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Health of Court-Involved Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers
About the ABA's Project
A recent explosion of scientific research has provided new understanding
of the complex social, emotional, and intellectual development that
unfolds in the earliest years of a child's life. The ABA’s Improving
the Understanding of Maternal and Child Health (IUMCH) project seeks
to improve child health-related knowledge and skills of attorneys,
judges and other legal professionals who handle cases involving very
young children.
For more information on this project, contact Eva
J. Klain at 202-662-1681.
Training Opportunities
Is your jurisdiction interested in learning more about the special needs of infants and toddlers involved in the court system? The ABA’s IUMCH project can help! We can provide training to your court or attorneys to help them make informed decisions and effectively advocate to promote permanency for the youngest children in foster care. For more information on training opportunities, contact Eva J. Klain.
Join Our BabyLaw Discussion Group
The ABA’s BabyLaw discussion group is designed to help attorneys, judges, legal professionals and others exchange information on how to improve health-related outcomes for very young children involved in the dependency or other court system.
Our Project Partners
The ABA is working with our project partners ZERO TO THREE and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges to develop training programs and publications, including a series of Practice & Policy Briefs, a judicial benchbook, a child advocates guide and other resources. For more information about this collaboration and related activities, please contact Eva J. Klain.
About The Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM)
The American Bar Association’s Center on Children and the Law participates in The Alliance for Information on Maternal and Child Health (AIM), a Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) collaborative of national membership organizations and the MCHB. Its members include decision makers within state and local government, maternal and child health (MCH) professions, philanthropy, the health insurance industry, and business, as well as advocates for children and families.
Click here to read more about AIM and the
involved membership organizations.
Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Futures
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This guide for judges addresses the wide array of health needs of very young children in the child welfare system. By sharing current research on physical health, child development, attachment, infant mental health, and early care and education, the authors provide tools and strategies to help judges promote better outcomes for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers who enter their courtrooms. Click here for more information. |
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»Practice & Policy Briefs
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| Read the latest release in our Practice & Policy Brief series! Shorter versions of this Practice & Policy Brief appeared in the October 2007 issue of ABA Child Law Practice and the August 2007 issue of ABA Child CourtWorks.
Watch for upcoming briefs on subjects such as: • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders |
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Other Publications |
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Visitation
with Infants and Toddlers in Foster Care: What Judges and Attorneys
Need to Know
Early Childhood Online Resources
Knowledge is everything . . . and we can help you find the information you need. Click here for links to important resources on early childhood and the health care needs of very young children.
