Useful Links and ResourcesHot Topics: Effects of Visitation on Infants and Toddlers in Foster CareABA Center on Children and the LawDownloadable briefs on topics such as "Visitation with Infants and Toddlers in Foster Care: What Judges and Attorneys Need to Know." Also information on training opportunities and project partners. Click here to visit this site Practice and Other ResourcesA Practical Guide to the Indian Child Welfare Act (Native American Rights Fund) The Guide is intended to answer questions about the ICWA by people of all levels of familiarity with this important law, and to provide a comprehensive resource of information on the ICWA. The Guide provides an introduction to the ICWA, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and an appendix of resources -- primary research documents (federal and state laws, regulations, court cases, legislative materials) and secondary research documents (reports, guides, links, bibliographies, forms, and contact information). Click here to visit this site Foster ClubFosterClub's mission is to provide encouragement, motivation, information, education, and benefits for foster youth. At our web sites, kids are asking questions and getting answers. They discover other successful former foster youth through our "Reach for the Stars" program, send in opinions about their foster care experience, get recognition for overcoming obstacles, enter our contests (where everyone wins!), and more. Our publications give youth tools to help then anticipate and succeed. Our events give youth an opportunity to get involved and grow. Click here to visit this site Oregon Department of Human ServicesThe Department of Human Services (DHS) is the state's health and human services agency. Established in 1971 as the Department of Human Resources, it changed to its current name in 1999. Click here to visit this site Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionJuveniles in crisis—from serious, violent, and chronic offenders to victims of abuse and neglect—pose a challenge to the nation. Charged by Congress to meet this challenge, OJJDP collaborates with professionals from diverse disciplines to improve juvenile justice policies and practices. Click here to visit this site Oregon Youth AuthorityThe Oregon Youth Authority's mission is to protect the public by holding youth offenders accountable and providing opportunities for reformation. Click here to visit this site Circuit CourtsFind information about Oregon circuit courts. Links to circuit courts include information and maps. Click here to visit this site Juvenile Court Improvement Project, JCIPContains links to usefuls tools like the Juvenile Court Dependency Benchbook. Click here to visit this site National Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesUp to date information about what is happening in juvenile courts around the country, information on educational and training opportunities, a virtual library of links relevant to the practice of juvenile law. Click here to visit this site Willamette Law OnlineWillamette Law Online is a service that sends weekly email summaries of published opinions by the Oregon Court of Appeals and Supreme Court with links to the full text. Click here to visit this site JDAI Help DeskThe JDAI Help Desk is a practice-based, informational resource for juvenile justice practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and others interested in improving the detention component of their delinquency system and their juvenile justice system overall.
Since 1992, the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has demonstrated that jurisdictions can safely reduce the use of secure detention while strengthening their juvenile justice systems and protecting public safety. JDAI helps communities develop strong outcome measures limit additional costs, and in some cases, reduce costs. With reform efforts in more than 75 jurisdictions in 19 states and the District of Columbia, JDAI is now operational in those places responsible for almost 75 percent of the country's detained youth population! The past fifteen years of JDAI system reform efforts have produced key lessons and strategies. These strategies, innovations and model practices are now available to you at the JDAI Help Desk. Click here to visit this site Other LinksNational Association of Counsel for Children National Juvenile Defender Center U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention ABA Center on Children and the Law National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges MacArthur Foundation, Juvenile Justice National Indian Child Welfare Association Oregon Department of Human Services Oregon Juvenile Department Directors Association Oregon Child Advocacy Project, University of Oregon School of Law Washington County Juvenile Department and Conciliation Services Donald E. Long Youth Detention Center Morrison Child and Family Services Trillium Family Services (Children's Farm Home et al) Child Welfare League of America Juvenile Court Dependency Benchbook (Oregon) Juvenile Court Improvement Project (Oregon) Oregon Law Commission, Juvenile Code Revision work groups OSB Juvenile Law Task Force Report (2006) Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) CASA (Multnomah and Washington counties) Child Advocacy Center (Lane County) Foster Club: The National Network for Youth in Foster Care Boys & Girls Aid Society of Oregon Oregon Foster Parents Association Oregon Youth Challenge Program Native American Program, Oregon Legal Services (NAPOLS) Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Oregon District Attorneys Assoication Anti-DHS groups Oregon State Bar ResourcesProblem SolversProblem Solvers is an Oregon State Bar program. the following information is from the OSB web site. Oregon lawyers volunteer as Problem Solvers to offer free legal information and advice to children. Any young person between the ages of 11 and 17 can call to request a referral to this program. Referrals include a thirty minute office visit with a volunteer lawyer. This service is not available in all areas. For more information, contact the LRS at 503-684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon: 800-452-7636. Tel-Law TranscriptsTel-Law from the Oregon State Bar is a collection of recorded legal information messages prepared by the lawyers of Oregon. In addition to being online, the Tel-law service is accessible by telephone at 503-620-3000 or toll-free in Oregon only, 1-800-452-4776. A touch tone phone allows direct access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To receive a free Tel-law brochure listing the subjects available call 503-620-0222, ext. 0. Legal Information for Teenagers OSB FormsGroup CLE Accreditation Application Section RulesBar Leadership Conference HandbookThe BLC Handbook contains information to assist groups in their relationship with the OSB, including rules, procedures, explanation of responsibilities, forms, and other resources. The handbook is posted on the OSB site in sections, each in pdf format. The main index page for the handbook lists the contents of each section. In particular, in the Sections portion of the Handbook, you can find:
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