TCAP Middle School (MS) Model Description In 2005, CFCC launched what is now called the Tackling Chronic Absenteeism Project (TCAP) (formerly the Truancy Court Program, or TCP) to reduce chronic absenteeism among Baltimore area students. The program focuses on voluntary involvement of students and families and utilizes non-punitive, holistic, and data-driven interventions that work to…
The Healing Practice of Law in Action: Mental Health in Problem Solving Court By Emily Blitzer, CFCC Student Fellow (2018-2019) The Baltimore City Mental Health Court (“BCMHC”) operates within the confines of the Baltimore City District Court system, but its purpose is to provide meaningful justice to criminal offenders with mental health issues. A brief…
CFCC will soon release its e-newsletter, Full Court Press, which reports on family justice system reform around the country. Here is a sneak preview from an article about a national task force on childhood trauma: National Task Force Calls Childhood Exposure to Violence a National Crisis Calling for a massive overhaul of the nation’s approach…