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American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law is a program which aims to improve children’s lives through advances in law, justice, knowledge, practice and public policy.

Child Safety: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys is a risk assessment safety tool, which offers a comprehensive approach to child safety decision making.

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts is an interdisciplinary and international association of professionals dedicated to the resolution of family conflict.

Florida Department of Children and Families is a partner in the child welfare system. The Child Welfare Program conducts, supervises, and administers programs for dependent children and their families.

Florida Department of Juvenile Justice contains information about children involved in delinquency matters.

Florida Department of Revenue contains information regarding child support.

Florida Guardian ad Litem is a partnership of community advocates and professional staff who provide a voice on the behalf of children involved in the dependency court process.

Guardian ad Litem: Chapter 39 (2009): download the PDF version of Chapter 39.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges works with judges, jurisdictions, and communities nationwide through training and technical assistance.

National Center for State Courts provides information on child abuse and neglect, sexual abuse, child protective services, foster care, court-appointed special advocates, open hearings, model courts, and more.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Administration for Children and Families is responsible for federal programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.

Center for Child Welfare supports Florida’s child welfare professionals in achieving practice excellence and helping keep kids safe. It is funded by the Department of Children and Families for the distribution of relevant, accurate, and consistent information and training that is easily accessible.

Data Links:

Child Welfare Gateway is a comprehensive data set of child welfare information.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention contains the Toolkit for Court Performance Measures in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases.

DCF Dashboard has child protection and permanency measures.

DCF Data Reports including Child Welfare Services Trend Reports, Annual Statistical Data Tables, Child Protective Investigations Trend Reports, and much more.

Fostering Court Improvement has data tables created from AFCARS and NCANDS submissions. Data is comparable across counties and circuits.

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