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National Association of Counsel for Children The NACC is a non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association

The National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) is a non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association dedicated to improving the lives of children and families through high-quality legal representation and other forms of advocacy. We offer the only child welfare law certification process accredited by the American Bar Association. We also provide training and technical assistance to child law attorneys and other child welfare professionals, engage in public policy and legislative advocacy aimed at improving the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and hold the National Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, and Family Law Conference each fall.

Feeling the post conference blues? Missing hanging out with other child welfare professionals already? Still itching to ...
10/16/2026

Feeling the post conference blues? Missing hanging out with other child welfare professionals already? Still itching to learn new content?

Don't worry! NACC has you covered. Our Transition Age Youth Online Training Series is just around the corner!

Happening November 18-20, this series will provide child welfare law attorneys, judges, and advocates guidance on how to best serve older youth as they transition out of foster care systems.

Learn more and register to join us: https://naccchildlaw.org/event/transition-age-youth-online-training-series/

That's a wrap on the 49th National Child Welfare Law Conference Online! We are so grateful you joined us on this journey...
10/16/2026

That's a wrap on the 49th National Child Welfare Law Conference Online! We are so grateful you joined us on this journey. We love learning alongside all of you.

We'll see you next year for our 50th National Child Welfare Law Conference🥳 Make sure to save the date:
Pre-Conference: Wednesday, August 4, 2027
Conference: Thursday–Saturday, August 5–7, 2027
Location: Hyatt Regency Denver

Wow. These two breakout sessions were just incredible. We learned so much and can't wait to apply our new knolwedge to o...
10/16/2026

Wow. These two breakout sessions were just incredible. We learned so much and can't wait to apply our new knolwedge to our work!

From Victimization to Incarceration: Disrupting the Sexual Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline
🎤Brian Atikinson
🎤Jocelyn Crumpton, LMSW
🎤Yasmin Vafa, JD

Help That Harms: Challenging Medical Diagnoses of Abuse - A New Policy and Law to Prevent Unnecessary Removals
🎤Darice Good, JD, CWLS
🎤Colleen Puckett

Rebecca Gudeman, JD, MPA and Kristen Weber, JD kicked off the third day of online conference for us! We loved "Who Deci...
10/16/2026

Rebecca Gudeman, JD, MPA and Kristen Weber, JD kicked off the third day of online conference for us! We loved "Who Decides? The Impact of the Growing Parents’ Rights Movement on Child Welfare" and learned so much.

What were your biggest takeaways from this session?? Tell us in the comments!

🎉Please join us in giving this year's Platinum Sponsor a huge thank you!!!🎉Annie E. Casey Foundation's support makes the...
10/16/2026

🎉Please join us in giving this year's Platinum Sponsor a huge thank you!!!🎉

Annie E. Casey Foundation's support makes the 49th National Child Welfare Law Conference Online possible and we couldn't be more thankful for their generosity.

🎉Please join us in giving this year's Bronze Sponsors a huge thank you!!!🎉Their support makes the 49th National Child We...
10/16/2026

🎉Please join us in giving this year's Bronze Sponsors a huge thank you!!!🎉

Their support makes the 49th National Child Welfare Law Conference possible and we couldn't be more thankful for their generosity.

Thank you to these generous donors:
➡️Fostering Media Connections / The Imprint
➡️HopSkipDrive
➡️Soberlink

Make sure to grab your favorite beverage and favorite note-taking device! The third and final day of the 49th National C...
10/16/2026

Make sure to grab your favorite beverage and favorite note-taking device! The third and final day of the 49th National Child Welfare Law Conference Online is about to begin!

Stand up from your desk and take a biiiiiiiiig stretch! Today was full of learning from incredible presenters and we are...
10/15/2026

Stand up from your desk and take a biiiiiiiiig stretch! Today was full of learning from incredible presenters and we are so thankful you joined us.

We hope you all get time to rest and unwind tonight. We'll see you tomorrow for the third and final day of the 49th National Child Welfare Law Conference Online!

Margarita Hughes, MPA, Pamela Robbins, MPA and Josephine C. Vanderhorst, MFP, JD, CWLS just blew us away with their sess...
10/15/2026

Margarita Hughes, MPA, Pamela Robbins, MPA and Josephine C. Vanderhorst, MFP, JD, CWLS just blew us away with their session, "Unlocking Family Connections: Strategies for Legal Professionals to Improve Outcomes through Support of Kinship Care."

What was your biggest takeaway from this session?? Tell us in the comments!

Who else was taking pages of notes📃🖊️ during these breakout sessions?? Tell us what stood out to you the most in the com...
10/15/2026

Who else was taking pages of notes📃🖊️ during these breakout sessions??

Tell us what stood out to you the most in the comments!

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Child Welfare: Strengthening Families through Evidence-Based Treatment
🎤LaTonya Harris, MPA
🎤Andrea Sivanich, JD, PhD

Communities Working Upstream: Collaboration to Strengthen Prevention and Intervention for Children and Families
🎤Teri Deal, PhD
🎤Angela Sager, MPA

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