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Response to Donaldson Institute's Call to Amend MEPA - June 2008: CAP Faculty Director Elizabeth Bartholet traveled to Washington D.C. to deliver remarks at a Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Briefing. Prof. Bartholet responded to the Donaldson Institute's call to amend MEPA. The full text of Prof. Bartholet's remarks, where she explains why the current formulation of MEPA which prohibits using race as a factor in placement decisions is the right approach, can be accessed using the above link. [Wed, 11 Jun 2008]
Child Health and the Law Conference - April 24, 2008: Find out how pediatricians and lawyers work together to keep kids healthy! Sponsored by: Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at Boston Medical Center and CAP. 4:30 - 8:00 PM, Pound Hall, Room 332, Harvard Law School. [Fri, 11 Apr 2008]
What's Best for Children? - February 12, 2008: How Judges Use Neuroscience to Break the Cycle of Child Maltreatment. Speakers include: Charles A. Nelson III and Cindy Lederman. Panelists are: Elizabeth Bartholet, Martha Minow, Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Moderated by: Jack P. Shonkoff. 3:30-5:30 PM, Pound Hall 101, Harvard Law School. [Tue, 22 Jan 2008]
Mountains Beyond Mountains - Dec. 6, 2007: Desperately poor. Afflicted with the most infectious, debilitating diseases our world has known. Abandoned by modern medicine and technology. While others turned away, Dr. Paul Farmer watched and then acted. Countless lives have been spared. Join CAP for this importand discussion with Paul Farmer and Dai Ellis. 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Langdell North, Harvard Law School. [Sun, 25 Nov 2007]
First CAP Amicus Brief Filed: CAP has filed its first amicus brief, in a case asking the NY Court of Appeals to grant review of a decision below which created deeply problematic standards limiting the State's ability to intervene to protect children against abuse and neglect. CAP's brief supports the state child protection agency and was written by CAP Faculty Director Elizabeth Bartholet with the help of CAP students Julianne Johnston and Grace Spulak. [Wed, 14 Nov 2007]
Careers in Child Advocacy - Dec. 5, 2007: Join the Child Advocacy Program (CAP) and the Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising (OPIA) for our first-ever joint job panel. Panelists will include leading attorneys in the areas of child welfare, education, and juvenile justice. 7:00 - 8:00 PM, Pound 335, Harvard Law School. [Wed, 14 Nov 2007]
Washington Post Op-ed by Prof Bartholet - Slamming the Door on Adoption: The Washington Post published this op-ed by CAP Faculty Director Elizabeth Bartholet on November 4, 2007. [Mon, 05 Nov 2007]
Marion Wright Edelman Comes to Harvard - Oct. 19, 2007: CAP is co-sponsoring this event with the Phillips Brooks House Association's "Robert Coles 'Call of Service' Lecture." 7:30 PM, Memorial Church of Harvard University. [Mon, 15 Oct 2007]
CAP Welcome and Children Underground Film Event - Sept. 26, 2007: Raw. Brutal. Heart-wrenching. A look inside the lives of five homeless Romanian street children. Join the Child Advocacy Program (CAP) for this powerful event. 3:00 PM, Pound Rm 102, Harvard Law School. [Wed, 19 Sep 2007]
ABA-CAP Conference on Children and the Law - April 13-15, 2007: The American Bar Association Center for Children and the Law (CCL) in partnership with the Harvard Law School Child Advocacy Program (CAP) invite you to the first-ever joint CCL-CAP Conference: "Promoting Children's Interests: Preparation, Practice and Policy Reform." [Wed, 06 Dec 2006]