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National and State CASA Programs
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Child Abuse Information
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
The Clearinghouse is a national resource for professionals
and others seeking information on child abuse and
neglect and child welfare.
Child
Abuse Prevention Network
Childhelp
USA
Childhelp USA® is dedicated to meeting the physical,
emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused
and neglected children. It does this by focusing
its efforts and resources upon treatment, prevention,
and research.
Children's
Defense Fund
Concentrating on the needs of poor and minority children
and those with disabilities, the Children's Defense
Fund stresses the importance of preventative investment
in children.
Child
Welfare League of America (CWLA)
An association of nearly 1,000 public and private
non-profit agencies, the Child Welfare League of
America (CWLA) is the largest publisher of child
welfare materials including general trade books,
child advocacy books, the Child Welfare journal,
and the Children's Voice magazine.
Children and the Law
National
Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal
and Judicial Issues
ABA
Center on Children and the Law
Children's
Rights, Inc.
A leading litigator on behalf of abused/neglected
children and kids languishing in foster care, this
organization has helped prod considerable reform
throughout the country by use of statewide or local
class action law suits, brought with the help of
local child advocates.
National
Center for Youth Law
A private, non-profit law office serving the legal
needs of children and their families.
Foster
Youth Rights
California
Youth Connection
The
Children’s Defense Fund
The Children’s Defense Fund has
compiled state-by-state fact sheets on
children in foster care, as an advocacy
tool for programs serving vulnerable
children on the state and federal levels.
Child Advocacy
Voices
for America's Children
Best
Interests-- The E-Magazine for Children's
Advocates
Continuing Education
Note: Speak to your Volunteer Supervisor
/ Case Manager regarding collecting Continuing
Education / Hours credit before accruing
them.
National
CASA Conference Audio Clips
For
example 1) Animal Cruelty, Child Abuse, Domestic
Violence: a Toxic Triangle 2) Conflict Management
3) Facing the Methamphetamine Epidemic 4)
Keys to Best Practices for Non-Native Advocates
for Native Children 5) Successful Advocacy
and Intervention for Children with Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 6) Speaking Out
for Rural Children & Families 7) The
Power of Education in a Child's Life 8) Domestic
Violence and the Impact on Children).
Transitional
Services Information PDF File
(Link
to section of Sonoma CASA's Summer 2005
newsletter discussing transitional services.)
Sonoma
County Superior Court Juvenile Dependence
Court Info
Juvenile
Dependency Court Information Website
Sonoma
County Department of Child Support Services
Santa
Rosa Junior College Independent Living
Program
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