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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Child Welfare Court-Ordered Reforms – A Best Practice?


Child Welfare Court-Ordered Reforms – A Best Practice?


The role of courts in demanding change from the child welfare system is not a new one.  However,  in the paper “Court-Based Child Welfare Reforms: Improved Child/Family Outcomes and Potential Cost Savings,” Liz Thornton, a Staff Attorney for the American Bar Association’s Center on Children and the Law, finds evidence that such reforms have resulted in both lower fiscal costs and improved child welfare outcomes.



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