Attorney Resources
Engaging Black 2SLGBTQIA+Youth in Advocacy
Child Maltreatment
QRTP Policy Brief: Staffing the Role of the ‘Qualified Individual’
Child-Specific Recruitment For Older Youth
Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
Child Neglect, Inequity, & Poverty: Practice Innovations, Concrete Resources, and Justice
Penalized for Their Prescriptions: Parents Using Legal Addiction Medications Face Ongoing Discrimination in the Child Welfare System
Social Media and Children 2024 Legislation
Partnering With Youth and Families: A Best Practices Guide for Youth Justice Stakeholders
Child & Family Services Review Process
NSCAW III Baseline Report (2017-2022): Child and Family Involvement with the Child Welfare System
2024 Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)
Abuse of Youth Placed in Residential Facilities
2024 Report to Congress Progress Report: Federal Implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Updated State-by-State Resources Help Families Understand Permanency Options
The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations
Students with Disabilities and Bullying: Top Five Things for Parents, Educators, and Students to Know
Toolkit Provides Mental Health and Substance Use Support for Families Across the Lifespan
A Prevention-Focused, Multisystem Framework to Help Families Meet Their Needs
Study on Child Self-Report Measures for Screening and Assessing Family Violence
New Brief on Child Welfare Prevention Through Service Integration
Using Technology to Support Families Who Experience Family Violence
Rethinking Protection: Raising the Bar on Legal & Economic Protections for Survivors & Children
An Approach to Mandatory Child Abuse Reporting in Cases of Questionable Confessions
Recognizing National Youth Justice Action Month
The Legal Assault on Pregnant People’s Personhood: Unpacking Fetal Personhood
The Critical Role of Parent Partner Programs: Policy and Practice Considerations
“Unto the Third Generation” Revisited: The Impact of a National Plan to End Child Abuse in The United States within Three Generations
What They Are Saying: Child Welfare Reauthorization Delivers First-In-A-Generation Wins for Parents and Families
Guide for Providers: No-Cost Training Resources on Kinship/Grandfamily Mental Health Needs
The 2023 Federal Human Trafficking Report
Study Examines Models for Supporting Immigrant Families in Child Welfare
Developments in Interstate Compact Law and Practice 2022
Babies in Care Proceedings: What Do We Know About Parents with Learning Disabilities or Difficulties?
New Framework Highlights Holistic Prevention Strategies to Support Family Well-Being
Examining the Importance of Developmental Relationships for Young People
Incorporating Lived Experience Into Child Welfare Capacity Building
Legal Assistance for Native Kinship / Grandfamilies Involved with Child Welfare: How to Find an Attorney & Help Them Help You
Your Case, Your Rights: Your Guide To Exercising Self-Advocacy
QIC-EY Lessons Learned: Fundamental Insights to Engage Children and Youth
Modernizing Minor Guardianship in State Courts
Capacity Building Center for Tribes Prevention Brief
Advocating For Reasonable Efforts For LGBTQIA+ Youth In Foster Care
Fostering Responsible Tech Use
Timely Health Care for Children and Youth in Foster Care: Getting Started on Quality Improvement
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
Clearinghouse Approves New Mental Health, Substance Abuse Programs for Family First Act Funding
Child Welfare Law Career Guide
Children in Residential Treatment Facilities Face Multiple Risks: Senate Report
The Kids Are Not Alright: A Look into the Absence of Laws Protecting Children in Social Media
The Misdiagnosed and Overmedicated Children in Foster Care
FROM CHILD WELFARE TO WELL-BEING: A Blueprint for CBOs and Government Agencies
Supporting Timely and Successful Reunifications
The Role of Parent Partner Programs in Supporting Prevention and Reunification
New Training on Adapting Family Finding and Engagement Practices for LGBTQ+ Youth
How Child Welfare Agencies Can Support Reunification
The Importance of Father Engagement in Family-Centered Reunification
Birth and Foster Parent Partnership: Directory of Strategies and Resources
Psychotropic Polypharmacy Trends Rise Among Child, Adolescent Medicaid Beneficiaries
Moving Beyond Legal Permanency
Leveraging Technology to Empower Families: Supporting Foster Parents’ Essential Role in Child Welfare
Analysis From a State-by-State Survey of Kinship Care Policies
Methodological Research to Support the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence
QIC-EY NOW Clips and Tips
Family Engagement in Systems Change: Use of a New Assessment Tool in Quality Improvement
Exploring the Contours of Expert Testimony Regarding Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome
From Evidence to Action: How Do We Establish Systems to Support Evidence Use?
FASD United Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Resource Directory
The Unintended Consequences of“Lack of Supervision”Child Neglect Laws: How Developmental Science Can Inform Policies about Childhood Independence and Child Protection
Using Strength And Challenges To Measure Youth Well-Being
Learn The Basics Of Juvenile Justice
State Strategies To Mitigate The Impact Of Housing Instability On Child Welfare Involvement
Examining Financial Hardship and Caregiver Subgroups in Kinship Foster Placements: A Machine Learning Approach
Determining the Best Interests of the Child
WHAT YOUNG LEADERS WANT — AND DON’T WANT —FROM OLDER ALLIES
CSG South Announces Collaboration with Casey Family Programs
Resource Guide for Kinship/Grandfamily Providers
Behavioral Health Diagnoses and Treatment Services for Children and Youth Involved with the Child Welfare System
Where We Stand: A 20-Year Retrospective Of The Unaccompanied Children’s Program In The United States
Game-changing’ Emergency Housing Vouchers to Help Foster Children, Families in Jefferson Parish
How Should Clinicians and Health Care Organizations Promote Equity in Child Abuse and Neglect Suspicion, Evaluation, and Reporting?
McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration
How Should Clinicians Minimize Bias When Responding to Suspicions About Child Abuse?
Interested in policy supporting homeless youths? ABA group provides guidance
Exploring the Effects of Maltreatment and Child Welfare System Experiences on Juvenile Justice Involvement
Helping Children and Youth Maintain Relationships With Birth Families
Birth Family Connections and Openness
On the Threshold of Change
Prenatal Drug Exposure: CAPTA Reporting Requirements for Medical Professionals
Supporting Kinship Families of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Factors That Predict The Safe Recovery Of Missing And Abducted Children
Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP), Volume I: Measures
Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP) Volume V: Background and Research
Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP) Volume IV: Technical Guide
Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP) Volume III: Implementation Toolbox
Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP) Volume II: Implementation Guide
Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP): Quick Start Guide
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT IN THE COURTROOM
FAMILY JUSTICE JOURNAL: The Need For Belonging
Adoption Triad: Practicing Adoption Competence by Examining the Impact of Race, Culture, and Diversity
Relative Foster Care Is Increasing Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children in Foster Care
Trauma-Focused Practice Supplement for the Crossover Youth Practice Model
Trends in State Mental Health Policy
Strategies for Addressing Length of Stay to Improve Outcomes for Youth and Communities
Promoting Healthy Relationships in Foster Care—“If I Had Seen What a Healthy Relationship Looks Like, that Would Have Changed My Perspective”
Implementing Child Welfare IT Systems Using “Low Code” Solutions
A Change Framework for Engaging Fathers and Paternal Relatives and Promoting Racial Justice
Spotlight on Domestic Violence and Child Welfare
Screening for Substance Use in Child Welfare Using the UNCOPE
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Support Children and Families in Foster Care
White House Announces Slate of Actions on Child Welfare
Indian Child Welfare (ICW)Quarterly and Annual Report
Fact Sheet: Children Thrive in Grandfamilies
The State of Children With Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs
Announcing New Resource On Infants Affected By Prenatal Substance Exposure
Restrictions on Food Stamps Will Be Lifted For Former Foster Youth
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
Intergenerational Evaluation Toolkit
Protecting the Rights and Providing Appropriate Services to LGBTQIA2S+ Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Adoption Triad: Tribal Customary Adoption
The Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
Investing in Families Prevents Child Welfare Involvement
Child and family outcomes of the Safe Babies Court Team – A scoping review
Critical Child Protection Studies. (Special Issue of Social Sciences).
Update on Efforts to Mitigate Child Labor Exploitation and Internal Audit on Placement Process Used to Transfer Custody of Unaccompanied Children to Vetted Sponsors
Racial Equity Tip Sheets
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
Trauma-Informed Legal Representation for Youth in Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline
Four Ways That Courts Can Actively Engage Children and Youth Involved in Child Welfare Proceedings
Family First – Title IV-E Prevention Plan Implementation Updates
2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
Immunity for Persons Who Report Child Abuse and Neglect
A Guide to Implementing Family First
Child Welfare and FFPSA
Barriers to Authentic Youth Engagement in Permanency Planning
Common Problems, Common Solutions
Resources to Support Title IV-E Prevention Program Planning
ORR Unaccompanied Children Program Policy Guide
Representing Families of Children with Diabetes Facing Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
Adoption Triad: The Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency
Dads Matter: The Taxpayer Cost of Fatherlessness
Chart: “What do I do?” Trauma-Informed Support for Children
Qualifications and Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Need of Care – Reports Due January 31st
A Research-Based Question and Answer Resource on Sex Trafficking for Youth-Supporting Professionals
Adoption and Guardianship for Children in Kinship Foster Care
The Attorney Manual to Guide Representation of Children Victimized by the Online Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Social Media Tips for Foster Youth, Foster Parents and Child Welfare Workers
Standardizing Care for Clients Impacted by Human Trafficking
National Compendium of Trauma-Responsive Policies and Programs
Building a Relationship With Birth Families
Juvenile Law Center Launches Digital Youth Advocacy Toolkit
Temporary Child-Welfare Placements Target Nonwhite Children Disproportionately
State of American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Families Report
Call for Abstracts – NACC’s 46th National Child Welfare Law Conference
Language Bias in Child Welfare (Includes audio)
Benefits of Kinship Placement
Speaking of Change: How Can Kinship Care Advance Racial Equity in Child Welfare?
Louisiana’s Families in Need of Services
Laws Providing the Right Services to
Children and FamiliesChildren in Today’s Courtroom
My Community Cares: Strengthening Families and Supporting Communities
ABCs of ACEs
Using ACEs and TBRI to Implement a Trauma-Informed Courtroom
Overview: LSBA Children’s Law Committee Continuing Advocacy for Louisiana’s Future
Guide to Legal Guardianship in Child in Need of Care Cases (CINC)
Recommendations for Child Welfare System Support from Youth Currently and Formerly in Foster Care
Survey of Youth Currently and Formerly in Foster Care at Risk for Human Trafficking: Final Report
New Child Welfare Journal – Family Integrity and Justice Quarterly
Trauma-Informed Youth Transitions in Tribal Child Welfare
The Little Agency That Could: Louisiana’s Mental Health Advocacy Service
Recommendations for Legal Representation of Children and Youth in Neglect and Abuse Proceedings
National Adoption Month Resources for Legal Professionals
Native American Heritage Month – ICWA
MCLE: Deadlines Approaching for Earning, Reporting CLE Credits
Data Capacity: What Is It and Does Our Family Treatment Court Team Have It?
Family Treatment Courts – Strategy Briefs
Court Process and Legal Rights Guide For Foster Caregivers
Safety Guide: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
Child Welfare Hearing Quality Research: What Legal Professionals Should Know
How Legal Professionals Can Use the Compendium of Measures and Data Sources: Understanding Judicial Decision-Making and Hearing Quality in Child Welfare
The Art of Listening Effectively
Five Resources for Lawyers Representing Transition Aged Youth
Trauma Caused by Separation of Children from Parents
What You Need to Know About Child in Need of Care Cases in Louisiana (Quick Guide)
Tips & Tools for Providing High-Quality Legal Representation to Children and Parents in Child Welfare Proceedings: Out-of-Court Advocacy
Child Welfare Law Specialist Certification
Trauma Exposure Response: A Resource for Child Welfare Attorneys
Getting Down to Basics: Tools to Support LGBTQ Youth in Care
Utilizing Title IV-E Funds to Support High Quality Legal Representation for Children & Youth Who are in Foster Care
Qualifications and Standards for Attorneys Representing Children in Need of Care
Child Safety Powerpoint
Reasonable Efforts as Prevention