Changing lives : lawyers fighting for children

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Where to find it

Law Library — 2nd Floor Collection (2nd floor)

Call Number
KF337.5.J88 C48 2014
Status
Available

Summary

Changing Lives: Lawyers Fighting for Children demonstrates the critical role that attorneys play in changing the life courses of our most at-risk children. Without legal representation, the children profiled in this book likely would have gone down a path that was detrimental to their safety, their well-being, and ultimately their ability to grow into happy and successful adults.

Contents

  • Children's Rights Litigation Committee p. vii
  • Acknowledgments p. ix
  • Author Biographies p. xi
  • Foreword p. xix
  • Introduction p. xxiii
  • Note p. xxvii
  • 1 Fighting the Odds: Speaking for Infants and Toddlers in the Child Welfare System p. 1 Sbari F. Shink and Diane Baird
  • Part I Grace's Story p. 1
  • Part II The Child Welfare System p. 6
  • Access to Family Services p. 10
  • Visitation p. 10
  • Quality of Foster Home Placement p. 11
  • Stability p. 11
  • Placing Siblings Together p. 13
  • When to Reject Reunification as an Option p. 13
  • Permanence p. 14
  • 2 Letting Children Be Children: Advocating for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System p. 19 Lourdes M. Rosado and Candace Mitchell
  • Part I Marcus's Story p. 19
  • Part II Representing Youth in the Juvenile Justice System p. 22
  • 3 Finding a New Home: Representing Children in Immigration Actions p. 35 Gail Chang Bohr and Fue Lo Thao and Maisue Xiong
  • Part I Eniye's Story p. 35
  • Part II Representing Unaccompanied Alien Children p. 39
  • Overview p. 39
  • Human Trafficking Victims and T Visas p. 43
  • Crime Victims and U Visas p. 47
  • The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) p. 47
  • Asylum p. 48
  • Special Immigrant Juvenile Status p. 50
  • 4 Staying on Track: Protecting Youth in School Discipline Actions p. 53 Brent Pattison
  • Part I John's Story p. 53
  • Part II Advocating for Youth in School Discipline Matters p. 56
  • 5 Setting the Record Straight: Child Advocacy and School Responses to Mental Health p. 63 Rosa Hirji and Jenny Chau
  • Part I Jesse's Story p. 63
  • Part II Schools, Special Education, and Mental Health Issues p. 72
  • 6 A Matter of Survival: Representing Runaway and Homeless Youth p. 79 Casey Trupin
  • Part I Sammy's Story p. 79
  • Part II Advocating for Homeless and Runaway Youth p. 82
  • Characteristics of Homeless and Runaway Youth p. 82
  • Options for Homeless and Runaway Youth p. 84
  • Current Role of the Federal Government p. 86
  • Advocacy Efforts for Systemic Reform p. 87
  • 7 Getting Another Chance: Lawyering to Prevent Youth from Being Tried as Adults p. 91 Lourdes M. Rosado and Candace Mitchell
  • Part I Tina's story p. 91
  • Part II Preventing Youth from Being Tried as Adults p. 94
  • 8 Keeping the Door Open: Representing Older Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care p. 107 Franchesca L. Hamilton-Acker
  • Part I Caleb's Story p. 107
  • Part II The Foster Care System for Transitioning Foster Youth p. 112
  • 9 Taking on the System: The Power of Children's Lawyers and Impact Litigation to Reform the Child Welfare System p. 123 Ira Lustbader
  • Part I Mayas Story p. 123
  • Part II Gina's Story p. 129
  • Part III Accountability and Better Outcomes for Kids: Impact Litigation to Reform the Hidden Revictimization of Children in State Foster Care Systems p. 134
  • Index p. 143

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