The Crisis of Childhood Poverty, Trauma, and the Child Welfare System: Challenging the Status Quo
Based on research, data, and the work of the Children’s Law Center, Executive Director Lisa Wolford authored an article about the toll poverty takes on children — particularly those in foster care.
Children’s Law Center Executive Director Lisa Wolford writes about children in New Hampshire’s challenged child welfare system, the need for community-based protective childhood experiences, and protecting children’s legal rights.
CLC-NH Presents on Adverse Childhood Experiences
We were invited to present on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) at the National Defender Investigator Association 2023 conference in Providence, Rhode Island. Our presentation focused on advocacy for children that rejects a persistent false narrative: that children who have suffered significant childhood trauma and experience emotional and behavioral dysregulation are bad kids.
The Children’s Law Center team—Executive Director Lisa Wolford and Litigation Director Stephanie Hausman—traveled to Providence, RI to present on ACEs and PCEs (positive childhood experiences) at the National Defender Investigator Association Regional Conference.
CLC-NH at 2023 Portsmouth Pride
Kid’s art and more at Portsmouth Pride
The Children’s Law Center was proud to be a part of Portsmouth Pride! We marched in the June 24, 2023 Portsmouth Pride parade and hosted a table at the Strawbery Banke Pride Marketplace. We connected with lots of amazing child welfare professionals — and with lots of incredible kids, who gave our still-new logo a whole new look. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to make art and talk with us, and to Seacoast Outright (https://www.seacoastoutright.org/) for making it all happen.
