Further details: Primary areas of work: Strategic themes which implement JLCs mission statement Reducing unnecessary coercive intervention into the lives of children and families Promoting children's rights to permanent homes Promoting services for children in their own homes Reducing barriers to services through enhanced co-ordination Ensuring due process for children and families Creating a right to treatment for children in state care Ensuring children's access to quality health care Tactics to implement the strategic themes of JLC's mission statement Act as a resource to government, judiciary, families, children, child welfare, professionals, press and attorneys Litigate Represent individual children Advocate in legislative and executive branches of national and state governments Publish information manuals, training guidelines and newsletters Train and technically assist Build coalitions and serve on task forces and committees.

Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation

Countries in which this organisation works: United States

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Juvenile Law Center (JLC)