Katherine Sypher
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Right to Attorneys for Children Grew Out of an Arizona Case, But Advocates Say It’s Not Enough
The Gault case determined that children have the same rights to due process as adults, including access to a lawyer. However, children are still systemically denied this right. One day in June 1964, Gerald Gault and a friend made a bad decision. They made an obscene phone call to Ora Cook, Gault’s neighbor. Cook called…
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‘This Is Trauma’: Latino Children Face Mental Health Struggles During Pandemic
Researchers and social workers say Hispanic children may be especially vulnerable to emotional struggles, and the ramifications could be long-lasting.
