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By Kevin Penton: Why An Attorney May Not Be Enough In Child Welfare Cases

Jason Bragg was confused. He felt angry. But more than anything, he wanted his son back. Bragg said he believes the reunification would have taken far longer had he not received guidance from the Parents Representation Program, a service for low-income parents operating out of Washington state’s Office of Public Defense. Read the full article…

posted on July 19, 2019
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US: Legal representation is essential for abused children – and smart for states

Children are the vulnerable parties in child abuse and neglect cases, with every aspect of their lives at stake when they face removal from their families or enter a courtroom. Dependency courts dramatically shape a child’s future and have complete authority over the children in their custody. Read the full article here.

posted on June 12, 2019
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New York Child Welfare Advocates Want Parents to Have Representation When Their Children Are Removed

“I would have liked an attorney from day one, not just when I landed in court. It would have been a little better,” Montauban said. Child welfare reform advocates agree, and are forming an alliance of activists and practitioners to advocate for more timely representation statewide for parents accused of abusing or neglecting their children….

posted on June 6, 2019
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First Star Institute & the Children’s Advocacy Institute Release Latest Edition of “A Child’s Right to Counsel,” a Report on Nationwide Effort to Guarantee Legal Protections for Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases

Link to the report and related articles: Full Report Executive Summary Press Release Article from the Chronicle of Social Change

posted on June 5, 2019
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Right to Counsel Map

Interactive map with a 50-state view of the latest civil right to counsel activities, the status of civil right to counsel law by type of case (child welfare, paternity, guardianship, etc.), the efforts in which the NCCRC is involved, or the states where NCCRC has a presence.   View the Right to Counsel Map

posted on May 30, 2019
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Giving Parents a Voice: The Legal Representation of Indigent Parents in Child Welfare Cases

posted on May 30, 2019
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Fostering Justice: Children Need Lawyers

posted on May 30, 2019
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Why Children and Youth Need Lawyers in Dependency Cases

posted on May 30, 2019
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FJI Executive Team Member, Prudence Beidler Carr, to moderate congressional briefing on right to counsel for families in child welfare cases.

The Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and the Congressional Caucus on Crime Prevention and Youth Development invite you to join us for a briefing on Right to Counsel in Child Abuse and Neglect Dependency Cases Tuesday, June 4, 2019  11:00 am to Noon Rayburn House Office Building, Rm. 2325  More than 430,000 US children have…

posted on May 30, 2019
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Providing Parents with Interdisciplinary Legal Representation in Child Welfare Cases Significantly Reduces the Time Children Stay in Foster Care Without Compromising Child Safety, New Study Finds.

Evaluation of parental representation in New York, which was funded by the generous support of Casey Family Programs and undertaken with New York University and Action Research is officially published. This was a multi-year study of child welfare cases brought in the New York City courts to determine whether the kind of legal representation provided…

posted on May 9, 2019
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