Topic

Child Welfare

Child Welfare+context

+resources and best practices

Child Welfare+background

history of child protection: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_protection#History

Child Welfare+definitions

Child protection is used to describe a set of usually government-run services designed to protect children and young people who are 18 or under and encourage family stability. These typically include investigation of alleged child abuse, child protective services, foster care, adoption services, and services aimed at supporting at-risk families so they can remain intact. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_protection

Child Welfare+best practices

The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse has published criteria for evaluating program effectiveness:

http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/scientific-rating/scale

Promising Practices Network has a rating system for program effectiveness:

http://www.promisingpractices.net/criteria.asp

Office of Juvenile Justice has information on rating program effectiveness:

http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg_non_flash/ratings.htm

Child Welfare+issues

Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Directors was created by LEARNS, a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education. It is based on work sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service; published June 2004. Includes an excellent list of resources and organizations addressing the needs of children of incarcerated parents with web links. Go to: Servicehttp://www.nwrel.org/learns/resources/seniorcorps/products/MCIP_Senior_Toolkit.pdf

Barb Gibbs