In collaboration with the Children’s Commission, the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS) recently published Building a Network of Trauma Informed Courts in Texas which highlights the work and the resources created by the Trauma-Informed Courts Pilot Project.  

Using strategies from Building a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System: A Blueprint, four pilot court teams developed a plan for their communities to prioritize felt safety for families and children, focus on effective courtroom culture, and build lasting community ties. Projects designed by these court teams include a monthly brown bag training series; phased service plans to support families in successfully completing services; a video for families explaining what to expect in the courtroom; and parent notebooks.

The pilot included court teams led by the following judges: Hon. Linda Dunson, Judge of the 309th Family District Court in Houston; Hon. Angela Graves-Harrington, Judge of the 246th Family District Court in Houston; Hon. Andrea James, Associate Judge of the Second Region Child Protection Court Number 2 in Bryan; and Hon. Cheryl Vaughan, Associate Judge of the Child Protection Court Eighth Region North in Gainesville.



For more information, please see the related announcement from TACFS. 

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