Date | Article |
| 5/9/2012 | New Study Finds Children's Mental Health Services in Texas “Near Failing” |
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As lawmakers hold
a hearing on mental health on Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day,
Texas is found to rank last nationally in connecting mentally ill kids with
treatment.
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| 4/12/2012 | Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition Announces it Will Dissolve as a Nonprofit, Coalition Will Move to Texans Care for Children |
| | 10-year-old coalition to begin operating from Texans Care for Children in June 2012.
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| 4/5/2012 | Report: Issues for Children Mostly Missing from Debates, but Having Texans in Race Raised Profile |
| | Children's health insurance, vaccines, poverty and education mentioned more around Texas candidates. |
| 2/23/2012 | State's Approach to Child Obesity? Ounces of Prevention and Pounds of Cure, Group Says |
| | Texans Care for Children examines the role of the legislature in its new report, as Texas PBS prepares to air a special on hunger and obesity among lone star state kids.
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| 1/5/2012 | Reforms to State Juvenile Justice System Could Make Texas a National Model |
| | Texans Care for Children noted that the state has opportunity to do away
with an obsolete model for youth corrections, once and for all. |
| 12/1/2011 | Statement on the First Board Meeting of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department |
| | With the abolition of the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, a new era for Texas juvenile justice has begun. |
| 9/13/2011 | Texas Holds the Line on Health Coverage for Children, New Census Data Show |
| | State
agency efforts pay off in health insurance for kids, but children in poverty is
on the rise. |
| 6/3/2011 | Joint Statement on Today's Announced Closure of TYC Facilities |
| | Juvenile justice advocates released a joint statement in response to today's announcement by Texas
Youth Commission (TYC) that it would close Al Price State Juvenile Correctional Facility in Beaumont, Crockett
State School in Crockett and Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex
Unit II in Brownwood.
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| 4/21/2011 | Letter from Child Protection Group to Senate Finance |
| | Many of the state's leading groups advocating for
children who have been abused or neglected signed on to a letter to members of
the Senate Finance Committee, acknowledging that, although the Senate budget is
preferable to a competing budget in the Texas House, it remains inadequate to
protect all children from harm.
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| 4/17/2011 | On Tax Day, Senate Finance Committee to Weigh a Levy that Performs "Double Duty" |
| | A tax on soft drinks would raise needed revenue for Texas while also bringing down health costs linked to obesity, say top economists and advocates for children. |
| 3/7/2011 | Proposed Tax Would Reduce Child Obesity in Texas |
| | A bill introduced this week to tax sugary drinks like soda would help overweight Texas children lose nearly 5 pounds per year and would raise over $2 billion in state revenue. |
| 2/16/2011 | Packard Foundation Awards New Grant, Cites Importance of Continuing State's Progress |
| | The Children's Defense Fund - Texas, Texans Care for Children and the Center for Public Policy Priorities
announced a new grant from the David and Lucile Packard
Foundation under the Foundation's Insuring America's Children: Getting to the
Finish Line initiative.
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| 2/14/2011 | Proposed Bill Would Let Texas Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Get Care to Improve their Odds at School, Home and Beyond |
| | Recently filed SB 574 (Van de Putte) and HB 1192 (Castro) would ensure treatment for more
children with mental health challenges in Texas |
| 1/25/2011 | New Report Says Conditions for Texas Children Endanger State Economy |
| | Declining outcomes for children threaten the state's ability to compete and meet 21st Century challenges. |
| 1/12/2011 | Groups' Principles of Juvenile Justice Reform Offer Texas a Plan for Troubled Youth |
| | As
the Texas Sunset Commission recommends abolishing the Texas Youth Commission and Texas
Juvenile Probation Commission, advocates unite behind recommendations for
reform. |
| 10/18/2010 | Capitol Summit on Efforts in 5 Texas Communities to Address Complex Mental Health Problems in Children |
| | Texans Care for Children co-sponsored a summit on mental health solutions for children with complex needs. |
| 8/6/2010 | Proposed Health and Human Services Cuts would Prove Costly to Texas |
| | Last year, Texas had its highest number of fatalities from child abuse and neglect on record, but the state is weighing cuts of 85% for child abuse prevention and early intervention and drastic cuts to mental health and substance abuse, both of which could put more children in danger. |
| 8/4/2010 | Frost Bank, Former Governor and First Lady to Be Honored for Work in Texas to Put Kids 1st |
| | Former Governor Mark White, First Lady Linda Gale White and Frost Bank have been chosen to receive the 2011 PUT KIDS 1st Awards. |
| 7/22/2010 | Texans Care for Children Selected as One of Five Texas Sites for Hogg Foundation Mental Health Policy Fellows
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| | A new generation of Texas advocates for mental health is emerging through a new fellowship program, announced the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Wednesday, and Texans Care for Children has been selected as one of five sites to house fellows. |
| 3/22/2010 | Health Reform Victory a Boost to Texan Kids, Including those Passed Over in Texas Law |
| | The federal measure will help over 1 million kids in the state with the most children lacking coverage. |
| 3/9/2010 | Texans Recognized for their Contributions to Children |
| | A volunteer whose service protects vulnerable Texas children and a company with sights set on reversing the state dropout rate are the honorees at Texans Care for Children's 2010 Put Kids 1st Awards Luncheon. |
| 2/25/2010 | Under New Texas Law, Providers Can Get Free Guides for Parents on Child Health and Development |
| | Guides in English and Spanish contain what a new parent needs to know to raise a healthy, happy child. |
| 1/27/2010 | Juvenile Corrections System Acts as Mental Health Provider of Last Resort for Many Texas Families |
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Recent
events have put the mental health-juvenile justice connection in the spotlight, and a free summit this week puts the issues in the spotlight with family stories, youth artwork, and presentations by national experts. |
| 12/8/2009 | Contest Tied to Gubernatorial Race Seeks Submissions from Texas Kids |
| | Schools, classrooms and after-school programs across Texas are invited to participate in Letters to Leaders, a student art and letter-writing contest especially for Texas school children, which offers a hands-on civic engagement lesson for young Texans. For the 2010 contest, winners will have their submissions shared in a capital-area public forum with state leaders in advance of the Texas governor’s race.
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| 10/19/2009 | Event Examines How Valley Children Are Affected by New 2009 Texas Laws |
| | Children in the Rio Grande Valley are at higher risk than other Texas children of growing up in poverty, going without health coverage and not completing their education—but did Texas' political leaders remember the children of the Valley in the most recent legislative session? |
| 10/13/2009 | Statewide Children's Group Commends Eight Texas Cities' Innovative Efforts for Children
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| | In
conjunction with the National League of City’s (NLC) release of a report on municipal
leadership shaping the lives of children and families, Texans Care for
Children commended eight Texas cities for receiving recognition for “state of the art” policy
innovations for children and families |
| 9/25/2009 | Top Texas State Agency Leaders To Embark on First-Ever Statewide Plan and Budget for Children |
| | Families overwhelmed by red tape that prevents their children from getting needed services, kids lost in the state's care when agencies fail to communicate and children kept from receiving health care that their families qualify for are among the Texans who stand to gain, when a new state Council on Children and Families convenes for the first time Wednesday. |
| 9/10/2009 | Gains in Texas Children's Health Coverage Came Due to 2007 State Policy Choices
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| | Today’s U.S. Census release of data pertaining to poverty, income and health insurance also found that private health insurance for kids is down and elicited a response from Texans Care for Children’s executive director, Eileen Garcia. |
| 8/25/2009 | New Report Says Recession Threatens to Make Hundreds of Thousands of Texas Kids Poor |
| | If the last three recessions are any guide, the
current economic downturn could cause an additional 150,000-400,000 Texas
children to become poor, according to an analysis released today by the
nonpartisan nonprofit organization Texans Care for Children. |
| 8/19/2009 | Dozens of New Texas Laws Take Effect as Kids Head Back to School |
| | Texas children heading back to school may find more healthy foods in the cafeteria, more exercise time in their P.E. classes and fewer ways to get expelled under school “zero tolerance” policies than in years past, thanks to new laws passed during the 81st Texas Legislative session that take effect as the school year begins. |
| 6/24/2009 | Council on Children, Child Welfare Wins among 81st Legislature’s Victories for Kids, Report Says |
| | A
new state council to improve children’s services, better mental health
treatment for youth in the juvenile justice system and new subsidies for
relatives caring for children removed from abusive homes are among Texas’ most
recent legislative victories for children, according to a summary report out
today from Texans Care for Children. |
| 6/23/2009 | Event Examines How Corpus Christi Children Fared in 81st Legislature |
| | State leaders, community officials, and parents discovered what new state policies meant for children in Nueces County, where kids are twice as likely as other Texas kids to be confirmed victims of child abuse or neglect. |
| 5/15/2009 | Bill to Give New Parents A "Baby-Owner's Manual" Passes in Texas Legislature
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| | As
Mother’s Day approaches, the Texas Senate passed legislation already approved
in the House to give many Texas parents an answer to the many questions of parenthood in a booklet
one lawmaker nicknamed “the baby owner’s manual” because it provides essential
child-rearing tips for any parent of a young child. |
| 5/7/2009 | Children's Mental Health Services In Texas Found “Near Failing”
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| | During the 2009 National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, a new study finds that Texas is falling behind in several key areas pertaining to children's social, emotional and behavioral health. |
| 3/27/2009 | Experts Examine Growing Health Challenge for Texas Babies |
| | Nationwide,
the number of babies reaching their first birthday this decade has remained
unchanged, but here in Texas more infants are losing their lives and entering
the world in poor health. To address this growing crisis, Texans Care for
Children today announced a first-of-its-kind statewide alliance for infant
health. |
| 3/17/2009 | Forum Highlights Mental Health Needs of Children in Military Families |
| | Children whose parents are deployed in combat overseas are more likely to experience high levels of stress and traumatic situations at home, yet studies show a dearth of resources for families coping with the psychological challenges of a parent at war or returning from the battlefront. |
| 2/19/2009 | The Catch Phrase for the 81st Texas Legislature: Prevention is the Solution
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| | In
both legislative chambers and on each side of the aisle, leaders in the state
legislature are pressing for a new paradigm in decision-making in light of the
challenges facing Texas. |
| 2/3/2009 | Texas Kids and Their Champions Stage Event at the Capitol
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| | The
voices of hundreds of children and youth were out in full force at the State
Capitol Wednesday, when 600 Texans, many of them youth in the foster care
system, were at Voices for Change Day, asking state leaders to prioritize the
needs of Texas children this legislative session. |
| 1/6/2009 | New Report Finds Texas Children Trailing Nation's Youth
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| | Children in Texas are more likely than children in any other state to go without health insurance, become pregnant as teens and grow up to enter the correctional system, according to The Children's Campaign Report: 2009 Update, Texans Care for Children's report on the wellbeing of Texas kids. |
