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Mediation in Child Protection Cases: An Evaluation of the Washington, D.C. Family Court Child Protection Mediation Program

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This evaluation looked at 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 and did not receive mediation. The Washington, D.C. Family Court Child Protection Mediation Program, was designed and implemented by the Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

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