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Caddo Parish Family Drug Court Evaluation
The Caddo Parish Family Drug Court has now been in operation for nearly five years. This fact seemed to argue for a reflection on the accomplishment of the program thus far, and consideration about the possible future for family drug courts in Louisiana. In conjunction with the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Caddo Parish Family Drug Court, a Read More
Issue(s): Child Welfare
Focus Area(s): Foster Care & At-Risk Youth, Program Innovations
Keyword(s): alcohol addiction, child abuse, drug addiction, neglect, substance abuse
Child Support and Child Welfare – Enhancing Agency Collaboration and Case Processing
What child support agencies share in common with child welfare agencies is children. Not simply children in the abstract, but often the very same children from the very same families — very often, poor families. When child support and child welfare operate entirely independently, the end result can be poorer outcomes for families. Vital information known to Read More
Issue(s): Child Support, Child Welfare
Focus Area(s): Core Program Services, Foster Care & At-Risk Youth, Program Innovations
Keyword(s): improving case processing & management, interagency communcation, multiple-agency families, mutal concern