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Legal advocates and parent‑ally clinics urge prevention-first approach and more treatment, housing and parent‑support services
Summary
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children, the Family Intervention Response to Stop Trauma (FIRST) clinic and parent allies told the Senate committee that prevention‑oriented, community‑based supports, more inpatient and family‑inclusive treatment and parent allies improve outcomes and reduce removals.
Advocates with legal and lived‑experience perspectives told the Senate Human Services Committee that prevention‑forward, community‑centered supports reduce the chances that families will come into contact with the child‑welfare system and reduce critical incidents when opioid exposure is involved.
Annie Chung, director of legal services at Legal Counsel for Youth and Children (LCYC), described the goals behind the 2021 Keeping Families Together law and said LCYC supported the legislation because it raised the removal standard and focused on reducing disproportionality for Black and Native families. Chung told the committee LCYC has filed private dependency petitions when DCYF did not, and said their petitions challenging imminent physical harm have resulted in removal in every case LCYC…
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