TBRI® Correcting Principles aim to address a child’s behavioral issues in a positive way. Two important principles in the correcting component are proactive and responsive behavioral strategies. In proactive strategies, we focus on putting the child on the right path...

Through TBRI®’s Empowering Principles, we are able to address a child’s physical needs by concentrating on their safety and health. Many of the clients we serve come to us from traumatic situations and our priority is to provide them with a feeling of “felt safety.”...

Often, children from hard places tend to retreat from relationships with others as a form of fear or distrust. In TBRI®’s connecting principles, the focus is to meet a child’s need for relationships through awareness and playful engagement. One part of awareness is to...

Trauma-informed care is an essential part of both the culture of TBCH and the services we provide. Taking a trauma-informed approach to care means looking beyond the behaviors of the children and families we serve and finding the meaning behind that behavior. Once we...

The Board of Trustees at Texas Baptist Children’s Home (TBCH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Debbie Rippstein as the new Executive Director of the ministry. “After much prayer and seeking God’s guidance during this time of transition, we are delighted that...