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    High-quality legal representation for parents and children in child welfare proceedings has many benefits, including increased parental engagement, more frequent visitation, and better access to services.

    posted on March 4, 2020
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    Oped: Right to Representation in Noncriminal Cases

    You can lose your kids, home and freedom without ever seeing a lawyer. It’s a profound injustice. Powerful op-ed from The Washington Post on the right to representation in noncriminal cases.

    posted on March 1, 2021
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    Trauma Exposure Response

    As a child welfare attorney, you are regularly exposed to trauma. Check out this new resource on trauma exposure response for child welfare attorneys.

    posted on February 5, 2021
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    Information Memorandum -Civil Legal Advocacy

    Civil Legal Advocacy to Promote Child and Family Well-being, Address the Social Determinants of Health, and Enhance Community Resilience.

    posted on January 20, 2021
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    Article: The Case for a Centralized Office for Legal Representation in Child Welfare Cases

    FJI Executive Team member, Mimi Laver, and FJI Communications Work Group Co-Chair, Cathy Krebs, recently published a new article “The Case for a Centralized Office for Legal Representation in Child Welfare Cases.”

    posted on December 21, 2020
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    Colorado Office of Respondent Parentsʼ Counsel Social Work Pilot Program

    An evaluation Colorado Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel finds that when parents are represented by an interdisciplinary team that includes a social worker, children return home and stay safely with family at higher rates.

    posted on December 21, 2020
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    New Program Evaluation from the Colorado’s Office of the Child’s Representative

    Colorado’s Office of the Child’s Representative (OCR)  completed an evaluation focused on engaging and empowering youth in child welfare court proceedings. The paper and an executive summary make recommendations based on data from nearly 300 youth surveys, 12 youth focus groups, youth-centered data from OCR court observations, and thousands of youth-centered GAL entries into OCR’s online case management system. 

    posted on December 21, 2020
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    Pre-Petition Legal Representation for Parents & Youth in Child Welfare

    The Family Justice Initiative hosted a webinar on September 23, 2020 on pre-petition legal representation for parents and youth in the child welfare system. Presenters discussed pre-petition representation programs, including funding, getting started, relationship with the child welfare agency as a referral source, best practices and outcomes.  Presenters included: ·        Adam Ballout, Family Intervention Response to…

    posted on September 30, 2020
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    Special Series: The Moment Is Now

    Read Children’s Bureau Express call to action to chart a different course to strengthen families through primary prevention and create a more just and equitable system focused on child and family well-being. This article series consensus statement that stresses how we must all value and invest in families and communities. 

    posted on September 16, 2020
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    Article: Investing in Youth and Families

    FJI Communications Workgroup Co-Chair Kathleen Creamer writes about the importance of investing in families and supporting kinship caregivers.

    posted on September 16, 2020
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    Leaning Into Discomfort and Disruption: A Call to Action for Children’s Attorneys

    Kim Dvorechak, National Association of Counsel for Children executive director and FJI Communications Workgroup member describes how children’s lawyers can examine and improve their practice.

    posted on September 16, 2020
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