Provides guidance on how child welfare and education agencies can better collect and share data about the educational needs of youth in the child welfare system.
Familiarizes professionals and lay readers with Pennsylvania’s child abuse and neglect laws and regulations; distinguishes between the Juvenile Act and the Child Protective Services Law.
Provides juvenile defense attorneys and advocates with information on the accessibility of juvenile records, the lasting consequences of having a juvenile record on file, and the standard process for petitioning the court for an expungement.
Designed to aid the court in planning for youth who are aging out of the foster care system and must be equipped to handle the adult world without the support that families often provide.
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