Child Welfare Court Improvement
The
National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial
Issues Court Improvement page is dedicated to providing substantive
and timely information about states' efforts to improve child
welfare court systems. States are undertaking these efforts
with the Court Improvement Program (CIP) grants from the US
Department of Health and Human Services Children’s Bureau.
The CIP grant program was established in 1994 as a response
to the dramatic increase in child abuse and neglect cases
and the expanded role of courts in achieving stable, permanent
homes for children in foster care.
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Child CourtWorks is a bimonthly newsletter that
keeps judges, court administrators, attorneys, social workers,
child advocates and others informed of new developments and
innovations of state court improvement projects.
Our National Court Improvement Catalog allows access to state specific and national summary information on court improvement efforts; searchable by state and topic.
New! The Court Improvement Program Community of Practice is now live and ready for use.
CIP Meeting
The Resource Center participated in the 2008 CIP meeting held in Bethesda, MD. Links to the meeting agenda, handout and presentation materials, and attendee list are available here.
Background Information on Court Improvement
State Court Improvement Programs
Strategic Planning for State CIP Projects
Substantive Issues in Court Improvement
Resources below cover numerous court improvement topics including measuring court performance, community involvement, court-agency collaboration, interstate placements, permanency planning, strategic planning, and technology.
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Court Improvement Reassessments
Court Improvement Program Evaluation
Beginning in 2004, this national evaluation of the court improvement programs aims to review state and local reform activities, conduct in-depth studies of reform models, and analyze national outcomes of court improvement efforts. National Evaluation Abstract Summary
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Court Improvement Progress Reports
2005 National Summary. This report describes progress state court improvement projects are making to enhance their dependency court processes. It describes new projects, programs, and strategies courts are using to implement system enhancement plans.
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