America’s Unified Family Courts (UFCs)– forget! due process, this is about “Treating” the Whole Family
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + ABA + HHS/DOJ (+Monsanto, CIGNA + Ford) = Unified Family Courts = Treat the Whole Family
This post is three of (my) comments from the “(Kids for Cash)” topic at Scranton Political Times… Those who teach about “abuse” should be teaching about this — because how these courts were set up DOES rather explain why they have spawned (comparison intentional), literally, protest movements across the country, from their horrid treatment of litigants, particularly ignoring facts, law, and due process in individual cases). They are horrible wastes of time and mind (a mind is a terrible thing to waste, is it not?) — and exist to dominate and intimidate, literally, the human spirit and eliminate the “unalienable rights” that SOME believe are innate (“unalienable”) to every man. . . . .And now that “every man” is to include more men – -and women . . . . those crying out for “Children’s Rights” don’t even endorse what’s right to start with — the REPUBLIC (representative government under rule of law) of the United States (plural) of America — not the Oligarchy, the Aristocracy, or the THEocracy of the USA!! — and turning the entire country, starting with children, adding youth, and expanding upwards into adults — into a treatable-at-will population — is hardly a Republic!
I was checking NAFCJ.net for a link to “the money trail” and happened across an unexplored link on there to grants by this Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help the ABA create Unified Courts. These grants spanned the period 1996-1999; my attention was hooked, and this is what developed:
It is worth processing if you are concerned about these topics. I believe we need to FULLY understand who’s running the Justice and Legal Systems of the country, particularly if we are in the situation of attempting to squeeze some water out of a stone in those halls. . . . . . .
I AM WRITING as a single woman who could never have anticipated, as a 20, 30, or 40 year old how dangerous this country has become for ethical, moral, working, and competent women who are also mothers, and value that role as they also value pulling their own weight. Such women are horrors to this system — as they don’t need treatment, nor do their kids — but after a few years in it, ALL will!
So this is, literally, HOW the ABA (incl. AFCC) and others USED the family law system to turn “divorce” into a disease and treat every one for it, as collateral in treating for substance abuse and of course mental health problems. That divorce is NOT a disease hardly matters in the face of such a policy backed by such power.
PART I (first comment on the topic from Scranton PT):
Since the idea sucks,
WHOSE IDEA WAS “UNIFIED FAMILY COURTS,”
ANYHOW, and WHY?
Hey, remember “unified family courts” and “drug courts” (I believe there have been some complaint about Lackawanna County’s right?) and so forth? – – – I just found an old article detailing how the ABA and specific funders were pushing “treating the whole family” and “changing the justice systems” to address substance abuse by youth. An unexplored link over at NAFCJ.net, and the timing of 1996 with welfare reform.
The goal, and the whole point, was to change the justice system — from the outside, not the inside. Foundations pushing a concept and working through the ABA & Judges, plus money didn’t hurt either. HHS/ACF happened to agree — so once that door was open (that it’s OK to revise the courts based on somebody in power’s got a bright idea) — it stayed open.
This is a link from the ROBERT WOOD FOUNDATION grants page. They also helped AFCC, I believe:
Liz Richards (NAFCJ.net) had linked to it long ago from:
which leads to:
Grants
$$$
How our money is misused to discriminate against women and children
http://www.statejustice.org/grantinfo/chifam.htm [broken link]
http://www.rwjf.org/reports/grr/029319s.htm [UFC link]
And here we can read:
Unified Family Courts: Treating the Whole Family, Not Just the Young Drug Offender
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is powerful one, focused exclusively on health fields (and the largest philanthropy with this focus; been doing this for 40 years; influences medical education field, etc.)and Unified Family Courts (for substance abuse treatment) were one of their projects
SUMMARY
From November 1996 through June 1999, the American Bar Association (ABA) developed six Unified Family Court (UFC) systems in three U.S. states and one territory and created a network of national groups to help educate the public about Unified Family Courts.
UFCs combine the functions of family and juvenile courts to provide a comprehensive approach to treating and educating young drug offenders and their families. This approach recognizes that substance abuse results from a combination of problems related to health, family structure, economics and community support. UFCs offer an effective alternative to a justice system that frequently treats substance abuse solely as a legal problem.
Key Results
- See Grant Detail & Contact Information Notice the Baltimore Connection (I have — it’s an AFCC stronghold) — this group helped Chester Harhut & Lackawanna County set up ITS “UFC”, remember?
- In Baltimore, Md., a pilot UFC was established in September 1998. The state legislature approved $1 million for the Baltimore pilot UFC project and $4 million to create Family Divisions in four other judicial districts. For each case, judges can order social services, including substance abuse and mental health counseling, and diversion programs. The Baltimore Family Court has also developed an assessment/evaluation procedure that the project director believes provides a replicable model for evaluation at other UFC sites.
I blogged this (with some sarcasm) in March 2012:
- Marylands Family Court Expansion, AFCC Model, takes Unifying Symbols to a New Level: Paper, Cotton, Leather, Fruit, Wood, Iron . . .”First of all, they are about as unbelievingly condescending and patronizing (move over, let us experts handle your family give us your kid, etc.) as it is possible for any human relationship to be, apart from some truly unhealthy (i.e., violent/abusive) ones. They deal in force, and subterfuge when it comes to proliferating the program, and like any good, truly disaster capitalism enterprise, they deal with distressed populations, exploit them, and call that service.” [My blog connects Barbara Babb of Baltimore to Lackawanna County pilot program in UFC]
After the Grant
The ABA continues to work with the six sites and has provided technical assistance to eight other states. It also is involved in a project funded by the Scripps-Howard Foundation to examine literacy as a way to address substance abuse in four family courts.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a national program, called Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol & Crime®. It is building community solutions to substance abuse and delinquency by developing the systems infrastructure necessary to deliver comprehensive care within the juvenile justice system. See the program’s Web site for more information. . . .Funding
RWJF provided a $481,605 grant to the ABA for its work on UCF systems..(they mean “UFC — Unified Family Courts”)
In 1994, ABA adopted a resolution calling for the promotion and implementation of UFC systems to make the courts more responsive to family problems. {{??}} By 1996, six states had established versions of UFCs statewide, and four states had some UFCs operating on the county level.
[That, friends, is how the ABA operates…] [NOW for the FUNDING]:
Other Funding The ABA solicited and obtained additional project funding from the private sector and government, including:
- the US Department of Justice ($100,000),
- the ABA’s Standing Committee on Substance Abuse ($90,000),
- CIGNA Corporation ($30,000),**
- Monsanto ($10,000),** and
- Ford Motor Company ($5,000). [Ford is into most govermental things, and in the 1970s had helped from MDRC, which runs demonstration programs onw elfare and the courts, etc.]]
Those names should ring a few bells. Look at some of them!
* *”Grrreat” — Monsanto is “only” the food giant that’s trying to put non-GMO and organic farmers out of business and basically co-opt the US Food supply. (Ya gotta read this one) Monsanto, Wikipedia:
… multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world’s leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed in the Roundup brand, and in other brands. Monsanto is also the second largest producer of genetically engineered (GE) seed; it provides the technology in 49% of the genetically engineered seeds used in the US market.”. . .Monsanto’s development and marketing of genetically engineered seed and bovine growth hormone, as well as its aggressive litigation, political lobbying practices, seed commercialization practices and “strong-arming” of the seed industry[4…
In 2009 Monsanto came under scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department, which began investigating whether the company’s activities in the soybean markets were breaking anti-trust rules.[4][5]
What better corporation to contribute to an ANTI-Drug Abuse program which creates genetically modified seeds, bovine growth hormone, and strong arm tactics + lobbying to maintain it — and financial clout to help create an alternate justice system (treatment versus accountability….)!!
Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear (Vanity Fair Article):
[Starting to sound like the Unified Family Court “treatment Gestapo police” now in place? Birds of a feather..]
With an agenda like this, it’s understandable why Monsanto may want a role in dismantling the US legal system! !!! (Other Monsanto Gov’t ties) http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/index.cfm
CIGNA’s quite a player also:
Gee, I “can’t imagine” why — right around the time of “block grants to the states” welfare reform — CIGNA, being a global “health service” company might want to help the ABA turn large parts of the US Justice system into a treatment-philosophy-based system, including treat the whole family for one member’s substance abuse!
So, here’s the ABA creating all these Unified Family Courts (hint: The ABA membership includes subset no doubt of AFCC membership, who also are into unified courts = more business for the mental health membership..)
“Other in-kind support was provided by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the federal Department of HHS, the Administrative Office of the Courts in Maryland (AOC), and ABA volunteers. “
In short — have to watch out for these outfits… (that’s the UBaltimore one — see blog post)
Here’s how the ABA overcame opposition to UFC in Washington DC:
In Washington, D.C., the ABA worked on a strategy to establish a UFC. Judicial opposition to family court reform, based chiefly on economic concerns, blocked significant progress toward the UFC model. The ABA met with the Chief Judge, the primary opponent, and worked with UFC proponents in the District. Family and Child Services, a branch of the District of Columbia’s Child Protection Agency, and an ad hoc group of representatives from the judicial leadership and social service providers, have assumed the lead in efforts to explore the feasibility of a UFC approach in the District.
Does this part of the ABA seem like it’s going to take “No thanks!” as an answer?
Publicizing by ABA:
The ABA developed a network of national organizations to support UFCs. The American Judges Association, the Conference of Chief Justices, the American Medical Association, the American Psychological Association, {{OBVIOUSLY this group would be in favor of UFC’s – gets its membership more customers!!}} the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, [NCJFCJ] and Join Together (a national organization created by RWJF that provides technical assistance and information** to communities on issues involving substance abuse and gun violence) distributed information and/or collaborated with the ABA on UFC programs
– – – – -**The phrase “technical assistance and information” ANYwhere should be better read “indoctrination — do it OUR way; but if anyone asks, we’re just “helping” (and not responsible if it backfires).- – – – – – –
Apparently in 2006, “Join Together” was phased out by RWJF to be replaced by a “VULNERABLE POPULATIONS” project:
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), which for two decades has been the most generous and visible private funder of addiction treatment and prevention programs in the U.S., has announced that it will no longer have a separate program area for funding addiction-related programs.
“Instead, any new grantmaking related to addiction will take place under the foundation’s Vulnerable Populations portfolio, said foundation president and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., in a recent letter to RWJF grantees. Often the neediest populations such as the chronically homeless, new immigrants, victims of domestic abuse** are faced with multiple health and social issues, including addiction, that must be addressed in an integrated way for these individuals to succeed. The Vulnerable Populations grantmaking effort focuses mainly on these populations.
**the substance abuse is often related to other kinds of abuse, which is already known (acestudy.org) from other longitudinal studies. Perhaps if someone could focus on stopping the INJUSTiCE (including violence towards family members) instead of constantly TREATING it (both victm and perp as if both were responsible) there’d be less substance abuse! (who knows?)
So now they’re going for “supportive housing” to keep kids out of the foster care system. Guess who’s helping with THAT project?
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and three private foundations to jointly fund a $35 million initiative to further test how supportive housing can help stabilize highly vulnerable families and keep children out of the foster care system. . . .Collaborating foundations include the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs, and the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
This groundbreaking initiative is based on a successful pilot effort in New York City, known as Keeping Families Together (KFT) that took place between October 2007 and July 2009
This is actually an upcoming grant opportunity, $5 million available, per HHS. It’s under CAPTA (child abuse prevention).
What’s Wrong with this Picture? (coming….)
Interesting: AFCC cite to the foundation: see note at bottom of the page: http://afcc.crinfo.org/action/search-profile.jsp?key=14482&type=web
This beta-test, demonstration gateway has been developed to demonstrate the structure of the Conflict Research Consortium’s joint gateway program to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
This test site has not, in any way, been approved by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess, Co-Directors and Editors
c/o Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado
Campus Box 580, Boulder, CO 80309
Phone: (303) 492-1635; Contac
— Edited by Outlaw_Wild_DoubleBill-KickbackCourts on Wednesday 4th of July 2012 11:06:09 PM— on Wednesday 4th of July 2012 11:23:37 PM
PARTS II & III:
The powers that be (like ABA, foundations, HHS, etc.) determined among themselves that treatment is better than justice. That some of them happened be in the treatment business must just be coincidence.
From November 1996 through June 1999, the American Bar Association (ABA) developed six Unified Family Court (UFC) systems in three U.S. states and one territory and created a network of national groups to help educate the public about Unified Family CourtsUFCs offer an effective alternative to a justice system that frequently treats substance abuse solely as a legal problem
Notice: justice system — or treatment system. Which would you rather have when walking into a courtroom? Would you like to know which one you’re up for when it says “court” on the outside?
So, here comes that Robt Wood Johnson Foundation:
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) launched a national program, called Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol & Crime®.
… USPTO and trademarking social service reform (see that “®”?)
- pick “Basic Word Mark Search” and fill it in
- Search . .Reclaiming Futures: Communities Helping Teens Overcome Drugs, Alcohol & Crime and get:
Sure ‘nuf that’s a robert wood johnson trademark:
| Serial Number | Reg. Number | Word Mark | Check Status | Live/Dead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76117473 | 2592702 | RECLAIMING FUTURES | TARR | LIVE |
| 2 | 75627894 | 2540943 | PROTECTING OUR FUTURE BY RECLAIMING OUR PAST | TARR | LIVE |
They trademarked the act of giving grants!
IC 036. US 100 101 102. G & S: Charitable services, namely, providing grants to programs to combat substance abuse and delinquency. FIRST USE: 2001/01/25. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20010125
{interesting, executive order GWBush establishing faith-based office was 2001/01/29…}{Filed for opposition: August 24, 2000}
| Owner | (REGISTRANT) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The NON-PROFIT CORPORATION NEW JERSEY Route One & College Road East P.O. Box 2316 Princeton NEW JERSEY 085432316 |
| Attorney of Record | Richard C. Woodbridge |
(the logo is also a hyperlink)
In 2001, with a $21 million investment from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 10 founding communities located throughout the United States began reinventing the way police, courts, detention facilities, treatment providers, and the community work together to meet this urgent need
Amazing what a $21 million investment can do . . ..
“Reclaiming Futures has been evaluated by The Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., in collaboration with the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.” (RWJF helped pay for the evaluation also)
Now there are six partners, including from OJJDP, HHS (SAMSHA), another foundation, Portland State, and a research institute at Portland state.
“Re-engineer the justice system in your state” (how-to manual):
Bring Reclaiming Futures to Your State or Tribal Lands »
Re-engineer the juvenile justice system in your state or region to avoid unnecessary costs and cut recidivism. Here’s how to get started.
RWJF + ABA = UFCs + Drug Courts (cont’d.)
For the Record, American Bar Association is listed at HHS as “Private Profit (large) Business.”
HHS has donated over $20.6 million of grants to the ABA per TAGGS.hhs.gov. So taxpayers are supporting it, too, even if they’re not engaged in litigation.
ABA activism (from site below about Unified Family Courts):
From 1992 to 1996, RWJF funded the ABA Standing Committee on Substance Abuse’s Community Anti-Drug Coalition Initiative to mobilize lawyers, judges, and justice system leaders to help create new justice systems and structures to solve the substance abuse problem (see Grant Results [] on ID#s 019838 and 023195).
The ABA was also instrumental in persuading legal community leaders to support drug courts for juveniles, which link juvenile justice and community treatment resources to juvenile drug offenders and their legal caretakers.
OK, get JUVENILES into treatment, what next?
The ABA then helped cities nationwide set up drug courts for adultoffenders, which offer defendants who have been charged with a drug offense (typically first-time, non-violent offenders) court supervised substance abuse treatment in lieu of incarceration. Drug courts can motivate drug users to enter rehabilitation programs and reestablish productive lifestyles. These courts have dramatically decreased recidivism rates and drug use among participants. [have they?]
UFC’s complement the work of the drug courts. UFCs combine the functions of family courts (which handle family-related legal issues) and juvenile courts (which handle [criminal or status offence, they should’ve said] cases in which minors are involved) into one entity and provide a comprehensive approach to helping “families in crisis.“ UFCs incorporate treatment for young substance abuse offenders into the wide range of cases heard in civil court involving family matters.
– – – – -OK, what’s that mean?
– – – – Basically, where family court would’ve been perhaps about custody and divorce primarily, UFC’s tempt the judges to order more services, and treat the entire family — although the case may be as simple as a custody/visitation plan or a divorce, NEITHER of which are criminal matters. Also omitted — juvenile courts are not just for people of a certain age — they are for juveniles who’ve caused (or allegedly caused) some problems, committing a legitimate crime (breaking and entering, robbery, rape/sexual assault, etc.) OR “status offence,” i.e. violated some rules that wouldn’t apply to adults, like a curfew, or attendance at school (truancy violations).
Changed the entire climate, definitely affecting people with straightforward business in the FAMILY court who may not be sick or criminal. This was less for the families than for the court’s convenience, and for its liaisons with treatment-providing organizations.
You can look up ABA HHS grants around this time and see:
| #90CW1087 | |
| Award Title: | CHILD WELFARE RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS |
| OPDIV: | ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (ACF) |
| Organization: | CHILDREN’S BUREAU (CB) |
| Award Class: | DISCRETIONARY |
| FY | Recipient | City | State | CFDA | Budget Year of Support | Award Code | Agency | Action Issue Date | Amount This Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 5 | 0 | ACF | 09-17-1998 | $ 700,000 |
| 1998 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 4 | 1 | ACF | 09-30-1997 | $ 80,000 |
| 1998 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 4 | 2 | ACF | 04-15-1998 | $ 26,004 |
| 1998 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 4 | 3 | ACF | 06-24-1998 | $ 21,276 |
| Fiscal Year 1998 Total: | $ 827,280 | ||||||||
| FY | Recipient | City | State | CFDA | Budget Year of Support | Award Code | Agency | Action Issue Date | Amount This Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 4 | 0 | ACF | 09-10-1997 | $ 450,000 |
| 1997 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 3 | 1 | ACF | 12-19-1996 | $ 0 |
| 1997 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 3 | 2 | ACF | 03-29-1997 | $ 0 |
| 1997 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 3 | 3 | ACF | 08-20-1997 | $ 3,369 |
| Fiscal Year 1997 Total: | $ 453,369 | ||||||||
| FY | Recipient | City | State | CFDA | Budget Year of Support | Award Code | Agency | Action Issue Date | Amount This Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 03 | 000 | ACF | 09-25-1996 | $ 400,000 |
| 1996 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 03 | 001 | ACF | 12-19-1996 | $ 0 |
| 1996 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 03 | 002 | ACF | 03-29-1997 | $ 0 |
| Fiscal Year 1996 Total: | $ 400,000 | ||||||||
| FY | Recipient | City | State | CFDA | Budget Yr of Support | Award Code | Agency | ActionIssue Date | Amount This Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 02 | 000 | ACF | 09-29-1995 | $ 400,000 |
| 1995 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 02 | 001 | ACF | 09-29-1995 | $ 38,947 |
| 1995 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 02 | 002 | ACF | 09-30-1995 | $ 3,310 |
| 1995 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 02 | 003 | ACF | 01-22-1996 | $ 0 |
| 1995 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON | DC | 93608 | 02 | 004 | ACF | 07-15-1996 | $ 55,125 |
| Fiscal Year 1995 Total: | $ 497,382 | ||||||||
| Total of all award actions: | $ 2,178,031 |
AND:
| Award Number: | MCU11A301 |
| Award Title: | PARTNERS IN PGRM PLANNING FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH |
| OPDIV: | HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) |
| Organization: | MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH / SYSTEMS EDUCATION AND SCIENCE (MCHB) |
| Award Class: | COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT |
Showing: 1 – 2 of 2 Award Actions
| FY | Recipient | City | State | CFDA | Budget Year of Support | Award Code | Agency | Action Issue Date | Amount This Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO | IL | 93110 | 02 | 000 | HRSA | 09-02-1997 | $ 100,000 |
| Fiscal Year 1997 Total: | $ 100,000 | ||||||||
| Fiscal Year 1996 Total: | $ 100,000 | ||||||||
| Total of all award actions: | $ 200,000 |
Showing: 1 – 2 of 2 Award Actions
| NON-COMPETING CONTINUATN |
| KATHI GRASSO | 7 | $ 100,000 |
So, ABA is a partner in “HEALTH SERVICES.” Principal Investigator “Kathi Grasso”:
Ms. Grasso worked for the ABA Center for Children and the Law, OJJDP atsome point and is a member of NACC based in WDC. She has a degree from Catholic University. .She’s very active around the country and publishing on these matters:
- (footnote to an NACC publication) A Judges Guide to Improving Legal Representation of Children, edited by Kathi Grasso, ABA Center on Children and the Law, © ABA May 1998.
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Kathi Grasso [From OJJDP “staff” list]
Senior Juvenile Justice Policy and Legal Advisor
202-xxx-xxxx
kathi.grasso@usdoj.gov
Video 2: Keynote: Effectuating Reform in Juvenile Justice
Presenters: Kathi Grasso, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention with the U.S. Department of Justice
Link to handout and Juvenile Ten Core Principles
| Award Number | Budg Yr | Action Issue Date | CFDA | Principal Investigator | Sum of Actions |
| 90CW1087 | 02 | 09/29/1995 | 93608 | MARK HARDIN | $ 438,947 |
| 90CW1087 | 02 | 09/30/1995 | 93608 | $ 3,310 | |
| 90CW1087 | 02 | 01/22/1996 | 93608 | $ 0 | |
| 90CW1087 | 02 | 07/15/1996 | 93608 | $ 55,125 | |
| 90CW1087 | 03 | 09/25/1996 | 93608 | $ 400,000 | |
| 03 | 12/19/1996 | 93608 | $ 0 | ||
| 03 | 03/29/1997 | 93608 | $ 0 | ||
| 3 | 12/19/1996 | 93608 | $ 0 | ||
| 3 | 03/29/1997 | 93608 | $ 0 | ||
| 90CW1087 | 3 | 08/20/1997 | 93608 | $ 3,369 | |
| 90CW1087 | 4 | 09/10/1997 | 93608 | $ 450,000 | |
| 90CW1087 | 4 | 09/30/1997 | 93608 | (etc.) | $ 80,000 |
| 90CW1087 | 4 | 04/15/1998 | 93608 | $ 26,004 | |
| 90CW1087 | 4 | 06/24/1998 | 93608 | $ 21,276 | |
| 4 | 03/24/1999 | 93608 | $ 0 | ||
| 4 | 04/26/1999 | 93608 | $ 0 | ||
| 90CW1087 | 5 | 09/17/1998 | 93608 | MARK HARDIN | $ 700,000 |
| 5 | 04/26/1999 | 93608 | MARK HARDIN | $ 0 |
Mark Hardin, National Child Welfare Law Authority, Retires
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 13, 2009 — The American Bar Association is announcing the retirement of Mark Hardin, director of child welfare at the ABA Center on Children and the Law and an Oregon attorney. A legal pioneer in the field of foster care and the role of the courts in aiding abused and neglected children and their families, Hardin spent 35 years utilizing his legal skills and knowledge to improve the plight of children removed from their homes due to child maltreatment.
Beginning as a legal aid lawyer in Portland, Ore., Hardin handled family, juvenile and welfare cases, giving him practical insight into the lives of vulnerable children and families. In the late 70’s, during two years at Portland State University, Hardin forged development of the law on “permanency planning” for abused and neglected children and wrote several early publications helping social workers and policy analysts understand the legal aspects of a child’s placement in foster care. He was among the country’s first trainers of lawyers and child welfare agency staff, educating them in their legal responsibilities relative to children removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.
Hardin joined the Center on Children and the Law in 1980 where, according to ABA President Carolyn B. Lamm, he became “the country’s foremost legal scholar on foster care legal and judicial reforms.”
Hardin’s experience includes having directed the ABA’s National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues, a program of the Children’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Wait a minute. is this “child welfare resource center on legal and judicial issues” something belonging to the ABA (a large, private, FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS) or the HHS (a dept. of the US Federal government, Executive Branch, of, by and for the people? How can it be an ABA thing AND a program of the Children’s Bureau? Conflict of interest, much?
. . .With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.”
[Was that supposed to be a JOKE? We are having frequent issues with lawyers BREAKING the law!]
AN AWARD NAMED AFTER MARK HARDIN:
First Annual
Mark Hardin Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change
The Mark Hardin Award for Child Welfare Legal Scholarship and Systems Change, created by the ABA Center on Children and the Law in 2011 with approval from the ABA Board of Governors, honors the work of Mark Hardin. Before his retirement, Mark served for almost 30 years on the staff of the ABA Center on Children and the Law as director of child welfare. Mark has long been recognized by those who work in this area of law as an early innovator in the child welfare legal field. He is recipient of the “Adoption Excellence Award” bestowed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; an award for “extraordinary contributions to children” from the administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children; the prestigious “Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award” from the National Association of Counsel for Children; and an award for interdisciplinary collaboration between law and social work.
This is understandable, given common interests in these goups
ANYHOW, now there is a MARK HARDIN AWARD, and the FIRST (2012) recipient of it is the Director of CALIFORNIA’s “AOC” “Center for Families & Children in the Courts,” — which is part of the Judicial Council — DIANE NUNN.
… {{“multidisciplinary” is code word referring to AFCC many times. It’s their hallmark. Why just have the rule of law when you could have social workers and psychologists as well?}}
Let's Get Honest! Absolutely Uncommon Analysis of Family & Conciliation Courts' Operations, Practices, & History 
OK, RE: RECLAIMING THE FUTURE (r) RWJFoundation project — there are SIX partners listed. As I noted, the first three are RWJF, the second is the OJJDP (Note: Kathy Grasso was principal investigator on some child welfare (HHS) grants to the ABA, and was on the ABA’s Center for Children & the Law (or similar outfit) — then she went over to OJJDP (translation: from the private business called the ABA to public employment through the USDOJ / OJJDP which gives out lots of grants).
Mark Hardin — who was (like Ms. Grasso) also Principal Investigator for ABA on some HHS grants about adolescent life (see above, I put up some TAGGS charts) — ALSO happened to have been a legal aid attorney — in Portland Oregon — in the 1970s. He later was working AT Portland State. Now that we have these connections in mind, here are the second three PARTNERS for this project — and they are ALL, essentially, components of Portland State (or, portland state itself)!:
(from the RWJF site on this project): NNotice the $$ support these partners get….
4. Portland State University is a center of opportunity for nearly 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in Portland, OR, one of the nation’s most livable cities, the University’s innovative approach to education combines academic rigor in the classroom with field-based experiences through internships and classroom projects with community partners. The University’s 49-acre downtown campus exhibits Portland State’s commitment to sustainability with green buildings, while many of the 124 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees incorporate sustainability into the curriculum.
5. School of Social Work — Located at Portland State University, the School of Social Work offers a full spectrum of social work education. Our School of Social Work is among the top schools in the nation, and we provide the only Masters and PhD of Social Work Programs in Oregon. Established at Portland State University in 1961 by a resolution of the Oregon legislature, it is our responsibility to meet the education, research, and training needs of the state and region.
6. Regional Research Institute for Human Services — The Regional Research Institute on Human Services (RRI) has provided ground-breaking research in child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health for more than 35 years. The RRI, along with the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health and the Center for Improvement of Services for Children and Families, are awarded $8-10 million annually from a variety of local and national funders to advance social work knowledge and practice.
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QUESTION — why should such a narrow focused project (geographically) get to be spread nationwide? Also note — the 2nd foundation (Edna Clark or such) is NC based. Several (not just one or two) “Reclaiming” projects are in NC.
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July 5, 2012 at 12:39 pm
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I’m approving this, but have some responses (may not get to them) from the bio blurbs the site leads towards. For example (this is by recall a few days old), am I correct that someone here actually supported welfare reform? If so, then read my site. . . . . . I also noticed the link to LewRockwell articles. LewRockwell is wonderful, but see one of my very first blogs here — I’d be a libertarian, but I’m female…
Recently am posting again on economic matters, found some more blogs that make sense, perhaps they will to you also.
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