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2011 News

• 3/28/11 - Give babies room to breathe and lower the risk of infants dying in their sleep
• 3/10/11 - Leaving Little Ones Alone in Cars is a Crime
• 2/23/11 - Training to focus on supervised independent living for youth aging out of foster care

2010 News

• 11/1/10 - November is National Adoption Month
• 10/4/10 - If It’s Not Your Money - It’s a Crime!
• 8/2/10 - “Don’t Be in the Dark" About Child Care: TV & Radio Campaign Urges Parents to Choose Regulated Day Care
• 5/10/10 - It's Everyone's Business: Adult abuse prevention campaign urges all Texans to get involved
• 5/3/10 - Give Babies Room to Breathe: DFPS launches ad campaign to prevent infant sleeping deaths
• 2/24/10 - DFPS digital project one of the "Best of Texas"
• 2/3/10 - Health and human services agencies will host a public hearing at 11 a.m. Feb. 11 in the Brown-Heatly Building in Austin to get comments on budget reduction options.

2009 News

• 12/09/09 - Outpouring of Generosity Brightens Holiday Season for Texas' Most Vulnerable Citizens
• 12/08/09 - Give Babies Room to Breathe: Many Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths May be Preventable
• 11/02/09 - State adoption campaign illustrates the plight of thousands of children
• 10/30/09 - Girl finds loving adoptive family, learns life lesson from her dog
• 10/16/09 - It’s Everyone’s Business Campaign Targets Financial Exploitation
• 10/02/09 - Teamwork is the key to fighting financial exploitation
• 09/23/09 - H1N1 flu update
• 09/08/09 - RCCL to hold Regional Stakeholder Meetings for Evaluation of the 24-Hour Residential Child Care Minimum Standards
• 09/02/09 - DFPS launches new Spanish-language web site to help protect state's most vulnerable citizens
• 09/01/09 - CCL to hold Regional Stakeholder Meetings for Review of Licensed Child-Care Center and Registered/Licensed Child-Care Home Minimum Standards
• 08/19/09 - Committee on Licensing Standards to hold Public Hearing in Austin on September 9, 2009
• 07/30/09 - “Don’t Be in the Dark" About Child Care
• 07/23/09 - Relative Gets Custody of Last Child in Eldorado Case
• 07/15/09 - 100 older adults in Central Texas receive emergency kits
• 07/01/09 - Child Drownings Continue Unchecked, Extreme Caution Urged
• 06/25/09 - Stakeholder Forum to be Held July 16, 2009
• 06/08/09 - Summer Weather: It’s Time to “See and Save” a child
• 05/19/09 - Water Safety Urged for Memorial Day Weekend
• 05/11/09 - Swine Flu Information for Child Care Providers, Foster Parents, and Relative Caregivers
• 05/04/09 - 2009 Elder Abuse Campaign: Get Involved “It’s Everyone’s Business”
• 05/01/09 - Preventing Elder Abuse is Everyone’s Business
• 04/03/09 - Commissioner Speaks Out on FLDS Anniversary
• 04/01/09 - April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month
• 02/17/09 - New Assistant Commissioners Announced
• 01/23/09 - Reforms Reduce Removals - Keep Children Safe