Child Welfare Privatization: Finding the Line between Fact and Fiction: The Texas Alliance for Child and Family Services Responds to the Center for Public Policy Priorities’ Report

October 28, 2008 This document responds to the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) recently released report, "Drawing the Line between Public and Private Agency Responsibilities in Child Welfare: The Texas Debate," a report that presents information and draws conclusions regarding the privatization of child welfare services. To formulate the response, the Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services, a statewide association committed to quality child welfare services, reached out to independent experts and researchers to review and comment on the CPPP's findings and recommendations. The following findings are discussed: the report is best viewed as an opinion piece . . .