The American Bar Association (ABA) developed a tool for lawyers to use in trial or during their appellate arguments to help them advocate for kinship placement. Benefits of Kinship Placement includes information and resources that counsel may be able to include in … Read More
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Five Resources for Lawyers Representing Transition Aged Youth
Some tips and resources to help you prepare your client to age out of the child welfare system. By Cathy Krebs – January 2021 Lawyers who represent transition-aged youth (ages 16–24) have unique challenges to ensure their clients are prepared … Read More
In-Home Services to Strengthen Children and Families
Most children involved with the child welfare system are not separated from their families but instead receive services while living at home. These child welfare “in-home services” are designed to strengthen and stabilize families that come to the attention of … Read More
Domestic Juvenile Sex Trafficking Bench Card
The Capacity Building Center for Courts has created a Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Judicial Desk Reference Guide. This resource provides links and examples of how Court Improvement Programs (CIP) can implement P.L. 113-183. Specifically, it addresses: How to form a … Read More
Child Safety Powerpoint
This presentation and the Child Safety Guide are both a collaboration between the National Resource Centers on Child Protective Services and the National Resource Center for Legal and Judicial Issues. The expertise of both these RC’s combines to give the … Read More
Louisiana CINC Benchbook
The Court Improvement Program of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana Judicial College, and Pelican Center for Children and Families is delighted to announce the publication of the Louisiana Child in Need of Care Benchbook for Juvenile Judges. The Benchbook project is a … Read More