Michael Gregory, Faculty Director of the Youth Advocacy & Policy Lab (Y-Lab), Education Law Clinic, and Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative (TLPI), took part in a panel discussion titled, “Faculty Perspectives on Well-Being.”
2022-2023 Youth Advocacy & Policy (Y-Lab) Fellows Program
Meet the 2L's and 3L's participating in our newly launched youth advocacy track with a social justice and anti-racist focus.
Centering the Voices of Young People in Foster Care Reform
A talk with Rocky Mountain Children's Center Executive Director, Betsy Fordyce
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 12:30
WCC 3018
2022-2023 Course Information Available
Mission
The Child Advocacy Program (CAP) at Harvard Law School is committed to advancing children’s interests through facilitating productive interaction between academia and the world of policy and practice, and through training generations of students to contribute in their future careers to law reform and social change. We are committed to a broad vision of advocacy, working both in and outside of the courtroom, as well as across disciplinary lines.
Student Voices
"The Child Advocacy Clinic enabled me to get a multi-dimensional perspective on the field of child advocacy, one that is crucial for me as I continue to work for and on behalf of children. The experience gave me valuable insight into the domestic system affecting children, allowing me to make better informed choices as I work in an international setting. Law school would not have been the same without CAP!”
Ha Ryong JUNG (Michael), JD ’18
Student Voices
"The Child Advocacy Clinic gave me a tremendous opportunity to expand my substantive knowledge of juvenile justice issues, from assisting with briefs in individual cases to advocating for sentencing reform in the state legislature. The clinic helped shape my own views of what type of public interest lawyering I wanted to engage in and I still carry those insights into my current work on behalf of low-income and marginalized youth."
Alice Abrokwa, JD ‘12
Student Voices
"The Child Advocacy Program was the reason I chose to attend HLS, and it’s the reason that I get to do the work that I do every day. CAP provided the support, encouragement, and skill-building I needed to become an effective advocate for kids in the juvenile justice system. I’m so grateful to everyone who has made CAP into the program that it is today."
Jason Szanyi, JD ‘09
Recent News and Events
Centering the Voices of Young People in Foster Care Reform
Advocates for marginalized groups talk frequently about centering the voices of communities and other stakeholders to ensure that those most closely affected by the proposed policies drive reform. Nevertheless, those same advocates often lack a clear plan for how to engage with those stakeholders in a way that allows for a true exercise of power […]
Child Advocacy Writing Program Information Session
Join us for an information session about the Child Advocacy Writing Program: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 12:30 – 1:20 PM (EST) 23 Everett Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room Burritos served. Please RSVP here to help with food ordering. The Child Advocacy Writing Program is a unique opportunity for all students (JDs, LLMs, and SJDs) who are […]