New directions for Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs)
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About
FDACs have established their significant contribution to reunifying families affected by parental substance misuse at the end of care proceedings. Their compassionate approach compared to standard care proceedings is also widely recognised. Yet there are many other pressing questions that need to be addressed. That is the purpose of this webinar. What is the economic case for FDACs? How can they be better integrated into the family justice system? Can FDACs contribute to better outcomes when domestic abuse and parental offending are involved? What are the implications for intersectoral coordination? The webinar will provide the latest information on these issues and consider what we know and what we need to know.
Programme of speakers
What we know about FDACs and what we need to know
Prof Judith Harwin, Co-director, Centre for Child and Family Justice Research, Law school, Lancaster University
Greater Manchester’s Problem Solving Court for Women
Helen Fox, Legal Adviser HMCTS to the Greater Manchester Women’s Problem Solving Panel and Fiona Deacon, Senior Probation Officer and Women’s lead for Greater Manchester Probation, with responsibility for the Women’s Problem-Solving Courts (WPSC)
Family Drug and Alcohol Courts – Costs and cost benefits
Vicki Morris, Deputy Director, Centre for Justice Innovation and Stephen Whitehead, Head of Data and Evidence, Centre for Justice Innovation
FDAC – Current Judicial Thinking
Lord Justice Peter Jackson, Lord Justice of Appeal and Lead Judge for FDAC
The webinar will be valuable for all those working in the family justice and criminal justice systems including those with an academic and practice interest in problem-solving courts.