The Pew InitiativesThe Pew InitiativesA National Non-Litigation Strategy to Improve A National Non-Litigation Strategy to Improve

OutcomesOutcomes

1212thth National Conference on Children and the Law National Conference on Children and the LawABA Center on Children and the :ABA Center on Children and the :

LawLawIn partnership with theIn partnership with the

Harvard Law School Child Advocacy ProgramHarvard Law School Child Advocacy ProgramJudge Nancy S. SalyersJudge Nancy S. Salyers

14 March 200714 March 2007

The Pew InitiativesThe Pew Initiatives

Why so many in care for so long?Why so many in care for so long?

Who is responsible?Who is responsible?

What can be done?What can be done?

How to make it happen?How to make it happen?

StrategyStrategy

Convene CommissionConvene Commission Launch Outreach and Education via Launch Outreach and Education via

Fostering ResultsFostering Results Release RecommendationsRelease Recommendations Launch Campaign for ImplementationLaunch Campaign for Implementation

The Pew CommissionThe Pew Commission

Recommendations for reform in:Recommendations for reform in:

Federal Financing Federal Financing

AndAnd

Court Oversight and Court Oversight and AccountabilityAccountability

Fostering ResultsFostering Results

Education and Outreach to create climate Education and Outreach to create climate for change.for change.

PartnershipsPartnershipsPresentationsPresentationsProductsProducts

Products plus PartnersProducts plus Partners==

Press OpportunitiesPress Opportunities

Fostering Results Fostering Results National PartnersNational Partners

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court National Council of Juvenile and Family Court JudgesJudges

National Center for State CourtsNational Center for State Courts Child Welfare League of AmericaChild Welfare League of America Voices for America’s ChildrenVoices for America’s Children Association for Public Human Services Association for Public Human Services

AdministratorsAdministrators ABA Center for Children and the LawABA Center for Children and the Law National CASANational CASA Justice Management InstituteJustice Management Institute Judicial Education Research and Technology Judicial Education Research and Technology

Transfer ProjectTransfer Project

Fostering Results Fostering Results State PartnersState Partners

Arizona OhioArizona Ohio California New YorkCalifornia New York Connecticut TennesseeConnecticut Tennessee Iowa TexasIowa Texas Missouri WisconsinMissouri Wisconsin

Fostering ResultsFostering ResultsProductsProducts

Nation’s CW System Doubles Number of Nation’s CW System Doubles Number of Adoptions (Align Incentives with Results)Adoptions (Align Incentives with Results)

The Foster Care StraightjacketThe Foster Care Straightjacket A View from the Bench (Judicial Survey)A View from the Bench (Judicial Survey) Family Ties (Subsidized Guardianship)Family Ties (Subsidized Guardianship) National Curriculum for Caseflow National Curriculum for Caseflow

Management in Dependency CasesManagement in Dependency Cases Improving Outcomes Together: Court and Improving Outcomes Together: Court and

Child Welfare CollaborationChild Welfare Collaboration

Campaign for ImplementationCampaign for Implementation

Town hall meetingsTown hall meetings Press BriefingsPress Briefings Hill BriefingsHill Briefings Editorial Board MeetingsEditorial Board Meetings ArticlesArticles Conference PresentationsConference Presentations ReportsReports

Campaign for ImplementationCampaign for ImplementationNational PartnersNational Partners

Fostering ResultsFostering Results Fostering Court ImprovementFostering Court Improvement Generations UnitedGenerations United National Conference of State LegislaturesNational Conference of State Legislatures National Center for State CourtsNational Center for State Courts National Council for Adoptable ChildrenNational Council for Adoptable Children National Council for AdoptionNational Council for Adoption National Indian Child Welfare AssociationNational Indian Child Welfare Association

Campaign for ImplementationCampaign for ImplementationState PartnersState Partners

ArizonaArizona ArkansasArkansas CaliforniaCalifornia OhioOhio TexasTexas

ResultsResults

1111 Resolutions to adopt/implement the Resolutions to adopt/implement the Recommendations of the Pew Recommendations of the Pew Commission: Judicial Council of CA, Commission: Judicial Council of CA, NCJFCJ, CCJ, COSCA, Texas Supreme NCJFCJ, CCJ, COSCA, Texas Supreme Court Task Force, LA County Board of Court Task Force, LA County Board of Supervisors, NACC, AMA, United Soputh Supervisors, NACC, AMA, United Soputh and Eastern Tribes, Arkansas Judicial and Eastern Tribes, Arkansas Judicial Council, National Congress of American Council, National Congress of American Indians, Permanent Judicial Commission Indians, Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Childrenon Justice for Children

ResultsResults

2727 State Commissions/Taskforces formed: State Commissions/Taskforces formed: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California,

Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin.Washington, Wisconsin.

ResultsResults

National Leadership Summit on the National Leadership Summit on the Protection of Children (Minnesota 9/05)Protection of Children (Minnesota 9/05)

Call to Action (Spring ’06)Call to Action (Spring ’06) $100,000,000.00 in addition CIP funding, $100,000,000.00 in addition CIP funding,

over 5 years, designated for over 5 years, designated for implementation of Performance Measures implementation of Performance Measures and for multidisciplinary trainingand for multidisciplinary training

Fostering Court ImprovementFostering Court Improvement

New CampaignNew Campaign

Kids are WaitingKids are Waiting

Fix Foster Care NowFix Foster Care Now

Pew Related Projects and LinksPew Related Projects and Links Pew Commission on Children in Foster CarePew Commission on Children in Foster Care

www.pewfostercare.orgwww.pewfostercare.org

Fostering Results Fostering Results (University of Illinois)(University of Illinois) www.fosteringresults.orgwww.fosteringresults.org

Fostering Court Improvement Fostering Court Improvement (Barton Child Law)(Barton Child Law) www.fosteringcourtimprovement.orgwww.fosteringcourtimprovement.org

Kids Are WaitingKids Are Waiting www.kidsarewaiting.orgwww.kidsarewaiting.org