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Children's Issues in Georgia

Legal documents to download and use as needed:

Model Motions, Pleadings and Forms
(Members only, password required)

Adoptive and Foster Parent Association of Georgia:

http://www.afpag.org/

Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation:

http://avlf.org/

Barton Child Law & Policy Clinic:

http://www.childwelfare.net

Celebration of Excellence:

http://www.CelebrationOfExcellence.org/

ChildAdvocateInterns.com:

http://ChildAdvocateInterns.com/

Child Sexual Abuse Investigations - Multidisciplinary Collaborations:

http://www.georgiacenterforchildren.org/

Child Welfare Institute:

http://GoCWI.org/

Children's Restoration Network:

http://www.childrn.org/

Community Supervised Visitation Centers - A Guide to Opening Your Own Center:

http://childwelfare.net/resources/VisitationCenterManual/VisitationCenterManual.pdf

Families First:

http://www.FamiliesFirst.org/

Family Connection Partnership:

http://georgiafamilyconnection.org/

Foster Care Support Foundation Inc.:

http://FosterParentSupport.org/

Foster Children's Foundation, Inc.:

http://fosterchildrensfoundation.org/

Fulton County Juvenile Justice Fund:

http://JuvenileJusticeFund.org/

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers:

http://www.gacdl.org/

Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children:

http://www.gahsc.org/

Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention:

http://www.gcapp.org/

Georgia Center for Resources & Support:

http://www.gacrs.org/

Georgia Center for Children:

http://www.georgiacenterforchildren.org/

Georgia's Child Advocacy Centers:

http://www.cacga.org/

Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates:

http://www.gacasa.org/

Georgia Justice Project:

http://www.gjp.org/

Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia:

http://www.cacga.org/

Georgia Parent Support Network:

http://www.gpsn.org/

Interfaith Children's Movement of Metro Atlanta:

http://ICMma.org/

KIND/Truancy Intervention Project:

http://www.TruancyProject.org/

Men Stopping Violence:

http://MenStoppingViolence.org/

Metropolitan Atlanta Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative:

http://www.jimcaseyyouth.org/

One Church/One Child:

http://ococg.org/

Office of the Child Advocate:

http://www.gachildadvocate.org/

Parent to Parent Special Needs Database:

http://parenttoparentofga.org/database.htm

Prevent Child Abuse Georgia:

http://PreventChildAbuseGA.org/

Project Healthy Grandparents:

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwalh/

SEIU-Safe Staffing for Georgia's Children and Families:

http://www.safestaffingforgeorgia.org/

Smart Start GA:

http://smartstartga.org/

Southern Juvenile Defender Center:

http://JuvenileDefender.org/

State Bar of Georgia:

http://www.gabar.org/

State Bar of Georgia YLD Juvenile Law Committee:

http://childwelfare.net/mrb/juvlawcomm/

The Child Policy Initiative, GSU's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies:

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwghp/cpi.htm

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs:

http://www.macad.org/

The First Lady of Georgia's Summit on Our Children:

http://www.gov.state.ga.us/summit_fl/info.shtml

The Marcus Institute:

http://www.marcus.org/

United Way of Atlanta's Help book online:

http://211online.unitedwayatlanta.org/

Voices for Georgia's Children:

http://www.georgiavoices.org/

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Georgia Government Sites

2002 DHR Child Welfare Reform, Business Process Reengineering, Safe Futures for Georgia's Children:

http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/02/channel/0,2188,3815890_5501931,00.html

2002 Governor's Action Group for Safe Children:

http://georgia-kids.com/

Attorney General's Office:

http://www.ganet.org/ago/

Children and Youth Coordinating Council:

http://www.cycc.state.ga.us/

Council of Juvenile Court Judges:

http://www.georgiacourts.org/councils/cjcj/index.htm

Department of Community Health:

http://www.communityhealth.state.ga.us/

Department of Corrections:

http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/

Department of Human Resources:

http://www.dhr.state.ga.us/

Department of Education:

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/index.asp

Department of Juvenile Justice:

http://www.djj.state.ga.us/

Division of Family and Children Services:

http://www.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/dfcs.html

DFCS Evaluation and Reporting Section (data):

http://www.div.dhr.state.ga.us/dfcs/er4/

DFCS Policies and Procedures Manuals:

http://www.childwelfare.net/DHR/policies/

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases:

http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa/

General Assembly of Georgia:

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/

Georgia Advocacy Office:

http://www.thegao.org/

Georgia Bureau of Investigation:

http://www.state.ga.us/gbi/

Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Registry Search Page:

http://www.ganet.org/gbi/sorsch.cgi

Georgia Court of Appeals:

http://www.gaappeals.us/

Georgia Supreme Court:

http://www2.state.ga.us/Courts/Supreme/

Georgia Department of Corrections Prisoner Database:

http://childwelfare.net/utilities/offenderQueryForm.html

Georgia Legal Services Program:

http://glsp.org/

Georgia Office of Child Fatality Review:

http://www.childwelfare.net/CFR

Georgia Public Defender Standards Commission:

http://www.gpdsc.org/

Juvenile Court Model Orders:

http://childwelfare.net/resources/JuvenileCourtOrders/

Juvenile Court Reference Manuals, for DFCS Case Managers, Child Attorneys, Parent Attorneys, and SAAGs:

http://childwelfare.net/resources/JuvenileCourtRefManuals/

Legal Aid in Georgia:

http://legalaid-ga.org/

Legislative Tracking:

http://www.gatrack.com/

Office of Adoptions:

http://www.adoptions.dhr.state.ga.us/

Office of the Child Advocate:

http://www.gachildadvocate.org/

Office of Education Accountability:

http://www.ga-oea.org/

Office of Regulatory Services:

http://www.state.ga.us/Departments/DHR/ORS/

Putative Father Registry:

http://www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/programs/vitalrecords/fatherreg.shtml

Salary Report of the State Auditor of Georgia:

http://www.audits.state.ga.us/esa/

State of Georgia Website:

http://www.georgia.gov/

The Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities:

http://www.gcdd.org/

The Supreme Court of Georgia's Child Placement Project:

http://www.state.ga.us/courts/supreme/cpp/

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National Sites:     A to C  -  D to M  -  N to Z

National Sites: A to C -

Adoption and Child Welfare Law Blog:

http://www.childwelfarelaw.info/

Advocates For Children:

http://www.adv4children.org/

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys:

http://www.adoptionattorneys.org/

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:

http://www.aacap.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics:

http://www.aap.org/

American Bar Association:

http://www.abanet.org/

American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law:

http://www.abanet.org/child/

American Bar Association Family Law Section:

http://www.abanet.org/family/

American Bar Association Juvenile Justice Center:

http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/home.html

American Bar Association National Juvenile Defender Center:

http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/jdc.html

American Bar Association Section of Litigation – Children’s Law Committee:

http://www.abanet.org/litigation/committee/childrens_l/home.html

American Humane Association:

http://www.americanhumane.org/

American Medical Association:

http://www.ama-assn.org/

American Probation and Parole Association:

http://www.appa-net.org/default.htm

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children:

http://www.apsac.org/

American Public Health Association:

http://www.apha.org/

American Public Human Services Association:

http://www.aphsa.org/

Annie E. Casey Foundation:

http://aecf.org/

Association of Child Abuse Lawyers:

http://www.childabuselawyers.com/

AtHealth:

http://www.athealth.com/

Best Interests:

http://www.childadvocacy.com/

California Youth Connection:

http://www.calyouthconn.org/

Casey Family Foundation:

http://www.casey.org/

Casey Family Services:

http://CaseyFamilyServices.org/

Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research:

http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/cmhpsr/

Center for Social Work Management:

http://www.cswmanagement.com/Home.htm

Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice:

http://www.cjcj.org/

Child Welfare Home Page:

http://www.childwelfare.com/

Child Welfare League of America:

http://cwla.org/

Child Welfare Training Resources Project:

http://www.childwelfaretraining.org/

Childhelp USA/Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline:

http://www.childhelpusa.org/

ChildLaw Center at Loyola Chicago School of Law:

http://www.luc.edu/law/academics/special/center/child_family.shtml

Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law:

http://www.caichildlaw.org/

Children’s Bureau Express:

http://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/

Children's Defense Fund:

http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Children's Law Center, Inc.:

http://www.childrenslawcenter.org/

Children's Rights, Inc.:

http://www.childrensrights.org/

ChildTrauma Academy:

http://www.childtrauma.org/

Crimes Against Children Research Center:

http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/

Coalition for Juvenile Justice:

http://www.juvjustice.org/

Code of Federal Regulations:

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/

Connect for Kids Site:

http://www.connectforkids.org/

Courts:

    Federal Judiciary:

http://www.uscourts.gov/

    United States Court of Appeals 4th Circuit:

http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/opinion.php

    United States Court of Appeals 5th Circuit:

http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/

    United States Court of Appeals 11th Circuit:

http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/

    11th Cir Case Search:

http://law.emory.edu/11circuit/11casearch.html

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National Sites: D to M -

Dave Thomas Foundation:

http://www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org/

Emory Law School Federal Courts Finder:

http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/

Faces of Adoption:

http://www.adopt.org/adopt/

Federal DHHS Child Welfare Policy Manual:

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/laws/cwpm/

Fight Crime – Invest In Kids:

http://www.fightcrime.org/

Find Law:

http://www.findlaw.com/

First Star:

http://www.firststar.org/

FosterClub for Adults:

http://www.fosterclub.com/grownups/

FosterClub for Kids:

http://www.fosterclub.com/index.cfm

Freddie Mac Foundation, the:

http://www.freddiemacfoundation.org/

Hilton House Child Abduction:

http://www.hiltonhouse.com/

I Am Your Child Foundation:

http://www.iamyourchild.org/

International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect:

http://www.ispcan.org/

Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative:

http://jimcaseyyouth.org/

Judicial Council of California Center for Children, Families and the Courts:

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/cfcc

Judicial Council of California Online Self-Help Center:

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/

Juvenile Law Center:

http://www.jlc.org/

Juvenile Rights Project, Inc.:

http://www.jrplaw.org/

Kempe Children’s Center:

http://www.kempecenter.org/

Lawyers for Children:

http://www.lawyersforchildren.com/

Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/

Library of Congress:

http://www.loc.gov/

My Government:

http://government.aol.com/mygov/home/

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National Sites: N to Z -

National Adoption Center:

http://www.adopt.org/

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse:

http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/

National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds:

http://www.msu.edu/user/millsda

National Adoption Law Site:

http://AdoptionLawSite.org/

National Association of Counsel for Children:

http://www.naccchildlaw.org/

National Association of Social Workers:

http://www.socialworkers.org/

National Call to Action:

http://www.nationalcalltoaction.com/

National Center for Adoption Law and Policy:

http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/

National Center for Children in Poverty:

http://www.nccp.org/

National Center for Juvenile Justice:

http://www.ncjj.org/

National Center for Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice:

http://www.edjj.org/

National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice:

http://www.ncmhjj.com/

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children:

http://www.missingkids.org/

National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse:

http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/ncpca/ncpca_home.html

National Center for State Courts:

http://www.ncsconline.org/

National Center for Youth Law:

http://www.youthlaw.org/

NCCAN National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information:

http://www.calib.com/nccanch/

NCCAN Child Welfare Training Resources Online Network:

http://www.childwelfaretraining.org/

National Conference of State Legislatures:

http://www.ncsl.org/

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges:

http://www.ncjfcj.org/

National CASA:

http://www.nationalcasa.org/

National Education Association:

http://www.nea.org/

National Exchange Club Foundation:

http://www.preventchildabuse.com/

National Indian Child Welfare Association:

http://www.nicwa.org/

National Institute of Justice:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/welcome.html

National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA):

http://www.nita.org/

National Juvenile Court Data Archive:

http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/

National Poverty Law Center:

http://www.povertylaw.org/

National Poverty Law Library:

http://www.povertylaw.org/legalresearch/legalresearch.cfm

National Teen Court Center:

http://www.youthcourt.net/default.htm

National Resource Centers for Child Welfare:

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/aboutus/resources.htm

National Youth Violence Prevention:

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp

North American Council on Adoptable Children:

http://www.nacac.org/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:

http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Orphan Foundation of America:

http://www.orphan.org/

Other States' Sex Offender Registry Pages:

http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/register.htm

Packard Foundation Center for the Future of Children:

http://www.futureofchildren.org/

Prevent Child Abuse America:

http://www.preventchildabuse.org/

Rebuilding Communities Initiatives - - The Annie E. Casey Foundation:

http://www.aecf.org/rci/

Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center:

http://www.rockymountainchildrenslawcenter.org/about.html

Skillman Center for Children:

http://www.skillmancenter.culma.wayne.edu/

State Juvenile Justice Profiles:

http://www.ncjj.org/stateprofiles/

Task Force for Child Survival and Development:

http://taskforce.org/

Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet:

http://thomas.loc.gov/

United States Congress:

http://www.house.gov/

US Department of HHS Administration for Children and Families:

http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

United States Senate:

http://www.senate.gov/index.htm

University of Michigan Child Welfare Law Program:

http://www.law.umich.edu/CentersAndPrograms/childlaw/

Voices for America's Children:

http://www.childadvocacy.org/

Zero to Three:

http://www.zerotothree.org/

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