Director: Michael Yu, MD
The UTMB Child Safety and Protection (ABC) team consists of one Board Certified Child Abuse Pediatrician and two additional Board-Certified Pediatricians with expertise in education and services to Foster Children, one Nurse Practitioner, and one full-time Social Worker/Administrative Manager. The program works very closely with the Advocacy Center for the Children of Galveston County. Team members meet weekly for multi-disciplinary reviews of cases with Law Enforcement, CPS, the DA’s office, and Advocacy Center personnel. Team members provide comprehensive evaluations of children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect at the Advocacy Center. Consultation is provided for children seen in the hospital setting. Children can be followed or evaluated in one of our Foster and Patient Safety Clinics in League City or Galveston.
The Foster Care program at UTMB is one of fourteen Foster Care Centers of Excellence in Texas. The clinic offers 3- and 30-day medical appointments, well child checks, and same day appointments. The clinic has the capabilities to refer patients to the broader range of pediatric services at UTMB, including subspecialists, psychologists, and therapists.
Education of health care providers and preventive programs are priorities for the program. The 42 pediatric residents who are training in the Department of Pediatrics spend a minimum of 2 weeks participating in the diverse activities of the program, Fourth Year Medical Students can elect to spend time on the service learning about child abuse prevention and working as community advocates. Prevention programs include the development of materials and presentations presented to members of the communities ranging from school personnel to investigators to child advocates.
FOR Foster Care APPOINTMENTS, REFILLS OR QUESTIONS - CALL 888-886-2543