Technical Assistance Brief, The State of Juvenile Dependency Court Research: Implications for Practice and Policy

In 2007, the California Administrative Office of the Court's Center for Families, Children and the Courts contracted with the PPCD to conduct a research review to determine the current state of research involving juvenile dependency courts. This Brief presents an overview of the findings of that research, including identification of several promising research projects. (December 2008)  CAN-61 $7.00

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Introducing Child Permanency Mediation in New York State: Planning and Implementing a Multi-Site Pilot Project
The New York State Unified Court System and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services developed a process for implementing a child permanency mediation pilot project in New York State.  The primary purpose of this report is to aid future implementation efforts of child permanency mediation programs within New York State and elsewhere.    (January 2006)    CAN-51   $5.00

Mediation in Child Protection Cases: An Evaluation of the Washington, D.C. Family Court Child Protection Mediation Program
Presents evaluation results of case outcomes for child abuse and neglect cases that were randomly assigned to mediation and a comparison group of cases that were handled through the traditional hearing process.   (April 2005)   CAN-47   $5.00