Juvenile Reentry Second Chance Project
I discussed in a previous post, You Need to Know More Than Just the Law, that it has become increasingly important for attorneys to be knowledgeable about non-legal issues that affect the lives of their clients. I cited examples of law offices working in multidisciplinary teams to meet the legal, social, health and economic challenges faced by clients. This blog post will highlight a new project aimed at reducing recidivism and increasing positive outcomes for youth through a multidisciplinary approach. Jennifer Story, Supervising Attorney for Advocates for Children’s Services, and Olivia McLaughlin, Juvenile Reentry Project Social Worker for the organization, presented the project to the juvenile defenders at the North Carolina Spring Public Defender and Investigator Conference in May 2018.
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