News Releases
- 01/09/20 - More Texas Children and Youth to Receive Mental Health Services and Remain with Families
- 12/04/19 - More Children Leaving Foster Care than Entering
- 05/28/19 - Hank Whitman Steps Down as DFPS Commissioner
- 01/28/19 - Risk of Child Maltreatment Varies Dramatically Across Age and ZIP Codes
- 06/27/18 - DFPS Commissioner to Speak at Texas Fatherhood Summit
- 06/21/18 - DFPS and Texas A&M Partner to Support Foster Youth
- 03/28/18 - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
- 10/31/17 - November is National Adoption Awareness Month
- 10/16/17 - If it’s Not Your Money - It’s a Crime!
- 05/31/17 - DFPS to Become a Stand-Alone State Agency
- 05/26/17 - Keep Kids Safe around Water this Memorial Day Weekend
- 05/01/17 - May is Elder Abuse Prevention Month
- 03/28/17 - April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
- 02/02/17 - Campaign Takes Aim at Infant Sleeping Deaths
Other News
- 01/15/20 - HHSC Announces Open Enrollment for Residential Treatment Center (RTC) Services for Children
- 05/16/18 - Supervised Independent Living (SIL) Open Enrollment Request
- 05/01/18 - May is Elder Abuse Prevention Month
- 04/03/18 - Update on Family First Prevention Services Act
- 02/01/18 - 2017 Annual Report released
- 01/31/18 - DFPS Vision Newsletter, January 2018
- 09/19/17 - DFPS Announces Two Areas for Community-Based Care
- 09/01/17 - Help DFPS Clients Affected By Harvey
- 06/15/17 - Child Fatality Annual Report FY2016
- 05/10/17 - "Involved" Faith-based Summit Scheduled for June 7 in Waxahachie
- 05/05/17 - Strengthening Families Conference: Call for Presenters
News Archive
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