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Family Defender Issue 8 Print E-mail

Click Here to read issue #8 in PDF (Fall 2009)

In this issue: Father Vindicated By Circuit Court After 18-Month Ordeal

Why Child Welfare Is A Civil Rights Issue, page 1

Family Defense News Briefs, page 2

Message from the Executive Director: How to Measure Justice for Families, page 13

Features:

A Father's Tale, page 3

Meet Professor Dorothy Roberts Part II page 9

Case Raises Troubling Issues of Gender-Bias and Improper State Intervention, page 6

Can You Believe This?, page 12

 

 
Family Defender Issue 7 Print E-mail

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In this issue: FDC Legislative Initiative Sails Through Committees, Awaits General Assembly Ratification

Letter from the Executive Director, page 3

Family Defense News Briefs, page 4

Can You Believe This?, page 9

Features:

What Is "Mothers' Defense?, page 5

Meet Professor Dorothy Roberts, page 5

Case Raises Troubling Issues of Gender-Bias and Improper State Intervention, page 6

Parent Coaching: A Family-Centered Approach, page 7

Profile of a PCI Parent Coach, page 7

 
Family Defender Issue 6 Print E-mail

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In this issue: The Wald Challenge: Downsize the Child Welfare System, Upsize Services That Work

The FDC Initiates Legislative Policy Program

Family Defense Briefs, page 2

Message from the Executive Director, back page

Features: 

Anguished Mother Speaks Out About Abuse of Her Family, page 3

PEP Members Join in National Grass Roots Child Protection Reform Conference, page 

If It Hadn't Happened to an FDC Client Family, We Wouldn't Believe it! page 5

FDC Inversigator Evaluation Project Needs Consumer Feedback, page 7

 
Family Defender Issue 5 Print E-mail

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In this issue: In Wake of Cert Denial, FDC Focuses on Legislation and Policy

Family Defense Briefs, page 2

Message from the Executive Director, back page

Features: 

Is DCFS Policy and Practice Fair to Domestic Violence Victims? page 3

If It Hadn't Happened to and FDC Client Family, We Wouldn't Believe it! page 7

FDC Parent Empowerment Program Plans Consumer Evaluation Project, page 8

Some Tips on Working Best with Your Lawyer, page 9

 
Family Defender Issue 4 Print E-mail

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In this issue: Focus on Safety Plan Stories and Cases

Family Defense Briefs, page 2

Message from the Executive Director, back page.

Features:

Family's Long Safety Plan Nightmare Ends; Juvenile Court Dismisses Case for Lack of Probable Cause, page 3

Credit Where Credit is Due, page 4

The Supreme Court 101: The Road to Certiorari, page 4

Viewpoint: Why So Few Child Protection Decisions? page 6

Family Exonerated After Safety Plan Brings Them Nearly to Ruin, page 7

 
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Issue #9 of The Family Defender is now available. Click Here to read the online version.

 

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