Child Law Resources -

History of Child Welfare

Brief History of Child Welfare in America:

http://www.childabuse.net/usachildwelfarehistory.html

Brief History of Federal Child Welfare Financing Legislation:

http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/financinghistory.htm

Georgia's Children 2003 - Statistical Analysis of Child Welfare in Georgia:

http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/statefactsheets/2003/georgia.pdf

Representation of Children in Georgia

Standards of Practice

2006 Legislative Update

Karen Worthington's Powerpoint on 2006 legislation affecting children

Aspirational Guidelines for Georgia's Attorney Guardians Ad Litem in Child Deprivation Cases -

This is a link to more than appears. It is a great short summary of the judicial process for a child deprivation case. Quick overview with names of judicial experts in many of the circuits in Georgia who formed the team that created this article: http://www.childwelfare.net/mrb/projects/gal_guide.html

Georgia: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings -

From American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center and Southern Center for Human Rights: http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/georgia.pdf

Southern Center for Human Rights -

Report finds juvenile justice system in Georgia lacking: Rights of children are routinely overlooked or under-represented http://www.schr.org/news/news_children.htm

Official Code of Georgia: Title 15, Chapter 11 -

The entire Official Code of Georgia is included here, but link goes first to the chapter dealing with child deprivation laws: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/gl_codes_detail.pl?code=15-11-1

Working with Child Deprivation Cases in Georgia's Juvenile Courts -

A Reference Manual for Attorney and Volunteer Guardians Ad Litem. This is an excellent resource for representation of children in Georgia. Arranged by chapter, there are links to the O.C.G.A. for each step in the litigation process. Especially helpful if new to the process, this site will walk the representative of a child through from the removal of a deprived child from the home to reunification or termination of parental rights. http://www.childwelfare.net/resources/JuvenileCourtRefManuals/GAL_training_manual/index.php

OCA: Office of the Child Advocate -

The primary purpose of this office is to monitor and oversee DFCS’ operations at both the state and local levels. This office is available for complaints relating to abused and neglected children by accessing the toll free number or use of an on line complaint form: http://www.gachildadvocate.org/

Child Maltreatment -

http://www.naccchildlaw.org/childrenlaw/childmaltreatment.html

Georgia's Child and Family Services Federal Review and Evaluation -

http://www.childwelfare.net/cfsreview/

Statewide Assessment, Contents: May 2001 -

http://www.childwelfare.net/cfsreview/swa/q-a_IV.html

Child Maltreatment

CDC Activities -

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/cmactivities.htm

Child Maltreatment in Georgia (2000 data) -

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/cwo00/statedata/ga.htm

Child Maltreatment in Georgia (1999 data) -

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/publications/cwo99/statedata/ga.htm

Reporting Child Abuse -

http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/reporting/index.cfm

How to Report Child Abuse in Georgia -

Department of Family and Children Services site with links for finding the agency in each area of the state for reporting cases of child abuse. http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/02/channel/0,2188,3815890_5023737,00.html