Press Releases
19 Nov 2008
Atlanta Monitoring Foster Children More Carefully, But Still Failing to Provide Critical Services
Under a federal court order secured by Children’s Rights, Atlanta has improved oversight of foster care placements, but too many kids still lack adequate health care and languish too long in foster care.
30 Oct 2008
New Jersey Child Welfare Reforms Remain on Track, but New Report Notes Concerns
Independent monitor cites ongoing improvements, but finds gaps in data collection and delivery of health services as state child welfare system prepares for second phase of massive reform effort.
14 Oct 2008
Georgia County Exits Court Oversight After Reform of Legal Representation for Foster Children
DeKalb County (metro Atlanta) has met all of the requirements of a court order mandating the reform of its Child Advocacy Center, and joins Children’s Rights in seeking an end to court oversight.
07 Oct 2008
Federal Court Approves Landmark Settlement Mandating Michigan Child Welfare Reform
Federal judge in reform class action hails settlement as going as far as possible to address the Michigan child welfare system’s problems and put in place the best means of solving them.
06 Oct 2008
DC Agrees to Implement Emergency Measures to Fix Child Welfare Failures
Facing contempt proceedings, officials agree take emergency action to reduce backlog of overdue abuse and neglect investigations, stabilize workforce, and fix other serious problems.
29 Sep 2008
In CT, Backlogs of Children Awaiting Homes and Services, But Reforms Underway
Latest monitoring report shows Connecticut on track with court-ordered foster parent recruitment plan, but state must focus efforts on backlog of children needing medical exams and services to find permanent homes.
19 Aug 2008
Advocates Seek Contempt Finding Against State of Georgia
Motion cites state child welfare agency’s ongoing failure to meet court-ordered requirements to find permanent homes for hundreds of abused and neglected children languishing in state custody.
01 Aug 2008
Report: Fulton County Inching Toward Improvements in Children’s Legal Representation
Independent monitor finds attorneys’ caseloads remain too high, cautions problems in state child welfare system could impede reform effort.
25 Jul 2008
Children’s Rights Moves to Hold District of Columbia in Contempt of Court
Motion in reform class action cites District’s failure to meet court-ordered requirements for child welfare reform, including large backlog of open abuse and neglect investigations.
22 Jul 2008
Report: DeKalb County Meeting Requirements to Improve Legal Representation of Foster Children
Independent monitor highlights dramatic caseload reductions and improvements in quality of representation, but also notes problems in Georgia’s child welfare system that threaten to offset gains.
October 2008
- New Jersey Child Welfare Reforms Remain on Track, but New Report Notes Concerns
- Georgia County Exits Court Oversight After Reform of Legal Representation for Foster Children
- Federal Court Approves Landmark Settlement Mandating Michigan Child Welfare Reform
- DC Agrees to Implement Emergency Measures to Fix Child Welfare Failures
July 2008
- Children's Rights Moves to Hold District of Columbia in Contempt of Court
- Report: DeKalb County Meeting Requirements to Improve Legal Representation of Foster Children
- Under New Court Order, Connecticut Must Act Aggressively to Address Persistent Child Welfare Failures
- Michigan Settles Reform Lawsuit, Agrees to Overhaul of Failing Child Welfare System
