TEXPROTECTS THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
1341 W Mockingbird Ln Suite 560W, Dallas, TX 75247 www.texprotects.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TexProtects protects Texas children from the trauma of abuse and neglect and empowers families to thrive through education, research, and advocacy.

Public Policy: TexProtects leads four primary collaborations of advocates and experts who develop legislative policy and budget priorities prior to each legislative session with an emphasis on the child protection system inclusive of prevention and early intervention, Child Protective Services and Foster Care improvements and reforms, and behavioral health and trauma for those that have been impacted by abuse or the child welfare system. The TexProtects Public Policy Committee founded at inception works to develop the TexProtects Legislative Agenda each biennium and drives the organizations policy positions. The Child Protection Roundtable (CPRT) was founded by TexProtects in 2007 to which we co-chair with a five-member steering committee and brings together more than 65 organizations with child protection expertise. The mission of the CPRT is to be the leading convener of child protection public policy and governmental action in Texas that: helps prevention child abuse and neglect before it occurs; ensures protection and well-being of children and youth who come into state care; and heals the ongoing trauma and other adverse consequences experienced by children and youth as the result of maltreatment. Founded in 2012, the Texas Home Visiting Consortium's goal is to increase the awareness of evidence-based home visiting in Texas as a child abuse prevention strategy, and to coordinate legislative advocacy efforts, resulting in increased investments and reaching more families in need. Finally, convened in 2019 the Texas Prenatal to Three collaborative is the largest collaborative and seeks to increase access to high-quality services for low-income infants, toddlers, and families and includes partners from more than 100 organizations across the state. The vision is that all Texas children are born healthy and have equitable access to health and early learning supports in their homes and their communities and that early childhood systems are aligned, coordinated, and well-funded to ensure young children and their families are healthy and thriving. Three are three priority policy areas including Healthy Beginnings, Quality Early Childhood Education & Care, and Supported Families which in the policy agenda TexProtects leads.

Education, Community Engagement and Awareness: TexProtects engages partners in communities throughout the state to educate them on the issues and solutions of child protection. With community-provider and local expertise engagement, TexProtects can build a legislative agenda that is reflective of the needs of communities across Texas. This process then creates the platform and advocacy network to education the Texas elected official delegation on child protection issues. TexProtects also works in communities to develop, innovate, and incubate local child abuse prevention strategies that can be pilots or models for state scale or replication using best-practices and impact outcomes. TexProtects also engages in broad public awareness building activities to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect and provides training, technical assistance, and systems-building support to communities.

Research: TexProtects conducts in-depth, comprehensive research on the CPS system, risk factors for maltreatment, and adverse outcomes for children. The research is the foundation for identifying issues, recognizing best, practices, and creating a legislative agenda prior to each legislative session. TexProtects makes research available by publishing written works that correspond to our public policy priorities and also make research available through interactive platforms such as the ZipRisk map and Child Maltreatment Data Dashboard. TexProtects often partners with local universities to conduct research and has a formal partnership with Child Trends, Inc.

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