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Mandell, Deena and Sullivan, Nancy and Meredith, Grahame (2001). Family Group Conferencing: Final Evaluation Report American Humane. Downloaded 7 December 2004.

This document reports the final evaluation of a three-year pilot project of family group conferencing in Etobicoke. A collaborative effort of four child welfare organizations in Etobicoke and the Toronto area, the family group conferencing pilot lasted from October 1998 to April 2001. The aim was to establish a model of family group conferencing that would function successfully by providing good and effective child welfare services in the Toronto area. This report covers the following topics: background to the pilot project; the origins of family group conferencing; specifics of the structure of the Etobicoke Family Group Conferencing Project; the evaluation’s findings with respect to outcomes, benefits, challenges, and costs of the conferences; the development of a referral system; and projection of next steps for the project.

Link: www.americanhumane.org/site/DocServer/fgdm_research_toronto2001.pdf?docID=1782

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