Family Treatment Courts
Family treatment courts use a family-centered, collaborative approach to serve families with substance use disorders involved in the child welfare system. Multidisciplinary teams coordinate services in a non-adversarial environment.
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Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards
Center for Children and Family Futures and National Association of Dru..., 2019
The FTC Best Practices Standards (BPS) provide local jurisdictions, states, tribes, and funders with clear practice guidance to improve outcomes
...(Read More)Policy and Practice Resources
Plans of Safe Care: An Issue Brief for Judicial Officers
National Quality Improvement Center for Coll..., 2020
Judicial officers hear a variety of dependency matters from a unique vantage point
... (Read More)Reasonable and Active Efforts, and Substance Use Disorders Toolkit
National Quality Improvement Center for Coll..., 2020
This toolkit was designed for professionals working with families in or at risk of
... (Read More)Family Treatment Court Best Practice Standards
Center for Children and Family Futures and N..., 2019
The FTC Best Practices Standards (BPS) provide local jurisdictions, states, tribes
... (Read More)Related Online Training, Videos, and Webinars
NCSACW Family Treatment Courts Orientation Briefing
Date: February 16, 2021
The briefing provides an overview of FTCs along with training and technical assistance resources.
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PFR Knowledge Application Series
Children and Family Futures, 2021
The Prevention and Family Recovery (PFR) Knowledge Application Series highlights the
... (Read More)Statewide System Improvement Program (SSIP)
National Family Treatment Court Training and..., 2019
Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), this
... (Read More)SSIP Leading Change Brief Series
National Family Treatment Court Training and..., 2019
OJJDP funded the Statewide System Improvement Program (SSIP) to expand the reach of
... (Read More)The Prevention and Family Recovery Initiative
Children and Family Futures, 2019
The Prevention and Family Recovery (PFR) initiative advanced the capacity of FTCs and
... (Read More)Additional Resources
Family Treatment Court Online Tutorial
National Family Treatment Court Training and...
The FTC Online Tutorial provides an overview of the FTC model, research, and best
... (Read More)Family Treatment Court Peer Learning Court Program
National Family Treatment Court Training and...
Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National FTC
... (Read More)Family Treatment Court Practice Academy
National Family Treatment Court Training and...
The FTC Practice Academy offers videos, virtual training events, and resources to
... (Read More)Family Treatment Court Training and Technical Assistance Program
National Family Treatment Court Training an...
Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National FTC
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