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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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By Yasmeen Khan: Family Separations in Our Midst

In November 2017, less than a week before Thanksgiving, Tonia Lovell picked up her toddler, Eliana, from daycare in the early evening and returned to the house where she was staying with her brother in Brooklyn. The living situation was not ideal, and Lovell had tried twice to get into a family shelter in the…

posted on April 17, 2019
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By Vivek Sankaran: The Two Worlds of Legal Representation

September 13, 2018 A few weeks ago, a close friend came home from work surprised to find the business card of a Child Protective Services (“CPS”) worker wedged inside his door. No letter, or even a handwritten note, accompanied the card. Being uncertain what the card signified, he called the worker, only to learn that…

posted on April 2, 2019
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By Vivek Sankaran: Grasping the Opportunity to Remake Child Welfare

January 14, 2019 In December, the federal government quietly introduced a momentous new funding source for child welfare systems. The Department of Health and Human Services will now reimburse states for legal support given to parents involved in child welfare proceedings, and to their children. Read More 

posted on April 2, 2019
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Article by ABA: Twenty Years of Progress in Advocating for a Child’s Right to Counsel

By Amy Harfeld – March 22, 2019 There is much work to be done before the promise of full legal rights for dependent children is realized. Recent disturbing headlines focusing on the trauma and injustice of separating children from their parents at the border ushered unexpected but welcome public scrutiny of the obvious injustice of these vulnerable families…

posted on April 2, 2019
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