In this final session of the Compassion Series, join a panel of experts as they discuss strategies for overcoming setbacks in the fight for justice within child welfare. Learn how deep listening, humility, and embracing diverse perspectives can help legal professionals maintain resilience and compassion in their work. Presenters: Vivek Sankaran, Clinical Professor of Law,...
Expert panelists from Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma will share the various steps each state took to establish a statewide children’s law office- the premiere means of delivering high-quality legal services. Discussion will include how and why the organizational models were selected, staffing options, how high-quality legal representation is ensured, and the legislative enactments,...
This webinar will cover high-level policy information and descriptions of the newly passed ABA Resolution 605 aimed at challenging Troubled Teen Industry/Congregate Care placements, while delivering real-world trial skills and practice tips from dependency attorneys and lived experience experts. Learners will gain a better understanding of the policies that drive children into congregate care, the...
Presented by child welfare professionals with lived experience as former foster youth, this webinar will explore Your Case, Your Rights tools, a package of guidance and resources to help young people in the child welfare system learn AND exercise their rights across a wide variety of domains and scenarios – including cultural and heritage resources, housing,...
LGBTQ+ youth make up about 7-9% of the overall population, but over 30% of youth in foster care, the majority of whom are children of color. Many LGBTQ+ foster youth experience verbal harassment or physical violence on account of their identity and expression when they enter the foster care system. Studies, reports, and years of...
Calling all law students! NACC is hosting a virtual panel on the Bergstrom Fellowship. If you are interested in child welfare law or legal issues surrounding the foster care system, come hear from Clinical Professor of Law Vivek Sankaran and two former fellows to learn if this program is a good fit for you. Free,...
NACC envisions a future where every child, parent, and family has equitable access to justice and culturally responsive legal representation. Through this series, NACC seeks to advance children’s and parents’ rights, support a diverse community of child welfare lawyers, and advocate for equitable, anti-racist solutions designed by people with lived experience. This series aims to:Agenda...
Join us online for NACC's Virtual Child Welfare Law Career Fair! NACC supports a diverse community of child welfare practitioners and advocates, and we hope you will join and help grow this vital field. The Virtual Career Fair is designed for law students to find internships at organizations and law offices practicing child welfare law. This...
This workshop, led by experts in immigration and child welfare law, will cover the latest on the new administration’s policies on immigration, their potential impacts on children and families, practical guidance to advise your clients, and proactive strategies that children and families can consider to keep themselves safe. Presenters: Rachel Konrad, JD, is a Senior...
Social factors, including housing affordability, quality and stability, socio-economic position, and structural racism are critical determinants of health for children and families. To equip lawyers with tools and information to argue for the wellbeing of children and families, this course introduced how these factors, collectively referred to as the “social determinants of health” (SDOH), impact...
Students: come learn about potential careers in child welfare law from graduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities who now work in the field! If you are interested in child welfare law or legal issues surrounding the foster care system, come hear from these professionals about their careers and the work. This is a free...
Social factors, including housing affordability, quality and stability, socio-economic position, and structural racism are critical determinants of health for children and families. To equip lawyers with tools and information to argue for the wellbeing of children and families, this course will introduce how these factors, collectively referred to as the “social determinants of health” (SDOH),...
