Judicial ​Resources

• Introducing the Reasonable Efforts Findings Study
• New Grandfamilies and Kinship Support Network Formed
• Breaking the Stigma and Changing the Narrative: Strategies for Supporting Expectant and Parenting Youth Involved in Systems of Care.
• Protective Factors for Youth Involved in
  Systems of Care
• Human Trafficking and Child Welfare:
  Scope of Agency Authority
• FY 2021 Report to the Committees on the Judiciary on the Study of Investigative Factors Related to Online Child Exploitation Report
• Children in Today’s Courtroom
• Court Appointed Special Advocates: Becoming the “Chance” for Louisiana’s Youth
• Sharing and Accessing Administrative Data: Promising Practices and Lessons Learned from the Child Maltreatment Incidence Data Linkages Project
• Current Events: What is the Indian Child Welfare Act at the center of a new Supreme Court case?
• Child Protection: Dependency Courts
• Welcoming, Affirming, Supporting: Child Welfare Systems Must Honor the WHOLE Child
• Recommendations for Child Welfare System Support from Youth Currently and Formerly in Foster Care
• Promoting the Well-Being of Black, Native, Latinx, and Asian Youth Involved in Systems of Care.
• Shifting the Perceptions and Treatment of Black, Native, and Latinx Youth Involved in Systems of Care
• Court Jurisdiction and Venue for Adoption Petitions
• Prevention Mindset Institute: Embracing Prevention Across Systems
• Trauma-Informed Youth Transitions in Tribal Child Welfare
• National Quality Improvement Center Collaborative Community Court Teams
• Child Safety Guide – Bench Cards
• My Community Cares – Transforming Child Welfare Systems
• Native American Heritage Month – ICWA
• Safety Guide: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
• NEW Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTPs) Louisiana Judicial Toolkit
• How Legal Professionals Can Use the Compendium of Measures and Data Sources: Understanding Judicial Decision-Making and Hearing Quality in Child Welfare
• Conceptual Model of Judicial Decision-Making and Hearing Quality in Child Welfare
• Compendium of Measures and Data Sources: Understanding Judicial Decision-Making and Hearing Quality in Child Welfare
• Determining the Best Interests of the Child
• Why Relative Placement Is Best for a Child in Need of Care
• In-Home Services to Strengthen Children and Families
• Five Ways to Serve Youth Through the Family First Prevention Services Act
• What You Need to Know About Child in Need of Care Cases in Louisiana (Quick Guide)
• Family First Prevention Services Act: Implementing the Provisions that Support Kinship Families
• Child Welfare Court Cases Involving Prenatal Substance Use: Policy Considerations
• How Judges Can Support Family Reunification through Parent–Resource Parent Partnerships
• Opioids and the Courts- Difficult Conversations
• Using a Trauma-Informed Approach With Parents of Color in Family Court
• Family First Planning & Readiness Toolkit
• Family First Prevention Services Act Website
• NCJFCJ Bench Card Resource Center
• Enhanced Resource Guidelines – Improving Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
• Supporting School Stability for Children in Foster Care during COVID-19 and Beyond
• Supporting Remote Family Time During the Pandemic and Beyond: The Judge’s Role
• Best Practice Standards: Ensuring ‘Equity and Inclusion’ in Family Treatment Courts
• Judge’s Action Alert: Supporting Early Legal Advocacy Before Court Involvement in Child Welfare Cases
• Seeing What’s Underneath: A Resource for Understanding Behavior and Using Language in Juvenile Court
• Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Courts: A Tool for Improving Outcomes for American Indian Children and Families
• 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
• Domestic Juvenile Sex Trafficking Bench Card
• Child Safety Powerpoint
• Louisiana CINC Benchbook
• Every Kid Needs a Family: Safely Reducing Reliance on Institutional Care Placements for Children in the Child Welfare System
• COVID-19 Workforce Needs Assessment (WNA): Cross-Site Report for Workforce Excellence Public Child Welfare Sites
• Systemic Approaches to Addressing Child and Family Trauma are Key to Fully Leveraging Family First
• DR Implementation Resource Kit: A Resource for Jurisdictions Considering or Planning for DR
• Reasonable Efforts as Prevention