Ensuring the Unique Needs of Dependency Courts are Met in Disaster Planning Efforts: Dependency Court Planning Templates for Continuity of Operations Plans

December 1, 2008 This bulletin was written by Lisa Portune and Sophia I. Gatowski and published in December 2008. In August and September 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused devastating damage to states along the Gulf Coast. In the wake of those disasters, questions were raised about the safety and services provided to the children in foster care. This Technical Assistance Bulletin builds on previous reviews of state and local disaster planning efforts, conducted by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law (ABA), and the National Council of Juvenile and . . .