Seen, Heard and Represented The Imprint Weekly

On this week’s episode we discuss action on Capitol Hill around the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, a Congressional investigation that so far includes only one state’s child welfare system, and how programs are reviewed for the Family First Act.
Natalece Washington, policy counsel for the National Association of Counsel for Children, to talk about her organization’s campaign to get all 50 states to guarantee legal counsel to all children in foster care.
Reading Room
The Impact of Family Support on Child Safety: Right-Sizing CAPTA Funding to Better Protect Children
https://www.childrensrights.org/our-advocacy#watch
Senate Considers Legal Counsel Requirements in CAPTA Reauthorization Bill
https://rb.gy/qhmpy
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to Investigate Georgia Child Welfare
https://rb.gy/nmee1
The Human Rights of Foster Children
https://rb.gy/v4osg
Foster Children in the Courts
https://rb.gy/twqoj

Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Draft Version 2.0
https://tinyurl.com/y634dken
More than a Dozen States Fail to Guarantee Lawyers for Children in CPS Cases, New Report Finds
https://rb.gy/g9gkh

NACC Counsel for Kids Campaign Website
https://counselforkids.org
Seen, Heard, and Represented
https://tinyurl.com/bdvamubc
Trump Administration Rule Change Could Unleash Hundreds of Millions in Federal Funds to Defend Rights of Parents, Children in Child Protection Cases
https://shorturl.at/rxDIT