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Family Justice Program featured in Child Welfare League of America newsletter
An article in the new issue of The Link, a publication of the Child Welfare…
Jun 30, 2010
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This is your brain on logic
“Just say no.” “This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs.” Having been…
Jun 29, 2010
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Video relay system to interpret for Deaf crime victims in DC
I was so excited to see this article in the Washington Post last week. The…
Jun 23, 2010
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Support APT's summer jobs program
“What was your first job?” At Vera’s Adolescent Portable Therapy…
Jun 21, 2010
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A new protection for gays and lesbians
In a step toward equality, the Department of Justice recently concluded that…
Jun 18, 2010
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Reflecting on the creativity of youth in DC
Last week, Vera's Washington DC Office had something to celebrate. In…
Jun 17, 2010
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Arizona's new law
Arizona’s controversial new law, SB 1070, will allow police officers (and other…
Jun 11, 2010

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Mitigating circumstances matter
On Wednesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that defendants’ family…
Jun 11, 2010
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Rerouting juvenile justice resources in the right direction
In Wednesday’s New York Times, Jim Dwyer decries the “fiscal mess” that is a…
Jun 10, 2010
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Stopping the blame game on teen truancy
Complex problems often get superficial, even frivolous treatment in the media.…
Jun 10, 2010
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