GALLORE Research presents…

Key Highlights

  • Exclusive insights from a pioneering study on family contact in foster care.

  • Perspectives from GALs and district court judges on the importance of the child’s independent voice.

  • Strategies to optimise healing and strengthen relationships.

Who Should Attend?

  • Guardian ad Litems (GALs)

  • Judges and legal professionals

  • Social workers and child welfare advocates

  • Policymakers and government officials

  • Researchers and academics in child welfare

Why Attend? This research has critical implications for:

  • Policy Development: Enhancing child-centered decision-making frameworks

  • Judicial Practice: Informing approaches to family contact cases.

  • GAL Advocacy: Empowering Guardians ad Litem to improve outcomes.

  • Foster Care System: Strengthening connections between children, biological families, and foster carers.

Join us for the Research Presentation

This presentation unveils findings from the first empirical study capturing perspectives of GALs and District Court Judges on independent advocacy for children in foster care and family contact.