Reforming the Child Welfare System

Authors

Marcia Robinson Lowry, Children's Rights

Abstract

The article argues that child welfare systems in the United States are failing to meet the needs of children and families, particularly poor and marginalized ones, and that litigation is an essential tool for driving systemic reform. It highlights the ineffectiveness of current policies, the lack of political will and accountability, and the critical role of class action lawsuits in exposing systemic failures and securing resources and reforms.

Disciplines

Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Judges | Law | Social Welfare Law

Recommended Citation

Marcia R. Lowry, Reforming the Child Welfare System, 3 Cardozo Pub. L. Pol’y & Ethics J. 389 (2005).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cplpej/vol3/iss2/8