Texas Center for Child and Family Studies

The Center is the non-profit arm of the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS, @TXAllianceCFS).

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This morning, The Center and @TexasDFPS are co-hosting a "Positive Permanency Roundtable" with key stakeholders to define next steps as we strive to improve permanency outcomes statewide.

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The Center has received another year of grant funding from the Office of the Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking Team to support us in helping providers navigate working with commercially sexually exploited youth (CSEY). Learn more about CSEY at https://t.co/WCTmyDddSA.

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We are proud and honored to announce that as of Sept. 1, 2022, the Texas Center for Child & Family Studies will steward the Texas Family Support Network into its next phase of development. @TexasDFPS' PEI Department sees the great impact TFSN will have! https://t.co/3oFjd0JhW9

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ICYMI: We went Beyond the Buzz this morning in discussing Evidence-Based Practice! Thank you to all who joined us and to our special guests. Be on the lookout for BTB next quarter on a new topic.

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Wondering where foster care capacity funding was spent the last couple of years? DFPS released a new report on spending through Rider 57 meant to build capacity to address the increased number of CWOP since 2020. Read the full report here: https://t.co/G7nDkhVlA9

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Huge thanks to @UTMB_ViolPrev's @DrJeffTemple for joining our Team Meeting this morning to share more about their new research on "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Abuse:" https://t.co/8OqKxyrzUj.

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Join us next Friday, Aug. 26 for our last TBRI Friday Summer Shake Up Series! We are SO excited to welcome Alli Waterwall from @cafortbend and Shannan Stavinoha from @ParksYouthRanch to wrap up Empowering Principles with a focus on staff. Register now: https://t.co/Di7hCmQYtw

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*New Training* Join us at 9 AM on August 22 for Dialectical Behavior Therapy Training. DBT is a cognitive-behavioral treatment adapted for BPD patients at all levels of severity and complexity. Join TACFS and Penny Kruger, LCSW to learn more! Register at https://t.co/MfhG8a4CUV

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#MindfulMonday - Have a great week! "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." - Helen Keller

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Texas Child Care Administrators Conference registration is NOW OPEN! Join us as we look #BeyondtheHorizon Oct. 24-26. Learn more at: https://t.co/eEuj6bPySG #TCCAC2022

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Did you know there are still Pandemic Assistance dollars left for current/aged-out foster youth? Visit https://t.co/FO4WP47d8c to learn how foster youth can get funds to purchase a car and receive other financial assistance. The deadline to apply for this aid is Aug. 31, 2022.

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TBRI Friday is coming up! This month, we'll cover Empowering Principles with a focus on BACK TO SCHOOL! This Friday, we'll hear from TBRI Practitioners with Austin ISD Counseling. They'll share trauma-informed, back to school best practices. Register: https://t.co/kfKw7JAqV9

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*Closing Soon* @nttac_mh is providing a FREE Families Thrive Training to family peer support specialists, family leaders, and families who have children with mental health or substance use challenges. Apply by July 15 and find information at https://t.co/4o9d4SBKDc.

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@nttac_mh is providing a FREE Families Thrive Training to family peer support specialists, family leaders, and families who have children with mental health or substance use challenges. Apply by July 15 and find information at https://t.co/viKUgZqv9Y.

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Take a look at our updated Inclusion Statement! TACFS is acknowledging, accepting, embracing, and celebrating the collective sum of the differences that each of us bring to the child and family welfare space. Read the full statement on our website now: https://t.co/nVxwkvGZT4

[Texas Center for Child and Family Studies @txcentercfs]

Take a look at our updated Inclusion Statement! TACFS is acknowledging, accepting, embracing, and celebrating the collective sum of the differences that each of us bring to the child and family welfare space. Read the full statement on our website now: https://t.co/nVxwkvGZT4

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Join us July 11 and 12 for "Dialectical Behavior for Clinicians." Open to clinicians in Texas working with youth, participants will learn about treating patients at all levels of severity and complexity of disorder. Register on our site: https://t.co/gCnqA3byGh

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Join us for a special training! "Addressing Shame in Survivors" is 4-hours of clinical training including an overview of shame and trauma, as well as how it can present in treatment. Register now: https://t.co/yJnAdaCUaj

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TACFS CSEY Project Manager Sarah Hall received an Honorable Mention at the Light the Way End Human Trafficking Summit opening ceremonies this morning in Dallas! The award is for recognition of Sarah's "stellar leadership" by @TexasDFPS.

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*Due Tomorrow* Last chance to submit a letter of interest for the BBI Quality Improvement Cohort! Open to Texas residential child welfare providers, the cohort includes targeted coaching and technical assistance for your org. https://t.co/EE7fCIgVuN