Iowa Children’s Justice newsletter — to inform the courts and other interested members of our state community, Iowa Children’s Justice will send out periodic information about issues and activities related to Juvenile Court.
November 2011 — Engaging Youth in the Court Process and Benchmark Hearings for Youth Transition
October 2011 — Engaging Families in the Court Process
September 2011 — Judicial Leadership and Permanency for Iowa's Children
February 2011 — Family Treatment Courts
October 2010 — Family Connections
July 2010 — Interstate Compact
May 2010 — Child Safety Constructs
April 2010 — Children in Court
March 2010 — Parents as Partners
February 2010 — Infant and Toddler Needs
January 2010 — Educational Best Interests
December 2009 — Parents’ Representation Matters
October 2009 — Title IV-E Audit
August 2009 — APPLA – Another Planned Permanent Living Arrangement
June 2009 — Permanency Decisions in Foster Care
April 2009 — Involving Fathers
February 2009 — Family Interaction
January 2009 — Fostering Connections
December 2008 — Permanency
October 2008 — Engagement
Publications
Blueprint for Forever Families (2011)
Drug Testing Practice Guidelines (2011)
Judicial Guide to Fostering Connections
Implementing the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
Assessment Report (2008)
Going to Court (October 2010)
A Guide for Iowa’s Young Children
Parent’s Juvenile Court Handbook (Child in Need of Assistance)
Parent’s Juvenile Court Handbook 2010 (Spanish)
Reassessment Report (2005)
Rules of Juvenile Procedures (Chapter 8, Iowa Court Rule)
Legal Representation of Children
Recommendations and Standards of Practice for the Legal Representation of Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases
Links of Interest
The National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues is dedicated to achieving safety, permanence and well-being for abused and neglected children through improved laws and judicial decision-making.
The Child Welfare Court Improvement webpage is dedicated to providing substantive and timely information about states’ efforts to improve their child welfare court systems.
National Center for State Courts
PEW Commission
