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Treatment Foster Care In Texas

WEBTreatment foster care is intended to maintain high needs children in family settings to reduce the need for more restrictive placements such as residential treatment centers (RTCs), psychiatric hospitals, or other group care settings. TFC placements are limited in length, typically 6 to 9 months, with the goal of stabilizing the child and

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Foster Care Rate Analysis and Recommendations- 87th Legislature

WEBTACFS recommends full funding of foster care rates based on the rate schedule released by the Health and Human Services Commission in January 2021 for a total investment of an additional $91,059,596 ($72,043,307 in state funds) for the 2022/2023 biennium. It is important to note that the data produced by the State to reflect the “full cost of

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NTI Mental Health Professionals

WEBFree state-of-the-art, web-based, standardized training that gives you the ability to learn at your own pace. The National Adoption Competency Mental Health Training for Mental Health Professionals provides the foundational knowledge, values and skills needed to enhance adoption competency for mental health professionals providing or interested

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National Adoption Competency Training Initiative: Child Welfare …

WEBThe modular web-based training is 20 hours and focuses on case work practices and professional skills for staff across the child welfare continuum to promote child well-being, permanency and family stability for children living with foster, adoptive or guardianship families. Visit C.A.S.E. online.

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SB 1896: Foster Care Omnibus

WEBSB 1896. Senate Bill 1896, a sweeping reform of the state’s foster care system, was authored and passed by Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chair Lois Kolkhorst. SB 1896 provides needed system reforms, aims to improve quality, and and addresses many issues raised through both the federal foster care lawsuit and the …

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Frequently Asked Questions for Community Providers

WEBThe Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) promotes full partnerships between all who are involved with youth and families who receive residential interventions and community services and supports. BBI also supports the use of promising, best, and evidence-based and -informed practices to achieve sustained positive outcomes for youth and families

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Suicide Prevention With Foster Youth

WEBThe C-SSRS is a brief suicide screening tool validated for use with youth ages 11 – 18. It is a set of six questions that helps differentiate between suicidal thoughts and suicidal behavior. The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is a suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization that supports young people 24/7 with suicidal

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TREATMENT FOSTER CARE IN TEXAS

WEB6 MARCH 2021 •ncrease investment in TFC to promote recruitment and retention of foster parents. Additional I investment would allow for paid respite to support placement stability, and a respite stipend between

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The Landscape of the Texas Child Welfare System

WEBIntroduction. The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services and its research and training arm, the Texas Center for Child and Family Studies, exists to supports community organizations. These organizations provide direct care services to children, youth, and families in the child welfare system. In addition, community organizations serve

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Member Feature: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults …

WEBThe clinic provides the “3-Day” and/or “3-In-30″ medical services all children who come into care must have. They also do everything from sports physicals to blood testing and immunizations to vision screenings.

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Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors: Evidenced-based …

WEBThis presentation describes the rationale for and development and testing of the Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors (OHTS) tool, which was developed to enable human trafficking service programs to evaluate survivor outcomes related to …

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Expand Access to Behavioral Health for Children in Foster Care

WEBCPAs receive payments from the state for the care of foster children of which a portion is passed on to foster families. CPAs are in a unique position to help meet the needs of children with behavioral health needs by enrolling in the Texas Medicaid program to provide the full array of behavioral health services, including MHTCM and MHR.

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EXPAND ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR …

WEB3 Ferar 2021 Nearly all children and youth in foster care are eligible for Medicaid, which is the primary source of funding for both physical and behavioral health care for this population.

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AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE IN TEXAS

WEB5 April 2021 From point in time data on August 20202, 1,198 children were in extended foster care, which is a trend that holds consistent in any given year. If only 1,200 young adults participate in extended foster care in any given

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A Culture of Kin: Texas Kinship Steering Committee Workgroups

WEBAbstract. The Texas Kinship Steering Committee (Committee) was formed in January 2022 as a collaboration among the Department of Family and Protection Services (DFPS), the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Single Source Continuum Contractors (SSCCs), the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS), Casey Family …

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88th Legislature: Regular Session Toolkit

WEB88th Legislature: Regular Session Toolkit. This Session, we worked with our Board and Advocacy Committee to develop priorities and key issues, we tracked more bills than ever before, our members testified before State decision-makers, and YOU joined us every step of the way. You showed up on behalf of Texas kids and families to set the stage

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A STATEWIDE SERVICE CAPACITY ASSESSMENT

WEBExecutive Summary 5 April 2020 • Among in-home parent training providers, the most common program approved as an EBP at the highest evidence level (Parents as Teachers) is used by only 18 percent of providers.

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Program Director/LCPAA Administrator Job Description

WEB1 Program Director/LCPAA Administrator Job Description SUMMARY: Responsible for overall administration, operations, and management of Hope Rising clinical programs and services. OBJECTIVES Supervise Foster Care and Clinical Team

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