Resources
Resources for the Program Portal
0-5 Program Guide
Introduction This guide has everything you, as a leader of a local CASA program in Texas, will need to know to get started with, or to enhance volunteer advocacy for, the infant and toddler population. The information shared here has…
Outcry Materials
When a child verbally shares an allegation of abuse with another person, this is considered an ‘outcry’. If a child or youth makes an outcry of human trafficking, which is abuse, it must be reported within eight hours to DFPS…
Current Work
Texas CASA is a leader in working to assure sound public policies in Texas on issues affecting the child welfare system, the well-being of children, and youth in state custody and other policy areas related to our mission. Along with…
Understanding Your Role in Community-Based Care
Texas CASA’s Public Policy team recently developed a new resource highlighting the importance of CASA during every stage of the transition to Community-Based Care, which is available for programs to utilize here. We look forward to continuing to keep the…
89th Legislative Session Priorities
After surveying local CASA staff and volunteers to get their legislative ideas, the Texas CASA Board approved four policy priorities and three funding priorities. The Public Policy team will support legislation and work on policy issues in each of these…
Coaches for CASA
CASA programs across the state have the opportunity to partner with local coaches to help spread the word about CASA. Coaches interact and advocate for kids on and off the field on a daily basis making them ideal candidates to…
Commercial Sexual Exploitation-Identification Tool (CSE-IT) Guide
The CSE-IT is a research-based, validated screening tool that helps improve the early identification of commercially sexually exploited youth (CSEY). This guide covers: What is the CSE-IT? Why Screen? Who is Screened? Validity of the CSE-IT Best Practices ….and more!…
Dual Status Law – SB 2049
In 2018, the Supreme Court of Texas Children’s Commission created the Dual Status Task Force (DSTF). One of the things they studied was exploring the roles of attorneys and guardians ad litem (GAL) representing the child and identifying gaps and…