Barton Child Law and Policy Center

A Right to Counsel is a Right to a Fighting Chance: the Importance of Legal Representation in Eviction Proceedings

housing, PLA, prevention, family separation, family stability, preventive, legal advocacy, legal rep, upstream, SDOH

Categories: 1. Preventive Legal Advocacy

Tags: Family Separation, family stability, housing, legal advocacy, legal rep, PLA, prevention, preventive, SDOH, upstream

Author: Caitlin Rooney, Heidi Schultheis

Principals & Components

Review the principals and components of effective early legal advocacy

PLA/PP National Cohort

Learn more about the National Cohort and how we support existing and emerging programs

Program Spotlights

Explore the groundbreaking work of early legal advocacy programs across the country

Resources

Browse resources exploring topics relevant to PLA and pre-petition representation

Join the PLA/PP National Cohort

Interested in learning more about the Cohort? Please fill out the form on the right in order to join. While we’re always excited to welcome new programs to the group, you don’t have to be part of an existing PLA/PP program to participate in the Cohort. The Cohort is intended to serve as a resource for any stakeholders interested in learning more about early legal advocacy and its capacity to prevent unnecessary family separation. For questions about the Cohort, please e-mail Emilie Cook at etcook2@emory.edu.