Continuum or Continuation? A Choice of Conscience Written by Jerry Milner and David Kelly Most headlines and public discourse in child welfare orbit around two highly emotive topics: child fatalities and foster home scarcity. Both topics are incredibly important and warrant thoughtful attention. Unfortunately, thoughtfulness in media coverage and public discourse is rare. Seldom, if […]
Texas Family Code requires DFPS to ensure certain children taken into conservatorship receive a medical examination from a physician or other health care provider after three days. DFPS has issued a report on the statewide implementation of the three-day medical examination, including compliance in each region of the state Evaluation of Medical Exam Requirements: Initial Medical Exam in […]
DFPS takes the next step in expanding Community-Based Care (CBC) with a contract amendment to enter Stage II in DFPS Region 2, which includes 30 Texas counties. 2INgage, a partnership between Texas Family Initiative LLC and New Horizons Ranch and Center Inc., has been providing a continuum of foster care services in this area since […]
New state figures show more children are leaving foster care for safe, permanent homes than are entering the child welfare system, as adoptions surged past 6,000 for the first time, according to Child Protective Services (CPS). “Additional resources combined with a tenacious work ethic have led to unprecedented success for the DFPS this year,” said […]
DFPS is pleased to announce that it’s taken the next step toward expanding Community-Based Care (CBC) by executing a contract amendment to enter CBC Stage II in Region 3b. Region 3b includes Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Parker, Johnson, Hood, Somervell, and Erath counties. Our Community Our Kids (OCOK), a division of ACH Child and Family Services, […]