About 30% of children referred to child protective services each year in the United States experience recurring maltreatment. And yet, few studies have examined services to prevent recurrences of maltreatment among reunified children. Using data from a national survey, alumna Catherine LaBrenz and professors Monica Faulkner and Rowena Fong investigated… read more
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After cancer
Survivors of childhood cancer—there is an estimated 500,000 of them in the United States—have an increased risk of experiencing disabling conditions, both from the cancer itself and from the effects of treatment, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report, Childhood cancer and functional… read more
Girasol turns two
The Girasol program at the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing has released its first two-year report. The program’s mission is to provide trainings, consultations and resources to build a network of trauma-informed professionals that support immigrant families. The program was launched in 2018 as the culmination of volunteering work by… read more
