Why it matters: Engaging with preventive legal advocacy can help families address social determinants of health early, ensuring they receive high-quality representation. Attorneys play a crucial role as trusted allies for parents, providing support and partnership.
Details: Learn about various programs across the country and how your Infant Toddler Court Program can build relationships.
Presenter: Emilie T. Cook, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney, Barton Child Law & Policy Center, Emory University School of Law
The National Infant-Toddler Court Program was made possible through the support of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,750,000 with 0 percent financed from non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
Join Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE™, for a webinar led by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges on understanding trauma language to enhance practices in Safe Babies courts.
Through the lens of the National Diaper Bank Network, this article identifies diaper insecurity as a public health issue and examines its effects on child health, development, parental well-being, and access to child care and employment, while highlighting the importance of investments in diapers, health care, child care, and family support programs to help children thrive.