KidsCounsel: Center for Children’s Advocacy Newsletters

2011

  • June 2011
    Phenomenal Legislative Success!

  • March 2011
    CCA Legislative Initiatives
    Leo - A Troubling Story
    "Sunshine" Event Photos

 

2010

  • October 2010
    Center for Children's Advocacy 2010 Annual Report
    Adolescent Health Care: Legal Rights of Teens Fourth Edition now available
    CCA and Partners Begin Truancy Prevention Project in Bridgeport

  • June 2010
    Groundbreaking Homeless Youth Bill Passes
    Comprehensive Educational Stability Act Passes
    FWSN Evaluation Finds Success of Family Support Centers

  • February 2010
    Center for Children's Advocacy and GHLA File State Complaint on Behalf of Hartford Special Education Students
    Open Courts Pilot Allows Public Access to Juvenile Cases
    CCA Continues Advocacy on Behalf of Connecticut's Homeless Youth

 

2009

  • October 2009
    CCA Wins State Dept of Education Complaint to Help Special Ed Students
    Minors and Mental Health Treatment: Who Gets to Decide?
    CCA Attorney Sarah Eagan Appointed Co-Chair of Legislature's Juvenile Access Pilot Program Advisory Board

  • July 2009 (online)
    Governor Rell Signs Bill at CCA Office
    Voluntary Services Program for Children is at Risk

  • July 2009 (print)
    CCA Secures Passage of important Bills to Protect Connecticut's Most Vulnerable Children
    Executive Director Martha Stone Wins Pretigious Charles J. Parker Award
    CCA's Medical-Legal-Partnership Holds Free Clinics to "Keep the Power On..."

  • April 2009
    Sheff Gains at Risk; DCF Distributes New Legal Rights Materials to Youth
    Our Kids, Their Stories

 

2008

  • July 2008
    CCA Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Sheff Settlement Agreement
    TIPs for Lawyers: Substance Abuse & Teens

  • March 2008
    CCA Wins Robert Wood Johnson Grant to Assist Refugee and Immigrant Families
    CCA & NAACP File Amici Brief in Connecticut Supreme Court
    HUSKY Update from Department of Social Services

 

2007

  • November 2007
    Vision for the Juvenile Court: Judge Christine Keller, Chief Administrative Judge for Juvenile Matters

  • Summer 2007
    CCA Files Complaint on Behalf of Hartford's English Language Learners
    Legislature Approves Sweeping Changes to Status Offender Law (FWSN)

  • March 2007
    CCA Releases New Report on Truancy
    CCA Raise the Age: An Update from the Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning & Implementation Committee
    Suspending Elementary School Students.

 

2006

  • October 2006
    Sheff: Ten Year Anniversary
    Two New Task Forces Work to Resolve Issue of Open Courts
    Connecticut’s Child Protection Commission Developing New Practice Standards and Training Models
    New Advisory Committees Tackle Juvenile Justice and FWSN Issues

  • Spring 2006
    Raise the Age Legislation Gains Momentum
    Emergency Contraception vs. the Abortion Pill: Legal Ramifications are Different
    CCA Proposes Legislation to Protect Children's Rights
    Teen Privacy Rights and Drug Testing

 

2005

  • Winter 2005
    Honorable Barbara Quinn: Vision for the Juvenile Court
    Connecticut Campaign 4 Youth Justice: Keep 16 & 17 year olds Out of the Adult Criminal Justice System
    Important Changes for Adolescents at Manson Youth
    United States Supreme Court Weighs in on Special Education
    New Commission on Child Protection Begins Work

  • Summer 2005
     Emily J. Settlement Agreement Provides $8.5 Million for New Services Systems of Care Community Collaborative: Coordination of Services for Children with Unmet Behavioral Health Needs
    DCF Rolls Out New Managed Service System
    Pushing Kids Out of School: What "Zero Tolerance" Means for Our Kids
    No Child Left Behind: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Education Commissioner Betty J. Sternberg Discuss the Issues at CCA Seminar

  • Spring 2005
    The Spanking Case: Issues and Opinions on Lovan C.
    In Re Lindsey P. Prompts New DCF Policies on OTCs

 

2004

  • Fall 2004
    Public Access to Juvenile Court Child Protection Proceedings: Should the Doors be Open?
    CCA to Introduce Legislation on Disproportionate Minority Contact
    Crossing the Line: Second Circuit finds Juvenile Strip Search Policy Unconstitutional

  • Summer 2004
    Bullying: What Every Child Advocate Needs to Know
    Judicial Department Sponsors CCA Training of New Contract Attorneys
    Chafee Independence Act: How to Use the Act to Advocate for Your Teen Client
    First Regional Children's Probate Court Opens

  • Spring 2004
    Honorable Lois Tanzer: Effective Advocacy - Protecting Your Client's Interests
    MLPP Expands to Community-Based Locations: Physicians and Lawyers and New Spirit of Collaboration
    Homelessness: Five Legal Tips for Representing your Child/Youth Client
    Court Says 'No' to Reconsideration of DCF Exit Plan

 

2003

  • Fall 2003
    Honorable N. Rubinow: 3 Hot Tips for Presenting a Successful Child Protection Case
    What Counsel Should Look For in Foster Home Visits
    Federal Court to Oversee Management of DCF
    Devastating Cuts in Husky Insurance Program