Strong Starts Court Initiative

The Strong Starts Court Initiative enhances the capacity of Family Court to bring positive changes to court-involved babies and their families.

The initiative promotes a shift from an adversarial to a collaborative approach in addressing the needs of families. Infants and parents receive customized service plans and access to a network of community-based service providers, including child development services, adult development services, and services required for family stability.

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Meeting the Needs of Infants in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases: A Process Evaluation of the Strong Starts Court Initiative

by Josephine Hahn

This report is a process evaluation designed to document the first nine months of the Strong Starts Court Initiative, a collaborative problem-solving approach for infants (three years or younger) and families involved in child abuse and neglect cases in Bronx Family Court. The program includes collaboration with court and community-based stakeholders, comprehensive assessments, intensive case management, community-based referrals, regular court appearances and clinical conferences.

Parent Support, Youth Programs, Supporting Child Victims
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Supervised Visitation: The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Unique Approach

Katheryn Lotsos and Stephen Forrester from the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children discuss their organization’s approach to supervised visitation. The Society's therapeutic model includes safety planning, parent education classes, special training for the professionals supervising the visits, and close collaboration with the courts.

Parent Support, Supporting Child Victims

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