Dependency Resource Library

Meaningful Family Time Suite of Resources

The Meaningful Family Time suite of resources was designed to help adults who serve very young children in the child welfare system create meaningful family time visits. The resources provide a brief overview of the research that underpins the importance of family time, reflection questions, and practice tips to put the research into practice. They are tailored to specific audiences (e.g. attorneys, case workers, caregivers, judges, supervisors, GAL/CASA and parents) so that their content is relevant and practical. The suite of resources was created by a national network of early childhood mental health experts and practitioners (the Harris PDN Network) and funded by the Irving Harris Foundation.

• Resource for parents
• Resource for caregivers
• Resource for case workers
• Resource for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and guardian ad litem (GAL)
• Resource for supervisors
• Resource for attorneys
• Resource for judges
• At-A-Glance: Meaningful Family Time with Young Children
• Assessing Trauma for Juvenile and Family Courts: from Development to Implementation
• Proposed Quality Legal Representation Guidelines