TFYHI Dallas Held Its First Stakeholder Meeting
TFYHI Dallas held its first stakeholder engagement meeting on May 7th. Twenty-one local agencies attended the meeting to learn about TFYHI’s accomplishments and goals the next six months. We asked …
Why We Wrote a Handbook for Child Welfare Providers
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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TFYHI Young Adult Consultants March 2021 Update
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 – …
TFYHI Caregiver Consultants March 2021 Update
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 …
What Is Needed Now: Meaningfully engaging stakeholders to address the current situation for youth in care in Texas
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 …
The Texas Innovation Network: The First Learning Community of its Kind in Texas
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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The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing receives $5.4 million-dollar grant for The Texas Foster Youth Health Initiative
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 …