Below are links to articles that have covered Judge Ruth's problem solving approach in her Wake County court room.

• Research Shows Power of Problem-Solving Methods in Court - Child Support Report, April, 2007.
• One Last Chance - The News & Observer featured Judge Ruth's approach in an article published on July 8, 2007.
• The Effects of Differential Court Sanctions on Child Support Payment Compliance - Outlines an analysis of child support payment compliance under the influence of distinct problem-solving court initiatives. The study was facilitated by Judge Ruth, along with Lillian Overton, Nancy Dixon and Lisa Clary, all with the Wake County Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement.
• 'Breaking The Cycle' Alternatives to Incarceration Lead to Collections In Wake County, North Carolina. Published in the Child Support Report, Office of Child Enforcement, Vol XXVIII, No. 1, January 2006.
• Child Support Dockets Benefit from Using Problem-Solving Court Principles - Published in Juvenile and Family Justice Today. By the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Winter 2006.