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Connecticut
Commission on Child Protection
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DCF-DMHAS MOU
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DCF-DMR Interagency Agreement
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Superior
Court for Juvenile Matters - Standing Orders
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The
Superior Court for Juvenile Matters has
posted a standing order concerning notification "of all court
proceedings concerning any child in foster care to foster parents,
relative caregivers and pre-adoptive parents of such children".
For more information click
here.
- Study: Impact
of Foster-Care Placement on Child Development
An important recent study conducted by researchers
at the University of Minnesota, and published in the journal Development
and Psychopathology, demonstrates the harmful impact of foster-care
placement on child development. The researchers compared three
groups of children: maltreated children placed in foster care;
children apparently suffering similar maltreatment who were left
at home with little or no help; and a control group of "at risk"
children who had not been maltreated. The study found that:
- The maltreated children left at home
fared better than those placed in foster care.
- Of the maltreated children placed in
foster care, those placed with relatives fared better than
those placed with strangers, although not as well as those
left at home.
- Not surprisingly, the control group
-- "at risk" children who had not been maltreated -- fared
the best.
The study provides useful ammunition for advocates seeking to
contest temporary custody or a commitment to DCF, or to press
for a relative placement. Click
here to download study in PDF format.
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U.S. Children's Bureau offers Array of
New Features on Website
The Children's Bureau has launched a website
with new features, including a Child and Family Services Reviews
page with key findings, state assessments and Program Improvement
Plans. Also under Child Welfare Monitoring/ Reports and Results
is a Promising Approaches webpage, which offers brief descriptive
information on 40 projects in 23 states. In addition, the entire
website has been revamped with new sections (Training and Technical
Assistance, Statistics and Research, Frequently Requested Information,
and Federal and State Reporting Systems) as well as improved
ability to search by topic. The upgraded website is available
at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb
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Youth Who "Age Out" Medical
Insurance Coverage and Public Benefits
NEWS and
ARTICLES
TIPS
for Lawyers
ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES
CURRENT
ISSUES in Child Welfare Law
CONSENT
DECREES
DCF
INFORMATION
LEGAL
RIGHTS OF YOUTH IN DCF CARE
SAMPLE
LETTERS
STANDARDS
OF PRACTICE
OTHER
RESOURCES
For more information, contact Sarah
Healy Eagan, JD,
Director, Child Abuse Project.
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