Child Advocacy Bill Exchange

The protection and fate of children depends consequentially on state action and laws. States vary widely in their approaches and some have been markedly successful in their enactments and their implementation. It is crucial to know what works, and successful approaches warrant replication. This web site is intended to facilitate cross consultation and to stimulate statutes to maximally serve our children–our common and crucial legacy.

The staff at the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law, with the assistance of child advocacy student interns, curate this collection of provisions covering a wide variety of issues related to children. In order to be included in this compilation, statute or legislative proposal must:

• • Be relevant to the interests of children and families, and 
    • Have a record of support from a child advocacy organization or
    • Have a research base supporting the need for the statute or its efficacy
• • Each provision is identified as within one of the following categories:
    • Research-Based: research meeting scientific standards has identified positive outcomes associated with the provision
    • Promising: the provision has been identified as effective policy or as a “best practice” approach, however no scientifically validated research has been conducted
    • For Consideration: a child advocacy organization has identified the provision as a suggested approach