The Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts compiled the following reports and surveys:

• Families Matter: Recommendations to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families in Court (2014) identifies more than a dozen measures which, if undertaken, would help develop a family justice system with an interdisciplinary, holistic and therapeutic focus. The report also advocates a major shift in the approach of all parties to family law cases.
• Bench Book on Addiction and Substance Abuse for Family Court Judges and Staff (2011)
• Truancy Court Program Toolkit (2010)
• Parent Education Programs: Review of the Literature and Annotated Bibliography (June 2009)
• Child Custody Evaluations: Review of the Literature and Annotated Bibliography (April 2009)
• Supervised Visitation and Monitored Exchange: Review of the Literature and Annotated Bibliography (April 2009)
• Family Court Review (Volume 47, Issue 2), an interdisciplinary journal published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, special issue on substance abuse and its impact on families and children in the family court system (April 2009)
• Family Court Review (Volume 46, Issue 2), an interdisciplinary journal published by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, special issue on Unified Family Courts (April 2008)
• Final Report of the Summit on Unified Family Courts: Serving Children and Families Efficiently, Effectively and Responsibly (2008)
• A Comprehensive Approach to Truancy for Baltimore City: A Roundtable Discussion (2008)
• CINA Attorney Practice Manual: A Guide for Representing Children in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases (2005)
• Results of a Judicial Survey on the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (2005)
• Literacy, Truancy and Substance Abuse: Early Identification and Intervention In Family Courts (2004)
• An Analysis of Unified Family Courts in Maryland and California: Their Relevance to Ontario's Family Justice System (2004)
• Judicial Independence in Family Courts, American Bar Association White Paper Project, Justice in Jeopardy: Report of the Commission on the 21st Century Judiciary, ABA's National Colloquium on 21st Century Judiciary (2003)
• An Evaluation of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Family Division, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (2003)
• A Strong Presence in the Life of A Child: A Report on Unified Family Courts and Delinquency Matters (2003)
• Model Child Custody Representation Project Evaluation Report (2002)
• Pro Se Assistance Project Assessment and Review (2002)
• Performance Standards and Measures for Maryland's Family Divisions, Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts, Department of Family Administration (2001)
• Discussion Paper on Unified Family Courts, California Administrative Office of the Courts (2001)
• Final Report: Independent Evaluation of the Indiana Family Court Initiative (2001)

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