The following Child Welfare Information Gateway products and other resources explore State laws addressing harm to children resulting from domestic violence
State Statutes Series
Series Title | State Statutes |
Author(s) | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability | View Download (PDF - 663KB) |
Year Published | 2016 |
Series Title | State Statutes |
Author(s) | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
Availability | View Download (PDF - 585KB) |
Year Published | 2018 |
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Family Violence: Legislative Updates
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Provides State-by-State guides to legislative changes to laws addressing domestic and family violence that were made from 1995 through 2010.
The Greenbook Initiative
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
A Federally sponsored program to address the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment. Resources include publications, curricula, and technical assistance.
From Awareness to Practice: Children, Domestic Violence, and Child Welfare
Rivett & Kelly
Child Abuse Review, 15(4), 2006
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Discusses social work practice in relation to child witnesses of domestic violence. The paper argues that child witnesses of domestic violence do not always need the response of a child protection system and that future practice, legal, and policy responses should be based on a wider understanding of their needs.