Early Legal Representation: A Prevention Strategy for Child Protection Early legal involvement in child protection cases helps families understand their rights, follow proper procedures, and prevent ...

The child protection framework in the country remains disjointed and under-equipped, and what is needed is a fundamental shift-one that sees the child not as a passive witness in a criminal trial, but ...

[In state’s child protection statute and/or where “abuse and neglect” and/or “best interests of the child” are defined, add] A parent has the fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of the ...