The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) is pleased to invite applicants from state and tribal dependency courts to participate in the Implementation Sites Project.
The NCJFCJ, with funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), has partnered with courts across the country since 1992 to improve the way courts handle child abuse and neglect proceedings, and to improve the court experience for children and families. The NCJFCJ is selecting new court sites to participate in this two-year project. The selected sites will receive training, technical assistance, and support from the NCJFCJ and national experts to implement the principles and recommendations set forth in the Enhanced Resource Guidelines, the NCJFCJ's blueprint for best practices in abuse and neglect proceedings.
New implementation sites will be “laboratories for change” as they work to implement best practices in child welfare proceedings while sharing with, and learning from, nearly 30 other sites across the country. There is no direct funding available for participating courts.
