Health for Teens in Care, A Judge's Guide can be accessed at the ABA Center on Children and the Law website at:

http://www.abanet.org/child/adolescent-pub.shtml

* Should information about educational, medical, dental, nutritional, psychological/behavioral, and sexual development/activity be available to the court in mandated court reports?
* Should updated health information be included in each teen’s case plan?
* Should the court inquire about these issues at hearings?

This guide will help you answer these questions and more. It is designed to help judges, attorneys, and social workers ensure the well-being of teens under court supervision. Prepared under the PIPPAH initiative funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the US Department of Health and Human Services, this judge’s guide is a first step in the continuing effort to develop standards to ensure that dependency courts more effectively promote “well-being” for teens in care.