May 2011

Children

Involving Youth Matters

Lacy Kendrick Burk

Lacy Kendrick, a former foster youth, shares her and her siblings’ experiences in the child welfare system.

Children

Kids in Court: Tips for Overcoming Resistance

Lisa B. Kauffman

Overcome resistance to children participating in court by using these simple strategies.

Children

Immigration Status Matters to Children

Deborah Lee

Undocumented immigrants are parents too. That is the simple yet critical message of Hirokazu Yoshikawa’s recent Immigrants Raising Citizens.

Children

Banning Cohabiting/Unmarried Couples from Fostering and Adopting is Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court of Arkansas upheld a lower court ruling that Arkansas’ Act 1 is unconstitutional. The court found that by banning people who cohabit with sexual partners from fostering or adopting a child, Act 1 penalizes these couples and infringes on their right to privacy.