Child Welfare Research

We highlight the advantages of utilizing multidisciplinary advocacy for families in need, best practices to improve legal representation for children involved with child welfare, and more.

• Individualized Advocacy to Support Families in Detroit
  To prevent the removal of children from their homes and expedite permanency when removals do occur, the Detroit Center for Family Advocacy (CFA), a project of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic at the...
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• Evaluating Best Practices for Improving Child Legal Representation in Child Welfare Cases
  A research and demonstration (R&D) project for the National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep) is testing the effects of...
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• Literature Database Includes All Articles on Child Representation
  The National Quality Improvement Center on the Representation of Children in the Child Welfare System (QIC-ChildRep) conducted a needs assessment literature review of academic articles on child...
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• Multidisciplinary Teams Improve Legal Resolution, Family Preservation in Child Welfare Cases
  A multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to representing children in child protection cases results in quicker resolution of more cases and better family preservation than a non-MDT approach,...
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