Is alternative response equitably provided to families of color with low-income status?
Findings from a study show alternative response assignments for child neglect differ based on a family’s race and income level.
Questions from the field
Peer support: parent partner programs
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How does My Community Cares in Louisiana build strong neighborhoods that keep families together?
Explore how My Community Cares supports and strengthens families in Louisiana through community-based programs and services.
Preventive legal advocacy
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How is universal access to the social determinants of health critical to the continuum of legal advocacy?
Examine how helping families access resources that improve social determinants of health is part of the continuum of legal advocacy.
How is legal awareness critical to the continuum of legal advocacy?
Examine how raising awareness for families about their legal rights and services is part of the legal advocacy continuum.
How is post-petition legal representation critical to the continuum of legal advocacy?
Examine how high-quality legal representation for parents in family court is beneficial as part of the legal advocacy continuum.
How is preventive legal advocacy critical to the continuum of legal advocacy?
Examine how preventive legal advocacy that addresses upstream legal issues for families is part of the legal advocacy continuum.
How is pre-petition legal representation critical to the continuum of legal advocacy?
Examine how providing pre-petition legal representation services for families is part of a preventive legal advocacy continuum.
What can we learn from family treatment courts to support systems change?
Explore the role that family treatment courts play in being a catalyst for transforming the child welfare system.