Resolution Regarding Standards for the Secure Care of Youth Adopted March 12, 2022 by the NCJFCJ Board of Directors, Pittsburgh, PA. Download Publication
WHEREAS, on May 22, 1937, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) was established by judges who came together with a vision of strengthening the juvenile and family court systems, and to…
WHEREAS, the NCJFCJ recognizes that issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking occur at any age; and WHEREAS, the NCJFCJ has joined in public and private partnerships to address and improve the…
WHEREAS, the Adoption Safe Families Act requires a judicial determination that the agency has made reasonable efforts, absent aggravated circumstances, to preserve and reunify the family. More than half of children exiting foster care in…