Understanding the Child Welfare System
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A Child's Journey Through the Child Welfare System
Ever feel like you need a roadmap to understand the child welfare system? The PEW Commission on Children in Foster Care has drawn a diagram that highlights typical decision points on a child's journey through the current foster care system, based on federal and common state law and practice. Please note that this is a general view of a child's journey through the child welfare system and is not case specific to Maine's child welfare system.
Web: http://pewfostercare.org/docs/index.php?DocID=24
A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System
This Guide, developed as a collaborative effort among Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, American Institutes for Research, Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Child Welfare League of America, and National Indian Child Welfare Association, is now available in Spanish. Written for parents and other adult family members, the Guide provides information on topics such as Child Protective Services, service planning, foster care, the court process, and parental rights.
Web: http://www.tapartnership.org/advisors/ChildWelfare/resources/Family_Guide.asp
See also: Information About the Child Protective Services Program of the Department of Human Services
Updated: Jun 3rd, 2008 - 13:09:25
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