Link to the Webinar recording: Watch Here
Link to the Handouts: PowerPoint
Webinar Description:
This report presents findings from the Courts Catalyzing Change: Achieving Equity and Fairness in Foster Care preliminary Protective Hearing (PPH) Bench card Study. The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is providing this report to assist courts in building the necessary support for successful implementation of both the Bench card and the CCC National Agenda for Reducing Racial Disproportionality and Disparities in the Dependency Court System as a whole. The goal of the agenda is to reduce disproportionality and disparate treatment, ultimately improving outcomes for all children in care. Included in the report are a description of the study, research informing the development of the Bench card, and highlighted findings with regard to improved court practices and related outcomes.
Presenter: Santa Cruz County Probation ASIST team