Child Welfare Managed Care : Navigating a Policy Sea of Change

A companion piece to Child Welfare Managed Care in Florida, this piece summarizes the drivers of child welfare managed care, the attributes of successful programs and four major challenges facing such approaches to services for abused and neglected children. These are adequate funding, legal liability, preservation of appropriate state parens patriae role, and appropriate use of "for profit" motives. The audience for this article is the community of practicing lawyers, and, therefore, the article focuses on providing them with a number of systemic and case-based advocacy tips