Family Defense

The following organizations have useful information in their own web-pages related to the issues the Family Defense Center works on. Listing below does not represent an endorsement of activities of the organization; however, we have relied upon information from these sources and in some cases we work together with organizations listed below on a shared mission: justice for families in the child welfare system. If your organization should be included in our list, please let us know!

Non-Profit Organizations

• Voices for Illinois Children
• Prevent Child Abuse America
• Prevent Child Abuse Illinois
• Children's Defense Fund
• Children's Rights, Inc.
• The Urban Institute
• The National Coalition for Child Protection Reform
• The Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• The National Center on Youth Law

Government Organizations/Specific Government Studies

• Administration for Children and Families
• Child Maltreatment 2004 NDAS
• NSCAW 1997-2007
  This study established children's well-being as a benchmark for child welfare reform efforts.
• Department of Child and Family Services

Specific Studies

• Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics Annual Report 2005
  Look under "Publications"
• Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request Briefing Book
• Organization Chart
• Child Abuse Neglect Statistics June 2006
  Compiled by the Division of Monitoring and Quality Assurance
• Substitute Care Demographics

University Research Organizations

• Chapin Hall
  University of Chicago
• School of Social Service Administration
  University of Chicago (University of Chicago ID is required for loan of materials)
• Children and Family Research Center
  School of Social Work University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Other Resources

• Child Abuse Law
  This website is maintained by Attorney David S. Marshall, and follows the handling of child abuse allegations in the legal system

• Kidjacked This site is dedicated to reforming child welfare laws and protecting children and their parents from the child welfare system