Five Resources for Lawyers Representing Transition Aged Youth
By Cathy Krebs – January 22, 2021 | Some tips and resources to help you prepare your client to age out of the child welfare system.
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By Cathy Krebs – January 22, 2021 | Some tips and resources to help you prepare your client to age out of the child welfare system.
By Riya Saha Shah – August 27, 2020 | Attorneys for children must ensure their clients are fully informed of the consequences and requirements of registering as a sex offender.
By Dalia Castillo-Granados, Chloe Walker, Vickie Giambra, Laura Egan, and Yasmin Yavar – January 11, 2021 | With the Trump administration ending, there will surely be changes made to the immigration system and our ability to protect immigrant children. The hope, and the work, is to ensure that they are the right ones.
By Noy Davis – January 8, 2021 | This case confirms the important work child protection can but often fails to do and calls out for pathways to more broadly reach traumatized children and adults to offer healing from and mitigation of the impacts of abuse.
By Leslie Heimov | Leslie Heimov discusses why legal representation for children (and parents!) is essential within a child welfare system and how good representation helps a judge determine what is in the best interest of the child. (8:24 min)
By Erik Pitchal | Judge Erik Pitchal shares lessons he has learned about treating children as experts of their own lives and including them in court proceedings. (7:48 min)
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