Florida’s Court Improvement Program – Children’s Bureau Express

Since 1995, Florida’s Dependency Court Improvement Program (CIP) has been working with courts and child welfare partners to improve the child welfare process. So, when the State completed its second Federal Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) in 2008, it was only natural that CIP staff would use the CFSR results to examine ways in which the courts could have a more positive impact. Reviewing the results of each CFSR item with a broad lens, the staff developed a strategic plan—a court-related Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)—that reflected the State’s own Program Improvement Plan.

IN THE INTEREST OF C.G – Court Cases and Legal Information at Leagle.com

IN THE INTEREST OF C.G., Court of Appeals of Iowa.

IN THE MATTER OF: D.W.C. and J.A.C. Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Respondent-mother (“Eloise”)[ 1 ] appeals from the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to the minor children, D.W.C. (“Donnie”) and J.A.C. (“Johnnie”).

Kentucky’s family courts worry open government advocates – www.thenewsenterprise.com

Kentuckians can feel confident their government is operating with a relatively high degree of transparency and openness, except for “serious problems” in the family court system, which includes juvenile proceedings.

Montclair State University – The Center for Child Advocacy Offers New Major

The Center for Child Advocacy Offers New Major
Bachelor of Arts in Child Advocacy

The Center for Child Advocacy is proud to offer the Bachelor of Arts in Child Advocacy.

The Bachelor of Arts in Child Advocacy will offer students an applied course of study in child advocacy.

• A multi-disciplinary view of the field of child advocacy through course work taught through the lens of psychology, social work and law.
• The opportunity for students to pursue bachelor level, entry level positions in public child welfare, child mental health, and educational advocacy, among others.
• The requisite knowledge and outlook in child advocacy to help students as they pursue master’s and doctoral programs in preparation for other careers as well as the high demand field of child advocacy.

Extend protection from abuse to all children | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal

Courts, lawyers, even cash settlements can do little to ease the trauma of child sexual abuse. But for mistakes of the past, the legal system represents society’s best means of helping victims of childhood abuse obtain some semblance of justice.

SPLCenter.org: SPLC Sues Mississippi County to Stop ‘Shocking’ Abuse of Children at Detention Center

The Southern Poverty Law Center today filed a federal class action suit to stop the “shockingly inhumane” treatment of children at a juvenile detention center and to force officials to provide sanitary facilities and mental health treatment to young people confined there.