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Preventive Legal Advocacy: Reimagining Family Representation Pre-Dependency and Post-Reunification

This session explores preventive legal advocacy, focusing on pre-dependency and medical-legal partnerships.
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Why it matters: Engaging with preventive legal advocacy can help families address social determinants of health early, ensuring they receive high-quality representation. Attorneys play a crucial role as trusted allies for parents, providing support and partnership.

Details: Learn about various programs across the country and how your Infant Toddler Court Program can build relationships.

Presenter: Emilie T. Cook, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney, Barton Child Law & Policy Center, Emory University School of Law



The National Infant-Toddler Court Program was made possible through the support of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,750,000 with 0 percent financed from non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.

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