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March 15, 2006
 Child Welfare Consent Decrees: Analysis of Thirty-Five Court Actions
from 1995 to 2005
Over the past ten years many state child welfare systems have
operated under consent decrees that mandate what services must be
offered. 2006 legislation in both houses of Congress seeks to
time-limit decrees in all forms, including child welfare decrees.
This report is a comprehensive analysis of ten years of child
welfare class-action litigation in 32 states and consent decrees or
settlements in 30 of those states. The findings are analyzed
nationally as well as state-by-state. The are also grouped by area
of concern. Key overall findings include:
- 76% of decrees and agreements
addressed placement issues
- 65% addressed protective services
- 68% mandated the provision of
services
- 63% addressed issues involving the
child welfare workforce
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