This book describes Georgia’s system of identifying, managing, treating, rehabilitating, and protecting children. The system is complex, and to cover it requires exploring federal and state law and regulations; explaining the work of numerous federal and state agencies; investigating the roles of courts, attorneys, judges, volunteers, and providers; understanding the intricacies of family relationships and child development; considering the effects of mental illness, trauma, drugs, incarceration; and searching out the best methods to treat troubled children and dysfunctional families. Chapters include: Child Development and Children in Court,  Juvenile Delinquency, Dependency, Children in Need of Services. The Juvenile Court. Dependency Forms, CHIN S Forms, and Uniform Juvenile Court Forms are included in the book and on the accompanying CD. The book also includes a case table and index. The book is available in EPUB format with hyperlinks to the full text of cases, statutes and other authoritative content.