We are a group of advocates, attorneys, and child welfare experts who have come together to help ensure the Commonwealth responds effectively to the urgent needs of the children, youth, and families involved in the MA child welfare system affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact moving forward. Our advocacy is informed by those with lived experience and endeavors to reflect the full diversity of those involved with the MA child welfare system.
The Coalition envisions a child welfare system that acts quickly to address known gaps and collects vital data and information to inform crisis guidance and ongoing services to ensure the Massachusetts child welfare system meets the needs of children, youth, and families for safety, stability, and well being during the pandemic and going forward.
Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts [1] | Citizens for Juvenile Justice [2] | Disability Law Center [3]| Freitas & Freitas LLP [4] | Friends of Children [5] | GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders [6] | Greater Boston Legal Services [7] | Massachusetts Advocates for Children [8] | Massachusetts Law Reform Institute [9] | Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee [10] | More Than Words [11]
Links
[1] http://www.clcm.org/
[2] https://www.cfjj.org/
[3] https://www.dlc-ma.org/
[4] http://freitas-law.com/
[5] https://friendsofchildreninc.org/
[6] http://www.glad.org
[7] https://www.gbls.org/
[8] https://www.massadvocates.org/
[9] https://www.mlri.org/
[10] https://mhlac.org/
[11] https://mtwyouth.org/
[12] https://www.masslegalservices.org/library-types/general-resources
[13] https://www.masslegalservices.org/library/directory/child-welfare/child-welfare-general