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Useful Links, Articles and Resources
The National Project to Improve Representation for Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System The project is a collaboration between the ABA Center on Children and the Law, Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Child Welfare Fund, and the Steering Committee for the National Parents’ Counsel Organization.
Interesting article from Child Trends about judges’ decision making process in termination of parental rights proceedings. THE TIMING OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS:
A BALANCING ACT FOR CHILDREN’S BEST INTERESTS
By Raquel Ellis, M.S.W., Ph.D., Karin Malm, M.S., and Erin Bishop, B.A.
http://www.childwelfare.net/
The online home of the Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic of the Emory University School of Law
http://www.childwelfare.net/DHR/policies/cpindex.html
The Barton Clinic’s index to the CPS manual
http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/blogcategory/369/438/
Resource Guidelines from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
http://www.acbfparentadvocates.org/
Juvenile Court Project-Parent Advocates
http://www.childwelfare.net/mrb/projects/saag_guide.html
Aspirational Guidelines for Special Assistant Attorneys General for Child Deprivation Cases
http://www.childwelfare.net/activities/kennya/
Information on Kenny A. Class Action
http://www.cfrny.org/
From the site:
CFR is a ground-breaking, non-profit law and policy organization whose mission is to guarantee that every family that can live safely together has the chance to do so. We assist families when the combination of poverty and a crisis-one borne of anything from addiction to inadequate day care-may lead to separation and a child being placed in foster care. We provide free legal services to parents in crisis, train practitioners in the child welfare and court systems on best practices to support families and provide leadership at the city, state and national level on how best to strengthen families
http://www.law.umich.edu/centersandprograms/ccl/Pages/default.aspx
Program on Children and the Law at the University of Michigan Law School
- includes page listing resources for attorneys dealing with issues relating to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
