LET’S TALK: Suicide and Drug Prevention
September is Suicide Prevention Month! Below are tips from the 998 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The 988 Lifeline network and its partners are working to change the conversation from suicide to suicide prevention, to actions that can promote healing, help and give hope.Ask
Research shows that people who are having thoughts of suicide feel relief when someone asks after them in a caring way. Findings suggest that acknowledging and discussing suicide may reduce rather than increase suicidal ideation.Be There
Individuals are more likely to feel less depressed, less suicidal, less overwhelmed, and more hopeful after speaking to someone who listens without judgment.Keep Them Safe
A number of studies have indicated that when lethal means are made less available or less deadly, suicide rates by that method decline, and frequently, suicide rates overall decline.Help Them Stay Connected
Studies indicate that helping someone at risk create a network of resources and individuals for support and safety can help them take positive action and reduce feelings of hopelessness.Follow Up
Brief, low-cost intervention and supportive, ongoing contact may be an important part of suicide prevention, especially for individuals after they have been discharged from hospitals or care services.Important Texas Resources
We hope you’ll use them!
On behalf of Texas Foster Care and programs, we would like to share with you articles and information about the growing Fentanyl problem in our society. Educate yourself and your kids on this invisible killer.
Training Corner
Seven Tips for Getting to Know a Teen You Are Fostering or Adopting.
You’ve heard that the need for families for teens in foster care is great, and you want to do something to help. But you’ve spent time with teens…
Training Includes:
- Domestic Violence in Teen Dating
- Sexting: What Parents Should Know
- Improving Foster Placement Stability
FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT
On August 24, recruiters from Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas gathered in the Wichita, Kansas, office to organize and to brainstorm about recruitment and retention efforts for foster parents. Following that meeting, our Texas recruitment specialist, Traci Roberts, volunteered at Hotter ‘N Hell in Wichita Falls where she shared about the need for foster parents while serving nearly 10,000 cyclists! Meanwhile, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, TFI volunteered to serve families at the Wellspring Weekend conference. In Manhattan, Kansas, TFI partnered with Alliance Realty for a school supply drive where we raised close to $1,500 for local children.Join us for Foster Parent Support Meetings
Please invite your friends who are interested in fostering to both the foster parent support meetings and the information nights. Be sure to keep an eye on the TFI Village Facebook to learn about recruitment events in your area as well.
FOSTER PARENT RETREAT REGISTRATION
Hotels will be provided for those who qualify.
Wichita Falls, TX • October 21, 2023 Wichita, KS • November 4, 2023
FUND DEVELOPMENT
Meet our new team member, Lisa Reed!
Below are our foster parents celebrating a milestone anniversary as a TFI Foster Parent! We love having you as part of Team TFI!
10 years Don and Stacie Marquis
5 years Logan & Amy Lindahl Chuck Ratterree & Michele Holley Patience Dudley
1 year John Davidson Stuart & Beverly Kowalski Amanda Lear Joel & Emily Lewis Adam & Christian Lopez Jason Nelson Levi & April Seaton Kelvin & Alan Crowder
