Child Protection Best Practice Bulletins
The Corinne Wolfe Children’s Law Center is proud to co-sponsor a new series of publications called Child Protection Best Practice Bulletins. These 2 and 4 page bulletins describe a number of innovative practices that are child-focused and family-centered and intended to promote the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in the state’s care here in New Mexico. The following bulletins can be downloaded from this website:
- Introductory Bulletin: What is a Best Practice? [PDF]
- Advance Calendaring [PDF]
- Benchmark Reviews [PDF]
- Connecting Children with Incarcerated Parents [PDF]
- Education Advocacy [PDF]
- Family Engagement [PDF]
- Foster Parent Involvement [PDF]
- Maximizing the Involvement of Young People [PDF]
- Open Adoption and Mediated Contact Agreements [PDF]
- Pacing Permanency[PDF]
- Parent-Child Visitation [PDF]
- Preserving Cultural Connections [PDF]
- Special Calendaring [PDF]
- Transition Home Plans [PDF]
- Well-Being Checklists [PDF]
- Working with Undocumented and Mixed Status Immigrant Children and Families [PDF]
New Mexico Child Welfare
Handbook: A Legal Manual on Child Abuse and Neglect
The
New Mexico Child Welfare Handbook is a project of
the Corinne Wolfe Children’s Law Center and the New
Mexico Judicial Education Center at the Institute
of Public Law, UNM
School of Law. Developed in part under a grant from
the State
Justice Institute, the Handbook is intended to provide
the New Mexico judiciary and other members of the child
welfare community with a comprehensive resource guide
to the state’s child abuse and neglect process.
The Handbook incorporates the applicable
requirements of the New Mexico Children’s Code,
the Children’s Court rules, court cases and federal
laws. It summarizes the child abuse and neglect process,
describes the roles and responsibilities of a number
of the participants, explains the hearings that may
take place in a case, and addresses such topics as discovery,
evidence, psychological considerations, and special
provisions for Indian children. Proceedings under the
children's mental health laws, the Delinquency Act,
and other statutes are also summarized.
The Handbook is intended to serve
as a current, convenient secondary source of law, policy
and practice for child abuse and neglect cases. Do not
rely on the Handbook for legal authority; instead, consult
primary sources for actual legal language and requirements.
First published in November 2000, the Handbook has been updated and is available online free of charge. Hardcopies of the 2003 Handbook are also available for purchase.
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