The Child Advocacy Lab course is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, collaborative learning environment bringing medical and law students to the forefront of child advocacy. Students will engage in team projects and conduct research related to current child advocacy issues, with particular focus on recent changes in mandated reporting laws that have greatly affected all professionals working with children.

Kristin Henning is the Blume Professor of Law and Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at Georgetown Law. She previously worked for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where she was Lead Attorney for the Juvenile Unit. Henning discussed her book The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth with Professor Crystal Grant, Director of the Children’s Law Clinic. Sponsored by the Wilson Center for Science and Justice and the Children’s Law Clinic.

Jo Un Eom JD/LLM '22 talks about her experience as a law student participating in the Child Advocacy Lab as part of the Children's Law Clinic at Duke Law School.

Gabe Carrillo JD/MD '23 talks about his experience as a medical student participating in the Child Advocacy Lab as part of the Children's Law Clinic at Duke Law School.

Liliana Suarez MD, MPH, a Junior Assistant Resident in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, talks about her experience as a medical student participating in the Child Advocacy Lab as part of the Children's Law Clinic at Duke Law School.

Jeremy Mauritzen '22 talks about his experience as a law student participating in the Child Advocacy Lab as part of the Children's Law Clinic at Duke Law School.

Professor Jane Wettach, Lecturing Fellow Peggy Nicholson, and Zack Kaplan ('21) discuss why the Children's Law Clinic decided to submit an amicus brief in Bruno v. Northside and the importance of protecting children with disabilities who move between states.

Zack Kaplan ('21) describes what it was like to file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court and how the experience helped prepare him for future legal work.
Also appearing: Prof. Jane Wettach and Lecturing Fellow Peggy Nicholson.

Professor Jane Wettach, Lecturing Fellow Peggy Nicholson, and Zack Kaplan ('21) discuss the Children's Law Clinic's filing of a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a Petition for Certiorari in a case involving a federal special education issue.