Safety, Permanency & Well-Being
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The ABA Center on Children and the Law's Health of Court-Involved Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers project is pleased to announce the release of its newest Practice & Policy Brief -- Advocating for Very Young Children in Dependency Proceedings: The Hal ...
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Thanks to the recession, 2009 was one of the worst years for poverty in America in more than half a century. The total number of Americans living in poverty hit 43.6 million, the highest level in 51 years and the national poverty rate rose to 14.3 percent ...
Orleans Parish Juvenile Court - Judge Ernestine Gray In Louisiana, permanency hearings are held 12 months after a child comes into custody and every six months thereafter. Judge Ernestine S. Gray conducts Benchmark Conferences for youth between the ag ...
Innovative ideas for improved court practice to expedite permanency for children.
By recognizing the potential impact of trauma on parenting, judges and attorneys can more easily connect parents with services that will meet their needs. This resource from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network addresses the following questions: Wh ...
The Blueprint for Change is a detailed framework that includes goals and benchmarks (or subgoals) for children and youth that will help ensure their education success. The document contains national and state examples (programs, resources, and strategies) ...
A Handbook for Parent and Guardians in Child Abuse & Neglect Cases What You Need to Know About the Court Process Being involved in a child abuse and neglect case can be confusing and stressful. Not knowing what to expect can make it even harder. This ...
American Bar Association Therese Roe Lund, MSSW - National Resource Center for Child Protective Services Jennifer Renne, JD - National Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues Foreword- Judges in abuse and neglect proceedings are responsible for ...
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This manual offers guidance on how diverse community agencies, organizations, and individuals can work together to form a web of support for families and create safe, healthy environments where children can thrive. The manual describes the benefits of co ...
Although safety and permanency performance measures for cases involving children in foster care have been established, tested, and implemented, court-related well-being measures have yet to be developed. This article describes the initial effort to establ ...
The National Quality Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers and the Child Welfare System, National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), American Humane Association, and American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law welcome you to the Father Friendly ...
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National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections
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Find quick facts about children in foster care in Louisiana, current legislation proposed and enacted related to the law, existing state policies, tools, analyses and research relevant for the various components of the new law, examples of state and triba ...
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Knowing Who You Are is a curriculum is designed for child welfare professionals, caretakers, and other adults involved in child welfare. The e-learning is the second part of this three-part curriculum. The e-learning builds on introductory concepts presen ...
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The Children's Law Committee would like to share the video entitled," Louisiana Foster Care: An Introduction", with you in hopes that it will enrich the lives of children and stakeholders in our community and beyond. Please feel free to share the DVD with ...
This special issue of Protecting Children, a professional publication of American Humane Association, highlights many of the nuanced practice and policy issues that support effective permanency planning and decision making with adolescents in foster care. ...
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Series: Factsheets Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway Year Published: 2009
A Permanent Home for Every Child “Reasonable efforts” has been one of the most hotly debated and confusing issues in the field of child welfare over the past two decades. This handbook explains what reasonable efforts are as we move out of the 1990s. I ...
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The National Child Advocacy Center has a number of on line courses for CPS, law enforcement, prosecutors and child advocacy center staff. Visit the National Child Advocacy Center website for more information on the following online training courses. - ...
The purpose of this project is to determine, through a research design, the impact of non-resident father involvement on child welfare outcomes. Child welfare outcomes include child safety, permanence, and well-being. Included in this design is the examin ...