FJI Spring 2022 Newsletter
Welcome to the second newsletter of the Family Justice Initiative (FJI)! FJI is pleased to share an outcome report from demonstration sites that invested in high-quality legal representation for parents and children.
Reflections from ABA Center on Children and the Law Conferences
FJI Communications Committee Co-chairs Cathy Krebs and Kathleen Creamer share some overall thoughts on the themes presented during the annual conferences.
MA: Baker proposal for guardians ad litem will only worsen child welfare system
The move would lead to unnecessary, traumatic separation of children from families writes Michael Dsida and Leon Smith in CommonWealth Magazine.
Improving Child Welfare in Maine
To improve child welfare in Maine, Chelsea Peters argues that national best practices – including a right to legal counsel for children – are a great place to start.
FJI Demonstration Sites Report
Learn how FJI demonstration sites are improving the lives of children and families through high-quality lawyering.
FJI Winter 2022 Newsletter
Enjoy our first newsletter of the Family Justice Initiative (FJI)! This quarterly newsletter will highlight FJI resources that you can use in your work.
CIP Talk: Making Lived Experience Engagement Authentic
Learn more about making lived experience engagement authentic, intentional, and mutually Beneficial.
CIP Talk: Listen to Believe
Judge Aurora Martinez Jones shares guidance for child welfare judges and advocates on the importance to believe and listen to children.
In Court Advocacy Guide
Check out FJI’s new In Court Advocacy Guide! The guide provides discussion, tips, and tools to enhance in-court advocacy for your clients to help them achieve their case goals.
New Campaign to Ensure Attorneys for Children in Foster Care
The National Association of Counsel for Children launches a new campaign, Counsel for Kids, dedicated to ensuring that children in foster care receive lawyers of their own.