who recently exited foster care. Readers will learn how…
Preventing Teen Pregnancy and Supporting Parenting Teens in Foster Care
"Fostering Healthy Lives: Strategies to Prevent Teen Pregnancy in Foster Care and Support Teen Parents in Foster Care" Youth in…
Locating Missing Children in CPS Conservatorship
Learn about the role of a caseworker in reporting and locating missing children under CPS conservatorship, and responsibilities for working…
Parental Child Safety Placement (PCSP) Resource Guide
Understand when to consider a PCSP versus a removal, and how to evaluate the PCSP caregiver and household, obtain program…