Title: Changing lives : lawyers fighting for children /
Authors: Rosado, Lourdes,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Legal assistance to children United States.; Children Legal status, laws, etc. United States; Child welfare United States
Abstract: "Stories of attorneys making a difference in the lives of our most vulnerable children."
Contents: Fighting the odds : speaking for infants and toddlers in the child welfare system / by Shari F. Shink and Diane Baird -- Letting children be children : advocating for youth in the juvenile justice system / by Lourdes M. Rosado with Candace Mitchell -- Finding a new home : representing children in immigration actions / by Gail Chang Bohr, Fue Lo Thao and Maisue Xiong -- Staying on track : protecting youth in school discipline actions / by Brent Pattison -- Setting the record straight : child advocacy and school responses to mental health / by Rosa Hirji and Jenny Chau -- A matter of survival : representing runaway and homeless youth / by Casey Trupin -- Getting another chance : lawyering to prevent youth from being tried as adults / by Lourdes M. Rosado with Candace Mitchell -- Keeping the door open : representing older youth, transitioning out of foster care / by Franchesca L. Hamilton-Acker -- Taking on the system : the power of children's lawyers and impact litigation to reform the child welfare system / by Ira Lustbader.