| Learning with families: A synopsis of FGDM research and evaluation in child welfare L Merkel-Holguin, P Nixon, G Burford Protecting children 18 (1-2), 2-11, 2003 | 135 | 2003 |
| Sharing power with the people: Family group conferencing as a democratic experiment L Merkel-Holguin J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 31, 155, 2004 | 107 | 2004 |
| National study on differential response in child welfare LA Merkel-Holguín, C Kaplan, A Kwak American Humane Association and Child Welfare League of America, 2006 | 96 | 2006 |
| Another look at the national study on differential response in child welfare C Kaplan, L Merkel-Holguin Exploring Differential, 2008 | 67 | 2008 |
| Putting families back into the child protection partnership: Family group decision making L Merkel-Holguin Protecting Children 12 (3), 4-7, 1996 | 53 | 1996 |
| Differential response and children re-reported to child protective services: County data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) JD Fluke, N Harlaar, B Brown, K Heisler, L Merkel-Holguin, A Darnell Child Maltreatment 24 (2), 127-136, 2019 | 51 | 2019 |
| The influence of differential response and other factors on parent perceptions of child protection involvement L Merkel-Holguin, DM Hollinshead, AE Hahn, KL Casillas, JD Fluke Child Abuse & Neglect 39, 18-31, 2015 | 44 | 2015 |
| Effectiveness of family group conferencing in preventing repeat referrals to child protective services and out-of-home placements DM Hollinshead, TW Corwin, EJ Maher, L Merkel-Holguin, H Allan, ... Child Abuse & Neglect 69, 285-294, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Increasing social support for child welfare-involved families through family group conferencing TW Corwin, EJ Maher, L Merkel-Holguin, H Allan, DM Hollinshead, ... The British Journal of Social Work 50 (1), 137-156, 2020 | 35 | 2020 |
| A history of child welfare L Merkel-Holguin Routledge, 2017 | 32 | 2017 |
| Promising results, potential new directions: International FGDM research and evaluation in child welfare L Merkel-Holguin Protecting Children 18 (1), 1-2, 2003 | 29 | 2003 |
| The child welfare stat book 1993 LA Merkel-Holguin, AJ Sobel Child Welfare League of America, 1993 | 26 | 1993 |
| How can family group conferences become family-driven? Some dilemmas and possibilities P Nixon, L Merkel-Holguin, P Sivak, K Gunderson Protecting Children 16 (3), 22-33, 2001 | 23 | 2001 |
| Differential response: A common sense reform in child welfare L Merkel-Holguin, C Kaplan Protecting Children 20 (2-3), 2-3, 2005 | 22 | 2005 |
| Implementation of family group decision making in the US: Policies and practices in transition L Merkel-Holguin Protecting Children 14 (4), 4-10, 1998 | 22 | 1998 |
| The complexity of fidelity in measuring system change: The case of family group decision making L Merkel-Holguin, LA Marcynyszyn The British Journal of Social Work 45 (2), 724-736, 2015 | 20 | 2015 |
| Commentary: taking a deep breath before reflecting on differential response. L Merkel-Holguin, DC Bross Child Abuse & Neglect 39, 1-6, 2015 | 19 | 2015 |
| Nothing about me without me: Children and young people's experiences with family group conferences L Merkel‐Holguin, L Schwab‐Reese, I Drury, H Allan, D Hollinshead Child & Family Social Work 25 (1), 27-36, 2020 | 18 | 2020 |
| Thinking differentially: A response to issues in differential response JD Fluke, L Merkel-Holguin, P Schene Research on Social Work Practice 23 (5), 545-549, 2013 | 18 | 2013 |
| Family group conferencing: An “extended family” process to safeguard children and strengthen family-well being L Merkel-Holguin, K Ribich Balancing family-centered services and child well-being: Exploring issues in …, 2001 | 18 | 2001 |
