Child Well-Being: A Beneficial Advocacy Framework for Improving the Child Welfare System?

Posted: 10 May 2011

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Sarah H. Ramsey

Syracuse University - College of Law

Date Written: Fall 2007

Abstract

This article explores the advantages and disadvantages of child well-being as a child welfare system advocacy framework. It examines the use of the concept of child well-being as a social indicator and the importance of poverty rates to the child welfare system. It also examines the use of child well-being as an outcome measure for the child welfare system, in particular in Child and Family Service Reviews (“CFSRs”) and court evaluations. The possible impact of the child well-being concept is considered in the context of several programs, including income supports and problem-solving courts. The Article concludes that, overall, well-being provides a valuable framework for the future of child advocacy.

Keywords: children, child well-being, child welfare, problem-solving courts

Suggested Citation

Ramsey, Sarah H., Child Well-Being: A Beneficial Advocacy Framework for Improving the Child Welfare System? (Fall 2007). University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1831342

Sarah H. Ramsey (Contact Author)

Syracuse University - College of Law ( email )

Syracuse, NY 13244-1030
United States
410-226-5345 (Phone)

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