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that over 50% of Nebraska's children in care have had more than 4 caseworkers? Foster Care Review Board 2010 Annual Report

Nebraska Adoption Day will be held in 9 court communities on November 18-20, 2011.  This year's celebrations will be held in Grand Island, Hastings, Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha, Fremont/Dakota City, North Platte and Scottsbluff/Gering.  For more information, click here.  For information about Nebraska Adoption Day 2010, click here.

The HHS Committee of the Nebraska Legislature heard testimony from a variety of Child Welfare stakeholders at a hearing in Lincoln on October 18. Among those who testified was Court Improvement Project Director, Dr. Vicky Weisz. Weisz shared the results of a survey of judges and a survey of Through the Eyes of the Child team members.
Click here to read the Judge Survey Report.
Click here to read the Team Member Report.

 

A study was recently undertaken by the Nebraska Court Improvement Project in conjunction with the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) In Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) effort. The NCSACW IDTA project seeks to improve systems and practice for families with substance use disorders (SUD) who are involved in the child welfare and family judicial systems and includes the participation of several divisions of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Nebraska Judicial Branch.  The report that summarizes the findings from this study can be found, here.

 

The Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative 2010 Case Progression Data Reports are now available online!  You can find and read your team's newest data, here.

 

 

Spotlight Issue:
All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated

By Jennifer D. Joakim
In late August of this year, I had the privilege of attending the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) 34th National Child Welfare, Juvenile, and Family Law Conference in San Diego, California, which was held at the Hotel Del Coronado, a historic resort on Coronado Island. NACC’s stated goal is to ensure that attorneys representing families and children are well-trained and effective. Toward that end, the theme of this year’s conference was “Eliminating Unintended Bias.” The opening speaker was Nell Bernstein, acclaimed writer, award-winning journalist, and coordinator of the San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (SFCIPP). She is also the author of “All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated.” Read more

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2011 Regional Conferences Videos available for MCLE Credit

Videos of our 2011 Regional Conference presentations are now available on the Through the Eyes of the Child website with supplemental links and instructions for attorneys seeking MCLE credit. 

The 2011 Regional Conferences presentations are:


Click here for a complete list of On Demand MCLE trainings sponsored by the Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative.