January 28, 2021
Join the National Center for State Courts for their upcoming webinar “Strengthening Families: What Role Can Courts Play in Upstream Family Preservation?” on February 4, 2021 at 4:00–5:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will focus on helping courts strengthen their collaborative community roles to help at-risk families affected by the opioid crisis and substance use disorders prior to a petition or child welfare involvement. These preventative, upstream measures can decrease the negative impact on children and help families stay together. Presenters will discuss two jurisdictions—Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama—and their upstream and pre-petition work to help at-risk families before child welfare becomes involved.