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A 2004 report by Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn was very critical of the Texas foster care system. [10] A follow-up statement with continued criticisms of the Texas foster care system was made in 2006 by the Comptroller and renewed a request to have the governor create a Family and Protective Services Crisis Management Team. [11]
In recent years, a U.S. District Court judge has ordered sweeping reforms to Texas’ child welfare system. The state legislature voted in 2017 to transition Texas away from a foster care system ...
In 2021, Texas lawmakers passed House Bill 567 which changed the standard for removing children from their homes. The state could take custody if there was “a substantial risk,” but the bill ...
Child protective services (CPS) refers to government agencies in the United States that investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect, and if confirmed, intervene by providing services to the family through a safety plan, in-home monitoring, supervision, or if a safety plan is not feasible or in emergencies, removing the child from the custody of their parent or legal guardian.
[2] [3] The Child Welfare Information Gateway covers child-welfare topics, including family-centered practice, child abuse and neglect, abuse and neglect prevention, child protection, family preservation and support, foster care, achieving and maintaining permanency, adoption, management of child welfare agencies and related topics such as ...
Federal judge Janis Jack has ordered Texas health and human services officials to pay $100,000 per day in fines. Federal judge Jack fines Texas child welfare agency $100K per day for foster care ...
The Texas Bureau of Child and Animal Protection [1] is (about) the earliest documented form of child protection. The Bureau was created by the 33rd Texas Legislature by adopting HB-540 [2] on March 29, 1913, go become effective on July 1, 1913. This appears to be one of the earliest known forms of Child and Animal Protection in the state. The ...
Can they contact you or other responsible adults? ... the child from a situation in which the child would be exposed to a substantial risk of sexual conduct harmful to the child.” Call the Texas ...