Fostering Education and Resources
Our Fostering Health team has put together helpful information about appointments, answers to questions we are asked most often, prevention and support resources, insurance information, as well as educational resources.
Bring these helpful records to your appointment
We understand that records can be difficult to manage when placing a foster child.
- Bring the following required legal documents:
- Medical Consenter Form 2085-B (Foster Placement) OR Medical Consenter Form 2085-KO (Kinship Placement)
- Placement Authorization Form K-908-2279
Please try to provide any of these before your first appointment:
- Immunization records
- Current medications (with dosage and instructions)
- Any doctors and available records
- A list of previous schools
- Court order establishing Temporary Managing Conservatorship (TMC)
- Safety plan agreement from Child Protective Services
Late arrivals
Please arrive early for your appointment. Late arrivals may have to wait until the next available appointment or reschedule for another day.
Frequently asked questions
Who can be referred to the Fostering Health Program?
There are two different ways a child is eligible for care at our Fostering Health Program.
- Kinship placement or a foster home, through the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
- Living with biological parents while in DFPS custody
Why can't I access MyCookChildren's patient portal for my foster child?
With the legal and confidential status of children in foster care, patient information is not available for foster care patients.
To report abuse, neglect or exploitation
Please contact the DFPS at 1-800-252-5400. If the child is in immediate danger, call 911.
Resources
Read about: DFPS - 3 in 30 - A Guide to Medical Services at CPS (texas.gov)
Vaccine information: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Psychiatry resources
- JPS Psychiatry
- Other options can be provided as needed
Primary care resources
- Cook Children's Neighborhood Clinics
- Pediatric Clinics Primary & Pediatric Care | JPS Health Network
Insurance
Other parent resources
- WIC Texas | Texas WIC
- Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) – My Health My Resources of Tarrant County
- Findhelp.org
- 2-1-1 Texas | Texas Health And Human Services Commission
- Tarrant Cares
- Texas Parent to Parent Home | Texas Parent to Parent
- ZERO TO THREE HealthySteps program for early childhood development
Cook Children's resources
- Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
- Center for Community Health
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Bruising: What to Know
- Teen Center
- Book resources
- Car seat safety
Trauma-informed care
- Helping Your Child Heal After Trauma from Kid’s Health
- DFPS - Trauma Informed Care Training (texas.gov)
- ChildTrauma Academy
- Trauma-Informed Care | The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org)
- ISTSS - #TraumaTalk Podcast Series
Brain development
- Key Concepts - Science of Child Development (harvard.edu)
- Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers and Children - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- Childhood Trauma and the Brain video
- Early Brain Development and Health from Centers for Disease Control
- Video- Building a Healthy Brain from PBS
- Brain Dev & Neuroscience | ChildTrauma Academy
- Dr. Daniel Siegel presenting a Hand Model of the Brain
Effects of drug exposure
Neglect
- Fact Facts: Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect from Centers for Disease Control
- Child Abuse and Neglect: What Parents Should Know
- What to know about child abuse
- Abuse & Neglect | ChildTrauma Academy
Domestic violence
- Take a stand against domestic violence from cdc
- Childhood Exposure to Violence from American Academy of Pediatrics’ Healthy Children
- Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)
- Family Violence Program | Texas Health and Human Services
Schedule an appointment
Caregivers, the Department of Family and Protective Service representatives and child placement agencies can call the Fostering Health Program at 682-303-6800.