Last fall, our team at the Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI) partnered with four agencies working directly with youth in foster care. We’re now in full swing of our …
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In 2021, our team surveyed and interviewed healthcare professionals across Texas who provide services to adolescents in foster care. We sought to understand the training and professional development needs of …
Our network has expanded! We launched an RFP last fall to partner with child welfare agencies and test our interventions for youth, caregivers, and professionals. We’re now welcoming four agencies …
Request for Proposals The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative (TFYHI) builds relationships across child welfare and adolescent health systems to promote optimal health and prevent dating abuse, unwanted teen pregnancies, …
TFYHI is seeking to partner with child welfare agencies across the state! Read More »
The following was originally posted on UN|HUSHED’s website: Why We Wrote a Handbook for Child Welfare Providers By Dr. Karen Rayne While working as a case manager for youth in …
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The TFYHI Young Adult Consultants met virtually for the first time in January 2021. The group consists of eight Young Adult Consultants, all of whom are between ages 18 – …
In January 2021, the TFYHI Caregiver Consultant Group met for the first time. Five foster and adoptive parents joined a zoom call to get to know each other and share …
In the first 6 months of this project, we conducted an environmental scan to determine the current context, needs, resources, and stakeholders in the state. We plan to continuously update …
In August of 2020, 16 sexual health and child welfare professionals from 5 organizations representing communities across Texas clicked on a common zoom meeting link to begin planning for the …
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September 10th, 2020 Austin, TX. About 50% of females who experience foster care in the United States are pregnant by age 19 compared to only 33% of girls across the nation …
