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Video: Advancing Race Equity

NACC’s Counsel for Kids campaign has released a new video explaining nine ways providing attorneys for youth helps advance race equity. 

posted on March 9, 2023
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Providing High Quality Legal Representation in Child Welfare Cases Provides Better Outcomes for Kids

Judge Fransein touches on better outcomes for children with lawyers and proposed legislation to create a centralized office to remove the barriers that currently exist for children and parents to obtain high-quality legal representation.

posted on March 3, 2023
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Let’s not leave CT’s older foster youth to advocate for themselves

Not all states ensure lawyers for youth who stay in extended foster care after they turn 18, but in this article Stace Schleif explains why they all should. Kids in state custody need lawyers.

posted on February 27, 2023
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2022 Fall Newsletter

Welcome to the fall edition of the Family Justice Initiative newsletter. We hope you will find these resources helpful to your practice.

posted on November 9, 2022
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FJI Summer Newsletter

Welcome to the summer edition of the Family Justice Initiative newsletter. We hope you will find these resources helpful to your practice.

posted on August 9, 2022
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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.

posted on May 9, 2022
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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.

posted on May 6, 2022
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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.

posted on April 29, 2022
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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.

posted on March 6, 2022
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FJI Demonstration Sites Report

Learn how FJI demonstration sites are improving the lives of children and families through high-quality lawyering.

posted on February 16, 2022
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