Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Sara Block and Melissa Staas: A federal time bomb perpetuates cyclical trauma in the fostercare system

System Reform, ASFA, foster care, TPR, terminations, legislation, policy reform, racial disparity, harm of removal

Categories: Harms of Family Separation

Tags: ASFA, foster care, harm of removal, legislation, policy reform, racial disparity, system reform, terminations, TPR

Author: Melissa Staas, Sara Block

Principals & Components

Review the principals and components of effective early legal advocacy

PLA/PP National Cohort

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Program Spotlights

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Resources

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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.