Under the direction of the Utah Courts and the Division of Child and Family Services, the Social Research Institute evaluated the quality of child welfare court hearings before and after the implementation of a judicial bench card statewide. The goals of this evaluation were to 1) assess indicators of the level of bench card utilization and provide feedback to improve fidelity, 2) analyze parent and youth experience, 3) analyze the impact of the bench card on hearing quality after implementation, and 4) evaluate bench card impact on child outcomes.

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