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Child Protective Services

Who to call if I need help:

CPS Caseworker/Telephone

CPS Supervisor/Telephone

DFPS Office of Consumer Affairs:


1-800-720-7777
Accepts complaints about open CPS cases

The National Domestic Violence Hotline


1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)
TDD for people with hearing impairments: 1-800-787­
3224

Texas Youth Hotline


1-800-210-2278
Provides phone counseling to youth and parents for
family conflicts

Medicaid/Food Stamps/TANF
‹ Budgeting skills 211
‹ Alcohol/Substance Abuse referral information, www.yourtexasbenefits.com
education, counseling, treatment
Texas Health Steps
‹ Domestic Violence referral information and
counseling
‹ Parent/child relationship issues
1-877-THSTEPS or 1-877-847-8377
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/thsteps/
Medical and dental checkups for children on Medicaid
Supporting Your Family
‹ Therapy
‹ Anger management
Texas Abuse/Neglect Hotline
1-800-252-5400
through Family Based
‹ Referrals for public assistance resources
‹ Other information and referrals in your
CHIP/Children's Medicaid
1-877-KIDS-NOW (1-877-543-7669)
Safety Services (FBSS)
community as needed and available www.CHIPmedicaid.org The Texas Department of
Stock Code P20919-0000 May 2008 Family and Protective Services
What are Family Based Safety
Services?
‹ Have you been investigated by Child
Protective Services (CPS)?
‹ Have you been told your children may be at
risk of abuse or neglect?
‹ Have you been told your children may be
removed from your home?
‹ Are you working to get your children back?
If you said “yes” to any of these questions, you
may be offered Family Based Safety Services
(FBSS). These services will be given in your
home by CPS. They will be for a limited time—it
depends on your case. They will help you make
sure your children are healthy and safe.
Most families in trouble want help. They want
to fix their problems. They can change.
We will be your partner. We will focus on your ‹ Meet with my caseworker regularly and allow my ‹ Assess the safety of your children on an ongoing
family’s needs and strengths. We will respect your children to meet with the caseworker basis
culture. We will honor how you feel about school­ ‹ Participate in services I identify with my caseworker ‹ Provide you with the resources needed so you can
ing and raising children. and others who may work with my family make changes and provide your children with a
safe and stable home
‹ Make the changes needed to provide a safe and stable
What will I be expected to do? home for my children
‹ Be open and honest with my caseworker What kinds of things can I get help with
‹ Keep my children safe
What is my caseworker is expected to do? depending on my family’s needs and
‹ Meet with you and your family to figure out your
‹ Figure out what I need help with and what my
family’s strengths and needs
what services are available?
family needs
‹ Day care
‹ Work with you to develop a plan for services for you
‹ Identify my strengths and the strengths in my
family
and your family that focuses on those strengths and ‹ Parenting skills
needs
‹Make a plan for services with my caseworker ‹ Housekeeping skills
that focuses on strengths and needs that we ‹ Meet with your family regularly to provide support
and guidance and review your progress ‹ Nutrition and health information
identify

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