Texas DFPS House Committee on Human Services: Interim Hearing on Child Welfare Reform

January 24, 2008 This report was presented by the Commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Carey D. Cockrell, to the Texas Legislature House Committee on Human Services. The report covered the Department's goals for improving the child welfare system, including keeping families together, reducing the length of time spent in foster care, improving the quality and accountability of foster care, reducing caseloads, and staff retention . . .