Who Speaks for America's Children?
Who Speaks for America's Children?

Author: Carol J. De Vita

Publisher: The Urban Insitute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780877667049

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Because nonprofit and voluntary organizations are primary vehicles of citizen action and participation, they serve as important mechanisms to understand how the needs of children can be heard in the policymaking process and how the quality of children's lives can be improved. In Who Speaks for America's Children, leading experts in children's health policy, education policy, community organizing, and sociology focus on the ways nonprofit organizations and community groups influence policymaking on children's issues. Seven chapters frame the issues, raise critical questions, and explore opportunities for further study.

Child Advocacy
Child Advocacy

Author: James R. Tompkins

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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This book presents an outline of the fundamental concepts of child advocacy and its emergence as a social movement dedicated to improving the welfare of special education/special need children, delinquent children, and other children in need of social services. Tompkins addresses the alienation of children from supportive environments vital to their psychological and social development, a complex problem which often includes deficiencies at home, school and in the community, and which is often compounded by subtle forces that "identifies" children as abnormal while failing to provide resources to improve their welfare. Tompkins outlines the principles of child advocacy, how they have evolved, and how advocacy plans can be implemented by individuals, community and professional groups, and educators. Model programs, training procedures, and strategies for collaborating with college and university personnel are presented. A subject of growing importance for public, professional, and political communities, this book explores advocacy as a process that seeks to champion the rights of all children and make every child's needs known and met.

Six Steps to Successful Child Advocacy
Six Steps to Successful Child Advocacy

Author: Amy Conley Wright

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 148331216X

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Six Steps to Successful Child Advocacy: Changing the World for Children (by Amy Conley Wright and Kenneth J. Jaffe) offers an interdisciplinary approach to child advocacy, nurturing key skills through a proven six-step process that has been used to train child advocates and create social change around the world. The approach is applicable for micro-advocacy for one child, mezzo-advocacy for a community or group of children, and macro-advocacy at a regional, national, or international level. This practical text offers skill-building activities and includes timely topics such as how to use social media for advocacy. Case studies of advocacy campaigns highlight applied approaches to advocacy across a range of issues, including child welfare, disability, early childhood, and education. Words of wisdom from noted child advocates from the U.S. and around the world, including a foreword from Dr. Jane Goodall, illustrate key concepts. Readers are guided through the process of developing a plan and tools for a real-life child advocacy campaign.

The Legal Eagles Guide for Children's Advocacy Centers Part Iii
The Legal Eagles Guide for Children's Advocacy Centers Part Iii

Author: Andrew H. Agatston

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-07-03

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1477134832

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It is inevitable that a Childrens Advocacy Centers involvement with children who are suspected victims of child abuse will involve legal matters. A thorough understanding of the legal issues that routinely arise and that affect CACs and their ability to provide services cannot be fully understood and appreciated without legal counsel. There are legal issues triggered by the simple act of a CAC opening a file. As the case progresses, the legal issues often expand exponentially. Ultimately, decisions made that affect the health, welfare and future of a child will be decided in a courtroom or other legal processes leading up to the courtroom. This is the third edition of Legal Letters written by Andrew Agatston to CACs as part of his national Legal Eagle List Serv. It follows his 2010 book, The Legal Eagles Guide for Childrens Advocacy Centers: Soaring Confidently in the Courtroom, and his 2009 book, The Legal Eagles Guide for Childrens Advocacy Center: A Lawyers Guide to Soaring in the Courtroom. The Legal Eagles List Serv is now in its 7th year, and has more than 900 subscribers in 48 states and two Indian Territories.