2008 Annual Report - Superior Court of California - County of Los ...

Parents receive intensive services and strict oversight by county Department of Children and
Family Services workers and the Court. Twenty-two families participated in the program over
the course of a year. Positive changes in the parents’ behavior have been obvious to those
working with them and have resulted in mothers being reunited with their children.
The program’s success is attributed to a rigorous schedule of bi-weekly meetings with the
parents to monitor their progress. The program is being expanded to four additional courts in
January 2008.
Partnership Conference
In October, the Los Angeles Juvenile Court, in conjunction with Cal State L.A. and
numerous other co-sponsors, held its 12th annual Partnership Conference at the Los Angeles
Convention Center.
About 1,100 judicial officers, attorneys, social workers, probation officers and others
attended and had the opportunity to learn from 29 workshops and two informative plenary
sessions.
2008 Outlook
The agenda for 2008 includes committee work on a wide diversity of issues such as
psychotropic medications, obesity, dental health, delinquency representation and
disproportionate minority representation in the foster care system.
In addition, the Juvenile Court is considering an expansion of its dependent youth substance
abuse protocol and its dependency and delinquency drug courts.
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