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Babies Can't Wait

January 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Starting in March 2001, New York State's Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children developed and implemented a pilot training project in the Bronx family court system called "Babies Can't Wait."

Legal Volunteers Provide Services to Help Meet Health Needs of Poor Children in New York City

July 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

Legal intervention to protect the rights of children can be a necessary step in meeting their health needs.

Resource Center Addresses Legal Issues for People with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

February 20, 2007 | Program Result Report

Eric Schnapper, L.L.B., and a team of researchers at the University of Washington School of Law established the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Legal Issues Resource Center.

Helping Lawmakers Reach Informed Decisions on Tobacco Bills

January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

In 1998 and 1999, the Advocacy Institute, Washington, planned, wrote and distributed 15 reports providing a nonpartisan analysis of issues relevant to five tobacco control proposals that came before the U.S. Senate during the 105th Congress.

Providing Aid to Children Released to North Carolina from Immigrant Detention

October 22, 2010 | Program Result Report

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants developed a pilot project to provide aid to children who are released from immigrant detention in North Carolina - which has one of the fastest-growing immigrant populations in the country.

A National Center Supports Growing Number of Medical-Legal Partnerships to Advocate for the Health of Children

March 21, 2009 | Program Result Report

Since 1993, the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children at Boston Medical Center has provided pediatric patients and their families with legal assistance on matters that can affect a child's health.

Can the No-Fault Approach Contain Malpractice Insurance Costs?

September 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center evaluated the Florida and Virginia administrative no-fault medical malpractice compensation programs for birth-related neurological injuries.

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