{"id":280,"date":"2017-09-12T07:54:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T11:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2024-12-09T13:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T18:40:19","slug":"children-research-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/children-research-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Children research guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3\">\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\">Children<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"comm-subtitle\">research guide<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 lib-img-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-548\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Children-cropped-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Children-cropped-2.jpg 875w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Children-cropped-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Children-cropped-2-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><div class=\"menu-sidebarmenu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebarmenu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-19\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-170\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/research-guides\/\">Research Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/databases\">Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-22\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/periodicals\">Periodicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1159\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1159\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/about-the-library\/\">About the Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Table of contents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#recentreports\">Recent OLR Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#websites\">Websites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#periodical\">Periodicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#databases\">Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#referenceworks\">Reference works<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#mandatedreports\">Mandated reports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#otherresources\">Specific items in the library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"recentreports\"><\/a>Recent OLR Reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p>The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Committee on Children\u2019s subject areas include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Child Safety Requirements in Child Care Facilities, Local Board of Education Child Care, and Municipal Youth Camps &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2026\/rpt\/pdf\/2026-R-0051.pdf?t=1772200778374\">2026-R-0051<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">2025 Acts Affecting Children &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2025\/rpt\/pdf\/2025-R-0111.pdf\">2025-R-0111<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Criminal Laws on AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2024\/rpt\/pdf\/2024-R-0167.pdf\">2024-R-0167<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Grandparents Raising Grandchildren &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2024\/rpt\/pdf\/2024-R-0121.pdf\">2024-R-0121<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">2024 Acts Affecting Children &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2024\/rpt\/pdf\/2024-R-0105.pdf\">2024-R-0105<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Child Pornography Possession and Other Sex Crimes Convictions &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2024\/rpt\/pdf\/2024-R-0041.pdf\">2024-R-0041<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Laws on the Use of Cameras in Child Care Facilities &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2024\/rpt\/pdf\/2024-R-0008.pdf\">2023-R-0008<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Points of Entry for Early Childhood Care and Education in Connecticut &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2023\/rpt\/pdf\/2023-R-0249.pdf\"> 2023-R-0249<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">2023 Acts Affecting Children &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2023\/rpt\/pdf\/2023-R-0146.pdf\">2023-R-0146<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Termination of Parental Rights in Sexual Assault Cases &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cga.ct.gov\/2022\/rpt\/pdf\/2022-R-0283.pdf\">2022-R-0283<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"websites\"><\/a>Websites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p><strong>State agencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birth23.org\/\">Connecticut Birth to Three<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/DCF\">Dept. of Children and Families<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sde.ct.gov\/sde\/site\/default.asp\">Dept. of Education<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/oca\/site\/default.asp\">Office of the Child Advocate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/oec\/site\/default.asp\">Office of Early Childhood<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>State boards, commissions, and task forces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/OCA\/Common-Elements\/Common-Elements\/OCA-Advisory-Committee\">Office of the Child Advocate Advisory Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/oca\/cwp\/view.asp?a=1303&amp;Q=254872\">Child Fatality Review Panel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/cwcseo\/\">Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity &amp; Opportunity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctearlychildhood.org\/\">Early Childhood Cabinet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/app\/taskforce.asp?TF=20141215_Juvenile%20Justice%20Policy%20and%20Oversight%20Committee\">Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birth23.org\/aboutb23\/sicc\/\">State Interagency Birth to Three Coordinating Council<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal government<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/\">Administration for Children and Families<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; part of the Dept. of Health and Human Services; promotes the economic and social well-being of families<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/cb\">Children\u2019s Bureau<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; part of the Administration for Children and Families; focuses on the health and well-being of children<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childwelfare.gov\/\">Child Welfare Information Gateway<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; part of the Children\u2019s Bureau<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aecf.org\/\">Annie E. Casey Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childtrends.org\/\">Child Trends<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctvoices.org\/\">Connecticut Voices for Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other online resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/stories\/s\/Juvenile-Justice-Policy-and-Oversight-Committee-JJ\/efuz-5jhe\">Juvenile Justice Equity Dashboard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Research guides by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries:<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Law\/childabuse.htm\">Connecticut law about child abuse and neglect<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Law\/custody.htm\">Connecticut law about child custody and visitation<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Law\/childsupport.htm\">Connecticut law about child support<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Law\/leavingchildalone.htm\">Connecticut law about leaving a child alone<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Law\/minors.htm\">Connecticut law about rights of minors<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/law\/tpr.htm\">Connecticut law about termination of parental rights<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"periodical\"><\/a>Periodicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edweek.org\/ew\/index.html\">Education Week<\/a> \u2013 Editorial Projects in Education; print subscription with online access.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/\">Health Affairs<\/a> \u2013 Project HOPE \u2013 The People-to-People Health Foundation; print subscription.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Marquette Benefits &amp; Social Welfare Law Review \u2013 Marquette University Law School; access through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.ctstatelibrary.org\/az.php?a=h\">HeinOnline<\/a>\u00a0from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card, or through Westlaw.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"databases\"><\/a>Databases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eric.ed.gov\/\">ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; from the U.S. Dept. of Education\u2019s Institute of Education Sciences (IES): &#8220;<em>provides access to bibliographic records of journal and non-journal literature from 1966 to the present.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nap.edu\/\">National Academies Press<\/a> \u2013 Legislative Library subscription; see librarian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/human-services\/child-support-and-family-law-legislation-database\">NCSL Child Support and Family Law Legislation Database<\/a> \u2013 from the National Conference of State Legislatures.\u00a0 Tracks legislation from 2012-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/human-services\/2012-child-welfare-enacted-legislation-database.aspx\">NCSL Child Welfare Enacted Legislation Database<\/a> \u2013 from the National Conference of State Legislatures.\u00a0 Tracks legislation from 2012-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/human-services\/early-childhood-legislation-database\">NCSL Early Childhood Legislation Database<\/a> \u2013 from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2019-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/civil-and-criminal-justice\/ncsls-juvenile-justice-bill-tracking-database.aspx\">NCSL Juvenile Justice Bill Tracking Database<\/a> &#8211; from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Tracks legislation from 2008-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/health\/maternal-and-child-health-database\">NCSL Maternal and Child Health Database<\/a> &#8211; from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Tracks legislation from 2017-present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/socscijournals\/socialsciences\/fromDatabasesLayer?accountid=10341\">Social Science Database<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 from ProQuest:\u00a0<em>\u201cSocial Science Database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"mandatedreports\"><\/a>Mandated reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\"><strong><em>Please note this is not an exhaustive list. Contact the library for these and other reports.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2019\/PA18-137_s.25.pdf\">Background check precertification process<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Background check precertification process<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to PA 18-137 s.25<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) expenditure and priority group enrollment report \u2013 quarterly report by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to CGS 17b-749(k)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA23-097_s.29-33.pdf\">Child caregiver substance use disorder program evaluation and plan; child care supports and subsidies plan; supportive housing access; substance use disorder treatment for parents involved with DCF; and substance use disorder treatment for pregnant and parenting individuals<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Child caregiver substance use disorder program evaluation and plan; child care supports and subsidies plan; supportive housing access; substance use disorder treatment for parents involved with DCF; and substance use disorder treatment for pregnant and parenting individuals<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Dept. of Children and Families, Dept. of Social Services, and Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to PA 23-97 s.29-33<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity annual report \u2013 pursuant to CGS 2-128(b)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA23-101_s.19.pdf\">Community-based bereavement and grief counseling organizations and services for children and families<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Community-based bereavement and grief counseling organizations and services for children and families<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity; pursuant to PA 23-101 s.19<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Compliance with training and monitoring de-escalation efforts in secure and congregate care settings and the tracking of arrests and recidivism rates for juveniles \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Correction; pursuant to CGS 46b-121n(p)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Conditions of confinement for incarcerated youth age 15 to 21 at Manson Youth Institution and York Correctional Institution \u2013 biennial report by the Office of the Child Advocate; pursuant to CGS 46a-13<em>l<\/em>(a)(12)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership annual report \u2013 by the Dept. of Children and Families, Dept. of Social Services, and Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services; pursuant to CGS 17a-22m<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut Birth to Three System annual data report &#8211; by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to CGS 17a-248b<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut children\u2019s behavioral health plan \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Children and Families and the Children\u2019s Behavioral Health Plan Implementation Advisory Board; pursuant to CGS 17a-22bb and CGS 17a-22ff<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Connecticut Family Support Council annual report; pursuant to CGS 17a-219c<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/PA24-118_s.12.pdf\">Connecticut Probate Court guardianship proceedings<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Connecticut Probate Court guardianship proceedings<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of the Child Advocate; pursuant to PA 24-118 s.12<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA23-097_s.34.docx\">Dept. of Children and Families efforts to mitigate child safety concerns in the home when the child is living with a caregiver with a substance use disorder<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Dept. of Children and Families efforts to mitigate child safety concerns in the home when the child is living with a caregiver with a substance use disorder<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the Dept. of Children and Families; pursuant to PA 23-97 s.34<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Dept. of Children and Families program utilization \u2013 pursuant to SA 24-24<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/SA24-024.pdf\"><br \/>\nreport<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">report<\/span><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/SA24-024_data.pdf\"><br \/>\ndata tables<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">data tables<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2020\/SA19-016.pdf\">Dept. of Public Health licensure of the Alfred J. Solnit Children\u2019s Center<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Dept. of Public Health licensure of the Alfred J. Solnit Children\u2019s Center<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the Dept. of Children and Families; pursuant to SA 19-16<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/PA16-147_s.5.pdf\">Detention diversion and release plan<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Detention diversion and release plan<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the Judicial Branch and the Dept. of Children and Families; pursuant to PA 16-147 s.5(b)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Disconnected youth in Connecticut &#8211; annual report published by the CT Preschool Through Twenty and Workforce Information Network (P20 WIN); pursuant to PA 24-45 s.22<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Disproportionate minority contact in the juvenile justice system \u2013 biennial report by the Office of Policy and Management; pursuant to CGS 4-68y<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Early childhood accountability report &#8211; annual report by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to CGS\u00a010-503(c)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Early Childhood Education Endowment annual report \u2013 by the Early Childhood Education Endowment Advisory Board; pursuant to CGS 10-512g<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA24-140.docx\">Equitable commissary options for youth<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Equitable commissary options for youth<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Correction; pursuant to PA 24-140<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Family assessment response program annual data report \u2013 by the UConn School of Social Work, Performance Improvement Center; pursuant to CGS 17a-101g(g)(11)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2022\/PA21-033_s.13.pdf\">Feasibility of decreasing time between child\u2019s arrest and initial court appearance, and of weekly reporting program between child\u2019s arrest and adjudication<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Feasibility of decreasing time between child\u2019s arrest and initial court appearance, and of weekly reporting program between child\u2019s arrest and adjudication<\/span> \u2013 by the Judicial Branch; pursuant to PA 21-33 s.13<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Findings and recommendations to improve care for children with developmental disabilities and their families \u2013 two reports by the Medical Assistance Program Oversight Council\u2019s Developmental Disabilities Work Group; pursuant to CGS 17b-28(k)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Foster care licensing practices &#8211; annual report by the Dept. of Children and Families; pursuant to CGS 17a-114g<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2026\/SA25-006.pdf\">Foster care maintenance payment report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Foster care maintenance payment report<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the Dept. of Children and Families; pursuant to SA 25-6<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Frequency and use of physical restraint and seclusion on children and youth 20 or younger at Manson Youth Institution &#8211; annual report by the Dept. of Correction; pursuant to CGS 17a-22bb(g)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Home Visitation Program Consortium annual report \u2013 pursuant to CGS 17a-22gg<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA23-205_s.104.pdf\">Home visiting, child care, family resource center, and healthcare assets within \u201chigh poverty, low opportunity\u201d communities in Connecticut<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Home visiting, child care, family resource center, and healthcare assets within \u201chigh poverty, low opportunity\u201d communities in Connecticut<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the UConn School of Social Work and published by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to PA 23-205 s.104<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2019\/PA18-071_s.2.pdf\">Investigation, assessment and case-planning procedures for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Investigation, assessment and case-planning procedures for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities<\/span>\u00a0&#8211; by the Dept. of Children and Families; pursuant to PA 18-71 s.2<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Lead poisoning prevention efforts: childhood blood lead surveillance and lead hazards inspection and abatement activities \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Public Health; pursuant to CGS 19a-111i(a)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Nurturing Families Network annual report \u2013 by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to CGS 17b-751b<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Office of the Behavioral Health Advocate annual report &#8211; pursuant to CGS 38a-1060<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Office of the Child Advocate annual report \u2013 pursuant to CGS 46a-13k(e)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/PA22-047_s.1.pdf\">Plan for waiver of licensure requirements for certain providers<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Plan for waiver of licensure requirements for certain providers<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Public Health; pursuant to PA 22-47 s.1<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/PA22-081_s.26.pdf\">Plan to establish licensure by reciprocity for speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Plan to establish licensure by reciprocity for speech and language pathologists and occupational therapists<\/span> \u2013 by the Dept. of Public Health; pursuant to PA 22-81 s.26<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Racial justice data, activities and strategies \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Children and Families pursuant to CGS 17a-6e<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/kid\/rba\/results.asp\">RBA (Results-Based Accountability) children\u2019s report card<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">RBA (Results-Based Accountability) children\u2019s report card<\/span> \u2013 by the Committee on Children; pursuant to CGS 2-53m<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2022\/PA21-002_s.387.pdf\">Remote Learning Commission report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Remote Learning Commission report<\/span> \u2013 published by the state Dept. of Education; pursuant to PA 21-2 s.387 June<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">School climate and bullying in Connecticut \u2013 annual report by the state Dept. of Education; pursuant to CGS 10-222h<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">School mental health workers grant program and school mental health staff ratio \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Education; pursuant to PA 22-47 s.12 and s.13, PA 22-116 s.10, PA 23-167 s.84, and PA 23-204 s.336<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">School readiness and child day care spaces &#8211; quarterly report by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to PA 16-3 s.94 May<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Sibling visitation &#8211; annual report by the Dept. of Children and Families; pursuant to CGS 17a-10a<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">START: Homeless youth program &#8211; annual report by the Dept. of Children and Families and the Dept. of Housing; pursuant to CGS 17a-62a<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2022\/PA21-046_s.30.pdf\">Task Force to Study the Comprehensive Needs of Children in the State final report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Task Force to Study the Comprehensive Needs of Children in the State final report<\/span> \u2013 pursuant to PA 21-46 s.30<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Task Force to Study the Comprehensive Needs of Children in the State final report \u2013 pursuant to PA 22-81 s.24 and PA 23-101 s.15<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA22-081_s.24.pdf\"><br \/>\nNovember 2023 report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">November 2023 report<\/span><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/PA23-101_s.15.pdf\"><br \/>\nDecember 2024 report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">December 2024 report<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program \u2013 annual report by the Office of Early Childhood; pursuant to CGS 10-505b<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Two-Generational (2Gen) Initiative annual report \u2013 by the Two-Generational Advisory Board; pursuant to CGS 17b-112l<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Youth Service Corps grant program \u2013 annual report by the Dept. of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to CGS 32-4r<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"referenceworks\"><\/a>Reference works<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\">Research guides by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries:<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Notebooks\/Pathfinders\/BestInterest.pdf\">Best Interest of the Child Standard in Connecticut<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Notebooks\/Pathfinders\/ChildAbuseandNeglect\/childabuse.pdf\">Child Abuse and Neglect in Connecticut<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Notebooks\/Pathfinders\/GuardianshipinCT\/Guardianship.pdf\">Guardianship in Connecticut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Notebooks\/Pathfinders\/Rightsofminors.pdf\">Rights of Minors in Connecticut<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jud.ct.gov\/lawlib\/Notebooks\/Pathfinders\/TerminationofParentalRightsinCT\/termination.pdf\">Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"otherresources\"><\/a>Other resources in the library&#8217;s collection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><div class=\"display-posts-listing\"><div class=\"listing-item\"><div class=\"content\"><p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/OCA_Rivera_Meadows_fatality_investigation_addendum_2024.pdf\">Addendum to fatality investigation findings and recommendations regarding the deaths of Liam Rivera and Marcello Meadows &#8211; follow up on individual and system improvement efforts<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Addendum to fatality investigation findings and recommendations regarding the deaths of Liam Rivera and Marcello Meadows &#8211; follow up on individual and system improvement efforts<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of the Child Advocate, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2026\/OCA_Bethany_Parks_and_Recreation_2026.pdf\">Bethany Parks and Recreation: system improvement needed to ensure child safety in municipal and other license exempt child care settings and youth camps<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Bethany Parks and Recreation: system improvement needed to ensure child safety in municipal and other license exempt child care settings and youth camps<\/span> &#8211; by the Office of the Child Advocate, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/OEC_Blue_Ribbon_Panel_on_Child_Care_2023.pdf\">Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care report<\/span> \u2013 by the CT Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/HHS_DCF_review_2025.pdf\">Child and Family Services Reviews: Connecticut final report 2025<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Child and Family Services Reviews: Connecticut final report 2025<\/span> \u2013 by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/BCG_getting_young_people_back_on_track_2023.pdf\">Getting young people back on track: a study of Connecticut&#8217;s at-risk and disconnected young people<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Getting young people back on track: a study of Connecticut&#8217;s at-risk and disconnected young people<\/span> \u2013 by Boston Consulting Group, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/OCA_infant_toddler_fatality_2023.pdf\">Infant and toddler fatality report<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Infant and toddler fatality report<\/span> \u2013 published by the Office of the Child Advocate, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2021\/USDOJ_Manson_Youth_Institution_Dec_2021.pdf\">Investigation of Manson Youth Institution<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Investigation of Manson Youth Institution<\/span> \u2013 by the U.S. Dept. of Justice, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/JJPOC_strategic_plan_2021-2024.pdf\">Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee 2021-2024 strategic plan<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee 2021-2024 strategic plan<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Juan F. v. Malloy Exit Plan status report \u2013 semiannual report by the Dept. of Children and Families Court Monitor\u2019s Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Kids count data book: state profiles of child well-being \u2013 annual report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Early learning facilities landscape analysis 2025: Connecticut \u2013 by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Connecticut, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/CT_Voices_SRO_MOUs_2024.pdf\">MOUs across Connecticut: crafting memorandums of understanding between law enforcement agencies and regional and local boards of education that center the needs of Connecticut children and communities<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">MOUs across Connecticut: crafting memorandums of understanding between law enforcement agencies and regional and local boards of education that center the needs of Connecticut children and communities<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/OEC_narrow_cost_analysis_2024.pdf\">Narrow cost analysis<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Narrow cost analysis<\/span> \u2013 published by the Office of Early Childhood, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2026\/DRC_OCA_out-of-state_special_education_placements_2026.pdf\">Out-of-state special education placements lack oversight and monitoring<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Out-of-state special education placements lack oversight and monitoring<\/span> &#8211; by Disability Rights Connecticut and the Office of the Child Advocate, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/APA_DCF_kinship_practices_performance_audit_FY2018_FY2019_FY2020_FY2021_FY2022.pdf\">Performance audit: Dept. of Children and Families&#8217; kinship practices FYs 2018-2022<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Performance audit: Dept. of Children and Families&#8217; kinship practices FYs 2018-2022<\/span> \u2013 by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/APA_DCF_response_children_missing_from_care_performance_audit_FY2021-FY2023.pdf\">Performance audit: Dept. of Children and Families&#8217; response to children missing from care FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Performance audit: Dept. of Children and Families&#8217; response to children missing from care FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023<\/span> \u2013 by the Auditors of Public Accounts, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2023\/OCA_review_critical_incidents_recommendations_Feb_2023.pdf\">Public findings letter: review of critical incidents involving children, including the death of Kaylee S.; recommendations for fatality prevention, transparency, and accountability<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Public findings letter: review of critical incidents involving children, including the death of Kaylee S.; recommendations for fatality prevention, transparency, and accountability<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of the Child Advocate, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/OCA_children_withdrawn_from_school_2025.pdf\">A review of children withdrawn from school for equivalent instruction elsewhere<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">A review of children withdrawn from school for equivalent instruction elsewhere<\/span> &#8211; by the Office of the Child Advocate, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/OCA_state_oversight_ABA_treatment_providers_2025.pdf\">Review of state oversight of entities providing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) treatment to children<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Review of state oversight of entities providing Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) treatment to children<\/span> \u2013 by the Office of the Child Advocate, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2021\/CT_Voices_state_of_early_childhood_during_pandemic_2021.pdf\">The state of early childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">The state of early childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/CT_Voices_state_of_early_childhood_2024.pdf\">State of early childhood: a response to the governor&#8217;s Blue Ribbon Panel on Childcare and a continuation of spotlighting disenfranchised populations<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">State of early childhood: a response to the governor&#8217;s Blue Ribbon Panel on Childcare and a continuation of spotlighting disenfranchised populations<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2025\/CT_Voices_state_of_early_childhood_system_in_transition_2025.pdf\">The state of early childhood: a system in transition<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">The state of early childhood: a system in transition<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2026\/CHDI_strengthening_behavioral_health_workforce_2023.pdf\">Strengthening the behavioral health workforce for children, youth, and families: a strategic plan for Connecticut<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Strengthening the behavioral health workforce for children, youth, and families: a strategic plan for Connecticut<\/span> &#8211; by the Child Health and Development Institute, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/CT_Voices_CT_Baby_Bonds_2024.pdf\">Supporting the economic well-being of Connecticut&#8217;s families and children: an overview of CT Baby Bonds<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Supporting the economic well-being of Connecticut&#8217;s families and children: an overview of CT Baby Bonds<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2024\/CT_Voices_CT_child_tax_credit_2024.pdf\">Supporting the economic well-being of Connecticut&#8217;s families and children: an overview of the CT child tax credit<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Supporting the economic well-being of Connecticut&#8217;s families and children: an overview of the CT child tax credit<\/span> \u2013 by CT Voices for Children, 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row lib-upd-pho\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center\">\n<p>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usdagov\/13434141274\/in\/photolist-mt8uaq-GdYxhS-y6bdKu-qRc1uT-rMSh4f-AjRi3v-xRo3cD-rvqfD7-xc1hSM-rMYYGF-wowsoy-VzLDdG-T6G4ZE-U92NDs-T6AZKh-T6AZx3-T6AYsh-egihmE-9hpPD8-83uy1f-8Louia-8UBrMj-coxdPS-9ALfgW-daoheE-oBttMV-8Louca-83rs4B-9VWEpd-79qbm9-9pcrCk-81c6Gy-79mj5D-9pfuym-8UynVR-zS5ePM-FGSnAW-FNKiVb-C8hwEP-CpXy6R-CEAhaX-D5F7eF-GYo41J-C8hvq4-CV7tZb-D5F6DT-D3mVKJ-EH8CAn-w8ebSW-EVAEUC\">U.S. Dept. of Agriculture<\/a>. 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