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Court improvement of foster care and adoption projects:Ncjfcj Survey Report
Author(s) -
Gray Ernestine S.,
Lewis J. Dean,
Mentaberry Mary,
Bailey Christine
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.1997.tb00772.x
Subject(s) - foster care , neglect , state (computer science) , juvenile court , family court , health care , political science , child abuse , public administration , psychology , medicine , nursing , juvenile delinquency , law , criminology , suicide prevention , medical emergency , poison control , algorithm , computer science
Officials from 48 states and the District of Columbia in 1994 accepted federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help improve courts' handling of cases involving child abuse, neglect, foster care and adoption. Through a survey of participating states, members of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges have been analyzing common themes found in state Court Improvement of Foster Care and Adoption Projects. This article examines key survey results.