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The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services ( DPRS ).
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.
Instead, the state's child protective services agency, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), ordered the parents to leave the hospital and placed the baby in foster care.
The agency's new charter extends its field of services to include the general care of children, including foster home service, adoption, and protective work. [ 10 ] 1934 : A 50-acre (200,000 m 2 ) farm near Spring, Texas, is acquired for use as a summer camp.
Texas parents Temecia and Rodney Jackson are demanding the return of their newborn baby after she was taken by child protective services in Dallas last month following a home birth.
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The Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) was a Texas state agency that was part of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The agency worked with Texans with disabilities and children with developmental delays to improve the quality of their lives and to enable their full participation in society.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is an agency within the Texas Health and Human Services System. It was established by House Bill 2292 in 2003 during the 78th Legislature, [ 1 ] which consolidated twelve different healthcare agencies into five entities under the oversight of HHSC.