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WEBEach year, our staff of seventy professionals represents over 3,000 individual children in more than 6,000 court proceedings. Our advocacy helps children find safe and loving …

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Mental Health & Developmental Disability Lawyers For Children

WEBThe Challenge. Young people in foster care have often experienced years of neglect and abuse, exposure to a host of environmental stressors, the traumatic experience of …

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The Foster Care to Prison Pipeline: What It Is and How It Works

WEBAnother major driver of the foster care-to-prison pipeline is the criminalization of mental illness. Foster children often have serious trauma and mental …

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Our Impact Lawyers For Children

WEBNational Association of Counsel for Children, Outstanding Children's Law Office Award (2022) The New York Law Journal, Lawyers Who Lead by Example (2016). American …

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You Are Not Alone

WEBCHAPTER 5 • MEDICATION What Is a Psychotropic Medication? • 24 Your Treatment Plan • 24 Understanding Your Medication • 25 Side Effects • 27 Medication Monitoring • 28 …

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Know Your Rights Handbooks Lawyers For Children

WEBContact your LFC lawyer and social worker. Contact your LFC lawyer and social worker: 212-966-6420 or 800-244-2540

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Youth Justice Lawyers For Children

WEBThe Challenge: Each year, several thousand young people in New York City are arrested and become involved in the justice system. Scientific research shows that most brains …

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Lawyers For Children Founder Honored by… Lawyers For Children

WEBThe American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation presented its 2018 John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award to Karen J. Freedman, …

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Sex Abuse & Trafficking Lawyers For Children

WEBThe Challenge. While the number of sexually abused children in the general population is concerning, children in foster care have experienced disproportionately high rates of …

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Domestic Violence Lawyers For Children

WEBLawyers For Children’s Domestic Violence Project provides specialized and comprehensive legal and social work services to children who have been exposed to domestic violence. …

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LFC 40th Anniversary Gala Lawyers For Children

WEBAlan Abramson*. Randi & Glenn Metsch-Ampel (LFC Executive Director) Andi & Tom Bernstein. Lori Evans & Bill Bernstein. Jacob Buchdahl*. Liza Weisberg & Cody Cutting. …

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Supporters Lawyers For Children

WEBSince 1984, Lawyers For Children has received the generous support of thousands of individuals, corporations, and private foundations, as well as the New York State Office …

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Our Model Lawyers For Children

WEBOur Model. At Lawyers For Children, a lawyer and social worker, both with extensive experience and training, work together on every case. In addition, LFC is the only …

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Know Your Rights Videos Lawyers For Children

WEBContact your LFC lawyer and social worker. Contact your LFC lawyer and social worker: 212-966-6420 or 800-244-2540

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You Are Not Alone

WEBBeing a teenager can be complicated. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) teens, life may be even more complex. This book was written for …

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Contact Lawyers For Children

WEBCLIENTS. Get in touch with your lawyer or social worker by calling. 1.800.244.2540. 212.966.6420. Get Help. If it is an emergency.

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Court Rules Against Unnecessary Foster Care Placement

WEBJuly 25, 2019. A New York State Appellate Court issued a crucial decision on July 16th, finding that the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, or ICPC, does not …

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PROTECTING RIGHTS. CHANGING LIVES.

WEBPublic Policy & Special Litigation The Challenge: The New York state and local child welfare systems continue to fail children in foster care. Despite changes in administration, …

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Matching Gifts Lawyers For Children

WEBAmerican Express Gift Matching Program. American Fidelity Corp. American General Corp. American Honda Motor Co. Inc. American Inter Group. American International Group, …

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2018-9 Annual Report FINAL

WEB2018 – 19 Annual Program Summary Our Mission When children are in crisis, Lawyers For Children is at their side to provide protection, support and hope.

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Comment for Legal Rep NPRM

WEB4 (4) post-petition civil legal services for a child or parent to address ongoing ancillary civil legal aid needs; (5) legal representation for youth in extended foster care both in the …

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Scannable Document

WEBLawyersForChiIdren Protecting Rights. Changing November 5, 2018 Executive Director Karen J. Freedman, Esq. Deputy Executive Director Glenn Metsch-Ampel, Esq.

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