Elizabeth Bartholet will be inducted into the 2021 National Council for Adoption’s (NCFA’s) Adoption Hall of Fame at a ceremony to be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Washington, DC.
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.
CAP Writing Program Virtual Information Session
Join us Tuesday, September 28, at 12:30 PM (EST) to learn about this year's Writing Program.
Homeschooling Reform Advocates Elizabeth Bartholet and James Dwyer in Harvard Law Today
"What we need is meaningful regulation that protects homeschooled kids in the same way that we try to protect other children in our society."
Elizabeth Bartholet, Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor and Faculty Director of the Child Advocacy Program
CAP is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 course offerings
Children At-Risk and Unseen:
Netflix’s Trials of Gabriel Fernandez and the Hidden Child Abuse Crisis of 2020
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (EST)
Student Voices
"The Child Advocacy Clinic is a great way to start exploring all of the avenues your legal career could take."
Olivia Barket, JD '20
Statement On Homeschooling
CAP Faculty Director Elizabeth Bartholet's overview on her position about ways to reform the practice and protect vulnerable children.
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
CAP Writing Program: Virtual Information Session
Learn about CAP’s unique opportunity for JDs, LLMs, and SJDs who are completing writing projects on topics related to children and the law.
CAP Virtual Homeschooling Summit Details Now Online
View details from the June 2021 conference such as the agenda, speaker biographies, and more.