Texas Child Protection Law Bench Book

2024 version: As effective October 1, 2024

H. Resources

Training and Materials:

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

•   National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resources

Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare (QIC-DVCW):

•   Resource Library

•   Protective Factors for Survivors of Domestic Violence Issue Brief

•   Relational and Systemic Accountability for Persons Who Use Violence Issue Brief

•   Child Welfare and Domestic Violence: The Impact on Children and Families Fact Sheet

Battered Women's Justice Project

•   Firearm Checklist for Judges

Judicial Bench Cards and Guidebooks:

Safe and Together Institute (Connecticut)

•   Domestic Violence Guidebook: A Guide for Juvenile Court Professionals

Supreme Court of Ohio

•   Assessing Allegations of Domestic Violence in Child Abuse Cases Benchcard

National Council on Juvenile and Family Court Judges Bench Cards:

•   Checklist to Promote Perpetrator Accountability in Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence

•   Navigating Custody & Visitation Evaluations in Cases with Domestic Violence: A Judge's Guide

•   Reasonable Efforts Checklist for Dependency Cases Involving Domestic Violence

•   A Judicial Checklist for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence

Minnesota Gender Fairness in the Courts Implementation Committee of the Battered Women's Justice Project

•   Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Bench Guide authored by the

National Child Trauma Stress Network

•   Bench Card for the Trauma-Informed Judge