When it comes to keeping children safe and providing the best possible outcomes for youth in care, one size does not fit all. The alternative response model allows child welfare agencies to divert cases to different response paths in order to address the individual needs of the family. Under our…...
An alternative response in child welfare
March 15, 2013 To: Members of the Judiciary Committee From: Sarah Forrest, Policy Coordinator- Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Re: Support for LB 503 – Implementing an Alternative Response Pilot Project We all want children to grow up protected, safe, and loved. Our child welfare system in Nebraska…...
