National Child Welfare Resource Center on
Legal and Judicial Issues
The National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues is dedicated to achieving safety, permanence and well-being for abused and neglected children through improving law and legal practice.
The Resource Center provides consultation, training, and technical assistance on all legal and judicial aspects of the child welfare system, including federal law, court improvement, agency and court collaboration, permanency planning, legal representation, and other emerging child welfare issues.The Resource Center, funded by the Children’s Bureau, is a part of the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law.
In the News
On June 24, 2008 the Fostering Connections to Success Act, H.R. 6307, passed the U.S. House of Representatives. See Kinship Care Page.
Court Improvement Catalog
New updates have been added to the online court improvement catalog.
Interstate Placement Assessments
New! - Individual state assessments on the legal and
judicial role in expediting interstate placements are now available
here.