We pulled together this month’s most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Equitable Supports for Basic Needs of Grandfamilies “There are 2.6 million children in the U.S. who are living with extended family, inside or outside the child welfare system because their parents cannot care for them. These families are often called “kinship families” or “grandfamilies.” Strong evidence shows children in grandfamilies thrive, especially when they get the support they need. Yet, grandfamilies across the country are not equitably supported.” – Re ..read more

We pulled together this month’s most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Report A new report released by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation found that childcare issues in our state result in a loss of $9.39 billion on Texas’s economy annually! TexProtects Takeaway: A new report released by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation found that childcare issues in Texas result in an estimated annual loss of $9.39 billion annually to the Texas economy! For more data points on Texas and to read about the ..read more

We pulled together this month’s most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Texas Department of Family Protective Services recently released grants to 5 organizations to establish Family Resource Centers (FRCs) across the state. A recent study from the Community Partnership Family Resource Center (FRC) found that a community in Colorado experienced a 63% reduction in the rate of child abuse after a Family Resource Center was established in the community. TexProtects Takeaway: In August 2021, the Texas Department of Family and Prote ..read more

We pulled together this month’s 8 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! 4 in 10 Latino and Black households with children lack confidence that they can make their next housing payment one year into COVID-19 (National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families) According to the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly 40 percent of Latino and Black households with children who rent or have a mortgage reported housing insecurity. Roughly half of low-income Lat ..read more

We pulled together this month’s 9 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! 2021 Kids Count Data Book (Annie E. Casey Foundation) “The Annie E. Casey Foundation has released the 2021 Kids Count Data Book. This annual report with state rankings presents a comprehensive picture of child well-being before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies multiyear trends — comparing statistics from 2010 to 2019. In addition, the report shares data on how families endured throughout the pandemic. The report is accompanied by state data profi ..read more

We pulled together this month’s 8 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Racism Creates Inequities in Maternal and Child Health, Even Before Birth “The child welfare system is overdue for substantial transformation. Families and communities of color have experienced the brunt of the failings and limitations present in current policy and “To inform maternal and child health policy and practice, this brief applies a racial and ethnic equity lens to the review of data from the State of Babies Yearbook: 2021. Specifically, this bri ..read more

We pulled together this month’s 10 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Transforming Child Welfare: Prioritizing Prevention, Racial Equity, and Advancing Child and Family Well-Being (National Council on Family Relations) “The child welfare system is overdue for substantial transformation. Families and communities of color have experienced the brunt of the failings and limitations present in current policy and practice. A transformed approach is needed that prioritizes maltreatment prevention, racial equity, and child and family we ..read more

Earlier in the month, Judge Janis Jack conducted a hearing to follow up on the progress made on the thirteen remedial orders. The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) were not in compliance and were previously held in contempt. Ahead of the hearing, the court-appointed Special Monitors filed two reports, one of which detailed the information they compiled regarding updates on these remedial orders and the other that went into more depth about the placement capacity crisis, which has left children without placement and being housed ..read more

We pulled together this month’s most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Reframing Childhood Adversity: Promoting Upstream Approaches (Frameworks Institute) “This brief offers guidance on positioning and explaining the issue of childhood adversity, as well as the need for promoting upstream approaches. The guidance has implications for a wide variety of communications goals and contexts, but it is most relevant for efforts designed to educate the public about strategies that work at the community and policy levels. These framing recom ..read more

We pulled together this month’s top 10 most noteworthy child welfare research articles for you. Read them all here and take action today! Toward a Better Approach to Preventing, Identifying, and Addressing Child Maltreatment (American Academy of Political and Social Science) This issue of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science focuses specifically on approaches to preventing, identifying, and addressing child maltreatment. Articles in the feature cover a number of topics within the field, including child welfare system financing, the ways in which families experie ..read more