This two-page overview<https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/how-legal-professionals-can-use-compendium-measures-and-data-sources-understanding> highlights a new resource legal professionals can use in child welfare court improvement work: the “Compendium of Measures and Data Sources: Understanding Judicial Decision-Making and Hearing Quality in Child Welfare” (Compendium)<https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/compendium-measures-and-data-sources-understanding-judicial-decision-making-and-hearing>. It explains the Compendium and its key elements, its importance for the legal community, and how the legal community can use it in research-related court improvement activities. It provides a quick reference to understand:
* How court hearings have been evaluated and what research measures have been used.
* The role of research, measures, and data sources in your court’s efforts to improve child welfare court hearings.
* How to strengthen child welfare court hearings through research.
This brief<https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/how-legal-professionals-can-use-compendium-measures-and-data-sources-understanding> and the Compendium<https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/compendium-measures-and-data-sources-understanding-judicial-decision-making-and-hearing> were developed by James Bell Associates, the ABA Center on Children and the Law, with support from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation.
View the brief: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/how-legal-professionals-can-use-compendium-measures-and-data-sources-understanding