Recommended Reading

Books

• “Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept” - Jayneen Sanders

• “Just For Now, Kids and the People of the Court” - Kimberly Morris

• “My Daddy's in Prison” - Tracy Broadway

• “The Night Dad Went to Jail: What to Expect When Someone You Love Goes to Jail” - Melissa Higgins

• “Far Apart, Close in Heart” - Becky Birtha

• “A Terrible Thing Happened" - Margaret M. Holmes

• “The Invisible String” - Patrice Karst

• “Two Ways Home: A Foster Care Journey” - Marion Rhines

• “Who's The Boss Of This Body” - Meghan Hurley Backofen LCSW

• “Getting Ready for Court” - Lynn M. Copen and Linda M. Pucci

• It's Not Your Fault - Lindsay K. Krebs, MS Ed/CAS

• More books about child abuse

Court Workbooks (and more!) for Children

• “When Kids Testify in Court” - Robyn B. Light

• “Going to Court” - Kent County, MI

• “What’s Happening in Court?” - Judicial Council of California

• “Going to Court” - Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

• “What's Happening in Court?” - Washington state

• “Kids Go to Court” - Department of Law, Criminal Division, Victim-Witness Program, Juneau, AK

• “Kiddie Court Book” - Community Advocates for Family & Youth

• “My Adventure Guide to Court” - Nebraska Supreme Court

• “YOUR RIGHTS, YOUR LIFE - A Survivor’s Guide to the Foster Care System for Teens in Nevada” - Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada

Publications 

• List of CHILDREN’S BOOKS dealing with Incarceration 

• Adverse Childhood Experiences

• Court Room Dogs Program Helps Vulnerable Victims Testify

• 'Courtroom dogs' help child crime victims tell their stories

• The Child Witness in the Courtroom

• Protecting Child Witnesses in Court: Mental Health Issues and Legal Provisions and Precedent 

• Preparing Children for Court: A Practitioner's Guide

• The Effects of the Courtroom Context on Children's Memory and Anxiety

• The Experience of the Child Witness: Legal and Psychological Issues

• Caring for Kids: What Parents Need to Know about Sexual Abuse