How can pre-petition legal representation help strengthen families and keep them together?
Preventive legal representation is an effective upstream intervention that can help families keep children safely at home.
Judicial system
How the Pelican Center used the Community Opportunity Map to support students in Louisiana
This map tool helps public-private partnerships create precise, local strategic plans to invest in hope and improve education for youth.
What do we know about remote court hearings?
Explore some potential benefits and challenges of remote family court hearings, as well as resources for effectively conducting them.
Summary of child welfare class action litigation
Read summaries of child welfare class action litigation, by jurisdiction.
2022 Supreme Court brief filed in support of Indian Child Welfare Act
Casey Family Programs files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in support of Indian Child Welfare Act, August 2022.
Ending the Need for Group Placements
This learning exchange explores the “seven levers” that are key to ending the need for group placements in child welfare.
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
Explore a variety of our resources related to the continuum of preventive legal advocacy.
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.