The term “child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome” (CSAAS) was initially coined by psychiatrist Roland Summit in 1983 in an effort to understand the various ways children react to sexual abuse. From an evidentiary perspective, not all states recognize CSAAS as … Read More
Judges
Learn The Basics Of Juvenile Justice
UNDERSTANDING JUVENILE JUSTICE JUVENILE DETENTION DIVERSION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND YOUTH PROBATION READ MORE
Kids and Teens Need Resilience
They can learn it—and we can help December 8, 2023 By: Mary K. Alvord, Ph.D. Read time: 8 min A few decades ago, I met a 6-year-old girl from Russia. For her privacy, I’ll call her K. I saw many Russian-born … Read More
Judicial, Court, and Attorney Measures of Performance (JCAMP): Quick Start Guide
Developed by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges – Capacity Building Center for Judges Measures were developed using the following guiding principles. The measures must The measures were developed through an iterative process with feedback from judges, … Read More
Caddo Juvenile Services’ Trauma-Informed Care Used as Statewide Model for LDH Youth, Families Initiative
The Louisiana Department of Health announced that it will adopt a statewide approach to preventing and addressing trauma across all child-serving agencies. Whole Health Louisiana is the state’s first attempt at addressing childhood adversity and trauma through the integration of … Read More
FAMILY JUSTICE JOURNAL: The Need For Belonging
If we cared about the harm of separating children from their parents, we’d be far less likely to do it. If we were serious about ending racial disparity, we would see it decline sharply. The reality is there has been … Read More
Effective Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As The Sentencing Project documented in Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review of the Evidence, compelling research proves that incarceration is not necessary or effective in the vast majority of delinquency cases. Rather, incarceration most often increases … Read More
State of Louisiana 2023 Annual Progress and Service Report
This report provides the 2023 Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR) for Louisiana that outlines the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS’) plan for child welfare and provides updates on the 2020-2024 Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP) … Read More
Leadership Self-Assessment
CWLA partner NCWWI has developed an online leadership self-assessment to help child welfare workers discover their strengths & areas for growth. Topics include: leadership fundamentals, leading change, leading in context, leading for results, and leading people. NCWWI LEADERSHIP TOOLKIT TAKE … Read More
Adoption Triad: Tribal Customary Adoption
Tribal Customary Adoption Tribal customary adoption is a cultural practice within Indigenous communities that aims to ensure a child is taken care of when there is a parental death or inability to provide care. This practice offers children stability and … Read More