幼儿法庭
Background
使用国家 0到3 organization’s Safe Babies approach 和 the Miami Child Well-Being model, Florida’s early childhood court emerged in 2014 和 is one of the primary initiatives within the 家事法庭办事处. Early childhood court addresses child welfare cases involving children under the age of three. 这是一个 解决问题的法院 where legal, societal, 和 individual problems intersect.
健康的依恋和早期大脑发育, 从出生到三岁, is crucial to a child's future social-emotional health, 入学准备, 以及终身健康. Infants 和 toddlers in the child welfare system are at extraordinarily high risk for developmental delays, 非最优依恋关系, 创伤, 和 toxic stress that can affect their adjustment 和 well-being for years to come -- often, 可悲的是, 一生一世. Early childhood court allows courts to take what is currently known about the appropriate services 和 practices for early brain development 和 make them available to the most vulnerable children. 有关其他信息，请查看 希望与治愈视频.
The multidisciplinary 依赖 Court Improvement Panel developed best practice st和ards which are based largely on research 和 analysis that has been conducted on Safe Babies sites in other states as well as research 和 analysis of specific early childhood evidence-based interventions. 佛罗里达州最高法院采纳了 幼儿法院最佳实践标准
和 评论 2019年11月. The Steering Committee on Problem-Solving Courts is in the process of finalizing a certification program for all 解决问题的法院s with best practice st和ards in place. Core components of early childhood court include judicial leadership, 社区协调员, 每月法庭复核, 循证亲子疗法, 频繁的亲子接触, 和 the use of multidisciplinary family team meetings.
The goal of Florida's early childhood court is to:
- 改善儿童安全和福祉
- 治愈创伤 和 修复亲子关系
- 促进适时的永久性
- 停止虐待的代际循环
当前的状态
Florida’s early childhood court has grown from just a few sites in 2014 to 32 sites in 2023. The partnership between the Office of the State Courts Administrator, 佛罗里达州立大学, 0到3, 和 other valuable partners has made it possible for the initiative to exp和.
Below is a map of early childhood court sites throughout the state.
衡量成功
零到三的安全婴儿法庭团队 boast timely permanency 和 a substantial reduction of re-maltreatment. Permanency can also be referred to as case closure, with the child placed in a permanent home. Florida’s data continues to show positive results, particularly in days to permanency. Implementation of the best practice st和ards will increase data uniformity 和 promote fidelity of the approach statewide.
关于数据
Read the early childhood court (ECC) data analysis report conducted by the Florida Institute for Child Welfare (FICW) in 2022.
Early Childhood Court (herein referred to as “ECC”), 像其他解决问题的法庭一样, addresses the root causes of justice system involvement through specialized dockets, 多学科团队, 以及一种非对抗性的方法. 提供循证治疗, 司法监督, 和问责制, 解决问题的法院s provide individualized interventions for participants, thereby reducing recidivism 和 promoting confidence 和 satisfaction with the justice system process. The goal of Florida's ECC is to 改善儿童安全和福祉, 治愈创伤, 修复亲子关系, 促进适时的永久性, 和 停止虐待的代际循环. Florida’s ECC initiative has grown in the nine years since inception from a few sites in 2013 to 32 sites in 2022.
参见下面的表格 2022年的分析 看一眼永久性的结果.
过去的分析
2018年会议期间, the Florida Legislature allocated funding for the Florida Institute for Child Welfare (FICW) to conduct a one-year state-wide evaluation of Florida’s early childhood courts. The evaluation aimed to provide a better underst和ing of the level of implementation, 参与网站的特点, 参与的儿童和家庭的结果, 以及成本效益. An 执行概要 from the FICW completed mixed method evaluation in June 2019.
Read the summary of the early childhood court (ECC) outcomes analyses conducted by the Office of the State Courts Administrator in 2020.
刊物及资源
A multitude of publications 和 resources related to early childhood 和 ECC are available through FSU’s Center for Prevention 和 Early Intervention Policy 网站 和 YouTube频道.
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资源 for Existing Early Childhood Court Sites
佛罗里达州最高法院管理小组
The Steering Committee on Families 和 Children in the Court works to establish a fully integrated, comprehensive approach to h和ling all cases involving children 和 families. The steering committee is charged with assisting the statewide multidisciplinary dependency court improvement panel – the panel that oversees ECC implementation.
联系家事法庭办公室，电话: ociecc@celebratebowdoinham.com for additional information on early childhood courts.