Georgia (Kenny A. v. Deal)
Press Releases
December 23, 2011
Atlanta Foster Care System Sustaining Many Improvements Under Federal Court Order, But Some Serious Problems Remain, Latest Report Shows
June 6, 2011
Atlanta Significantly Improves Safety of Children in Foster Care, State Officials Must Sustain Progress
April 12, 2011
Georgia’s Fulton County Poised to Exit Court Oversight after Dramatically Improving Legal Representation for Children in Foster Care
November 12, 2010
Unprecedented Reforms Transform Legal Representation for Atlanta Foster Youth; Federal Court Oversight Could End in 2011
July 22, 2010
Children’s Advocates Demand Swift Action as Abuse Rises in Atlanta Foster Care and Reforms Erode
January 22, 2010
New Report Shows Atlanta Backsliding on Child Welfare Reforms, Threatening Abused and Neglected Kids’ Safety
November 2, 2009
Atlanta County Quickens Reform of Legal Representation for Kids in Foster Care
June 19, 2009
Atlanta Child Welfare System Posts Best Results to Date in Reform Effort, but Economy Threatens Progress
March 30, 2009
Groundbreaking Reform Effort Dramatically Improves System of Legal Representation for Atlanta Foster Children
December 11, 2008
Georgia Agrees to Aggressive Plan to Find Permanent Homes for Kids Stuck in Foster Care
November 19, 2008
Atlanta Child Welfare System Monitoring Children in Foster Care More Carefully, But Still Failing to Provide Critical Services
October 14, 2008
Georgia County Poised to Exit Court Oversight After Reform of Legal Representation for Foster Children
August 18, 2008
Advocates Seek Contempt Finding Against State of Georgia in Child Welfare Reform Class Action
August 1, 2008
Report: Fulton County Inching Toward Court-Ordered Improvements in Children’s Legal Representation
July 22, 2008
Report: DeKalb County Meeting Court-Ordered Requirements to Improve Legal Representation of Foster Children in Juvenile Court
May 14, 2008
Atlanta Child Welfare Reform Efforts Slipping in Critical Areas
January 14, 2008
Fulton County Showing “Slow but Steady Progress” in Improving Legal Representation for Foster Children
December 20, 2007
Report: DeKalb County Improving Legal Representation of Foster Children in Juvenile Courts
December 17, 2007
Atlanta Foster Care Reforms Lagging, New Report Says
June 18, 2007
Atlanta Foster Children at Risk as Georgia Fails to Make Court-Ordered Child Welfare Improvements
November 6, 2006
Georgia Foster Care Monitoring Shows Severe Problems Remain, Despite Progress
March 23, 2006
New Settlement Guarantees the Right to Legal Counsel for Abused and Neglected Children in DeKalb County, Georgia
February 8, 2005
Unprecedented Federal Ruling in Georgia Guarantees Children in State Custody the Right to Counsel
