Read this week's blog post, Kids, Families, and the Little Blog That Could by Kendall Marlowe

 

 

Child Welfare Information Gateway
This issue brief explores what is currently known about intergenerational patterns of maltreatment, the limits of our current knowledge, implications of what we know and what we do not know (including promising prevention strategies) and areas for further research.

ABA
Homeless youth need stable housing and continuous support services to access and succeed within the classroom. This article from the American Bar Association discusses homeless youth, how instability and lack of transportation in the lives of homeless youth pose significant barriers to education, how the McKinney-Vento Act of 2001 provides education rights to homeless youth, and enforcing the McKinney-Vento Act through litigation and other legal techniques.

Bluffton Icon
Judge Glenn Derryberry of Allen County juvenile court presented Bluffton’s annual Constitution Day Forum titled "Juveniles and the Law: A Puzzle." In front of a packed audience on Sept. 20 in Yoder Recital Hall, Derryberry explained that he looks at constitutional law in the area of juvenile justice to be a large jigsaw puzzle.

Slate
Since 2005, the Supreme Court has moved aggressively to stop the government from punishing juveniles too severely, holding that certain penalties are unconstitutionally "cruel and unusual" as applied to minors.

JJI
Those who equate juvenile justice reform with better institutions should consider the California lesson. For the past 13 years, the state’s youth correctional system operated under court monitoring due to its failure to provide rehabilitative services or a safe environment.

MRT
More than 16,000 Texas children are presently in foster care. However, this crucial safety net for thousands of the state’s most vulnerable residents has experienced challenges in recent years.

A big welcome to our newest group members, Washoe Legal Services in Reno, Nevada!

Karen Langsley, JD, CWLS

Originally from California, Karen is one of the first 11 attorneys to be certified in Texas as a Child Welfare Law Specialist. She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Texas State Bar Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. Karen is extremely proud to have served as a court appointed family attorney for several Child Welfare "cluster courts" throughout Central Texas from 2004 until this year, when she relocated to the Denver area.  Karen's NACC profile can be viewed here.