title: Evaluation of the Miami Child Well-Being Court model: safety, permanency, and well-being findings.
abstract: This study presents preliminary outcomes for a problem-solving court improvement model, the Miami Child Well-Being Court (Miami-CWBC), which makes evidence-based clinical intervention and integration of the treating clinician's ongoing assessment and perspective central in the dependency court process. Records were reviewed for children adjudicated for maltreatment that completed treatment. Several promising findings suggest that this approach can help jurisdictions improve the lives of young children and their families' capacity to care for them.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casanueva
authors.forename: Jenifer Goldman
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Adrianne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maze
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ullery
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stacks
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lederman
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D033222:Judicial Role; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010287:Parent-Child Relations