A Child’s Right to Counsel

A National Report Card on Legal Representation for Abused & Neglected Children

First Star and the Children’s Advocacy Institute

December 2009

This report card grades each state and the District of Columbia based on how well their laws ensure legal representation for abused and neglected children in dependency proceedings.

Securing Child Safety, Well-being, and Permanency Through Placement Stability in Foster Care

Kathleen Noonan, David Rubin, Robin Mekonnen, Sarah Slotnik, and Amanda O’Reilly

PolicyLab, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Fall 2009

Reports Year 1 findings from the Children’s Stability and Well-Being Study (CSAW) at PolicyLab. CSAW is tracking, together with the City of Philadelphia, 450 children in the city’s child welfare systems to identify intervention opportunities to improve placement stability and thereby improve outcomes for children.