The National CASA Association knows that, in dependency courts, a child's health and safety should be the primary concern.
A recent audit conducted by the US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General demonstrated that the involvement of a CASA volunteer can keep children from languishing in long-term foster care or reentering the child welfare system.
According to this audit:
- All or most of CASA volunteer recommendations are accepted in four out of five cases.
- When a CASA volunteer is assigned, a higher number of services are ordered for children and families.
- Children with a CASA volunteer are more likely to be adopted.
- A child with a CASA volunteer is as likely to be reunified with their birth parent as a child without a CASA volunteer.
- With a CASA volunteer, the likelihood that a chilld will reenter the child welfare system is consistently reduced by half.
A recent audit conducted by the US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General demonstrated that the involvement of a CASA volunteer can keep children from languishing in long-term foster care or reentering the child welfare system.
According to this audit:
- All or most of CASA volunteer recommendations are accepted in four out of five cases.
- When a CASA volunteer is assigned, a higher number of services are ordered for children and families.
- Children with a CASA volunteer are more likely to be adopted.
- A child with a CASA volunteer is as likely to be reunified with their birth parent as a child without a CASA volunteer.
- With a CASA volunteer, the likelihood that a chilld will reenter the child welfare system is consistently reduced by half.
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